What makes South Africa so special
During the past four years, 111 members of the police’s elite VIP Protection Unit – responsible for protecting the president, among others – have been charged with crimes such as murder, attempted murder, rape, armed robbery and the abuse of power.
This is according to the Safety and Security Department in a reply to a recent [...]
Police Protection and Security Services boss Mzondeki Tshabalala has reportedly escaped punishment after causing a serious accident, allegedly while drunk, says the Democratic Alliance.
· Did VIP unit delete SABC footage? Source
· Blue light bullies off the hook Source
· VIP unit investigated Source
The police VIP protection unit — often referred [...]
Day One of 2009. Starting as it ended.
Limpopo saw a wave of crime over the last 24 hours, including four murders, a rape, an armed robbery and various other crimes, said police on Thursday.
Police spokesperson Superintendent Mohale Ramatseba said police were investigating the murder of an elderly couple at ga Masemola in Nebo which took [...]
Over 300 Cape Minstrels are in hospital this morning after taking part in a traditional street carnival to celebrate January 2 without realizing that the day was not a public holiday. According to one Minstrel bandleader the carnival was “just starting to go lekker” when it was crushed by morning rush hour traffic, scattering Minstrels [...]
Driving in town yesterday, I saw what seems to a brand new niche industry in Arsezania obviously in anticipation of the 2010 World Cup.
There was this white MB Vito van driving along and on the side and the rear, it proudly proclaimed that it was a funeral parlour, which “specialises in the repatriation of human [...]
African National Congress (ANC) president Jacob Zuma is suing Jonathan Shapiro, the Sunday Times and its holding company for R7-million over a controversial cartoon published earlier this year, the Times reported on Thursday.
n the cartoon, Shapiro, who uses the pen name Zapiro, portrayed Zuma unbuckling his belt as he prepares to rape the figurative [...]
When you share a last name with Texan racing legend Carroll Shelby, your supercar company better be very good.
America’s supercar hero, built to defend top speed bragging rights against the likes of Bugatti’s Veyron, is the Shelby super cars (SSC) Ultimate Aero. Built by SSC (owner Jerod Shelby, no relation of Carroll) the Ultimate Aero [...]
Bushbuckridge – Eight men are being sought after a single mother and her two daughters were robbed and gang-raped near Bushbuckridge, Mpumalanga police said on Friday.
Superintendent Abie Khoabane said the armed gang robbed and attacked the women in their Calcutta home on Thursday night.
“The family was sleeping when they were woken up by [...]
National departments spend R2.19bn on hotels, travel and restaurants
18 out of 26 national departments spent R2.19 billion during 2007/2008, a R356 million (or 19%) increase from the previous financial year.
This drastic increase in spending is indicative of government departments’ complete disregard for the country’s worsening economic climate where consumers are reeling from high [...]
Its good to see reports like these. Just a pity it happens so seldom, that it actually makes the news…lets hope the cops don’t nail the owner…!
Johannesburg – A man was shot dead on Friday minutes after he and his accomplices blew up an in Mabopane, Pretoria police said.
Four men blew up an ATM [...]
What can motorists do when they are pulled over? Do they have any rights? The short answer is NO. You are at the mercy of the metro cops. Now that’s a pleasant thought huh? They can detain you and do with you whatever they want, even arrest you for no reason other than a suspicion [...]
Going quick, hurry. Perfect for a drive around Joburg. Hijack-proof.
It’s the perfect item for crime-weary Joburgers – your very own armoured vehicle.
The police are selling off 205 armoured personnel carriers (APCs) that they don’t need anymore.
Unfortunately they’re wrecks.
Most are being sold without any registration papers and “voetstoets”, meaning with no guarantees. They are all [...]
The ANC has defended using taxpayers’ money to provide Jacob Zuma with a 33-car motorcade for electioneering in Limpopo last week.
According to a spokesman Zuma required 28 cars for his wives, one for himself, one for Jesus Christ in case He returned as Zuma has been promising, and three for his elephant guns, leopard skins [...]
Confusing times ahead for GPS users.
Here’s something we hadn’t considered. What will soccer tourists do for the 2010 world cup when their maps or GPSes are wrong and they get lost?
It is all very well warning them to stay out of crime hotspots but if those areas are known by another name by [...]
Muti is a Zulu term for black traditional medicine. In southern Africa, muti is sometimes associated with murder and mutilation in order to excise body parts for incorporation as ingredients into medicine and concoctions used in witchcraft.
Often children and the elderly are the victims, both male and female.
An individual or [...]