Six people arrested after police uncover firearm racket
A multi-disciplinary operation, dubbed Operation Combat, by the South African Police Service (SAPS) has led to the arrest of six people in the Western Cape and Gauteng provinces yesterday and today....
View ArticleSuspect in possession of 250 packets of heroin arrested at filling station
A man sitting on a bench at a filling station and munching on a packet of crisps would seem like a common enough occurrence and not likely to rouse any suspicion, right? Wrong – because when you are a...
View ArticleSAPS donates food parcels to widows and orphans of the fallen heroes and...
SAPS Gauteng hosted the quarterly Project 20 event at the Provincial Head Office in Parktown on Friday, 20 June 2014 where they handed over food parcels including fruits, vegetables and household...
View Article10 000 personal alarm devices distributed to disadvantaged women and children
SAPS members in Gauteng have welcomed the distribution of “key rings with zing” to community members. The Memeza Project, under the auspices of Gauteng Community Safety, has in the past month...
View ArticleOscar Pistorius’ Psych Tests Over, Trial to Resume
Oscar Pistorius has completed his court ordered psychiatric evaluation, allowing the murder trial for the Paralympic sprinter who gained fame as the Blade Runner to resume. Pistorius will be back in...
View ArticleSoweto building collapse rescue operations called off
Rescue operations at a collapsed building in Soweto where four people died were called off on Friday afternoon, Johannesburg emergency management services said. Johannesburg Emergency Management...
View ArticleR511 taxi crash
This evening EMER-G-MED’s M07, M06, RV6, A02 and A06 responded to reports of a taxi crash on the R511 outside Diepsloot Shopping Centre, in Diepsloot. Paramedics arrived on the scene to find that a car...
View ArticleDelta Park School in Blairgowrie under maintenance
This is just to let you know about the repairs and maintenance that will be taking place at the Delta Park School, it started on Friday 27th June and will last for at least the next 6 months. The...
View ArticleSubstation fire cuts Centurion power
Parts of Centurion were plunged into darkness on Monday after a fire erupted at the Kentron substation, the City of Tshwane said. The ‘raging’ fire, caused by electrical cable theft, caused power...
View ArticleEve Ensler’s Emotional Creatures set to run in Johannesburg and Cape Town
In 2011, playwright, author and activist, Eve Ensler chose Johannesburg, South Africa to workshop her newest play, Emotional Creature. Eve chose that city, that country, that continent because it was...
View ArticleWomen’s and Men’s Health 2014 Sex Survey Revealed – Joburg Voted City of Singles
It’s that time of the year again – when Women’s and Men’s Health turn up the heat with their annual Sex Issue – featuring results from a sex survey based on a combined 2800 readers’ deepest, darkest...
View ArticleSandton City knows the secret to keeping warm this winter
Take it off. Yes, that’s right. Take nearly everything off. That’s exactly what the stores at Sandton City are doing at the hotly anticipated Winter Sale, which starts on Thursday, 26 June until...
View ArticlePure Youth Range by Justine
Keep young skin healthy!!! The new Pure Youth range is designed for younger skin and is the ideal way to start a daily skincare regimen. It’s quick and easy and you will see the results in no time....
View ArticleSA skater Nicole Rudolph joins international Disney On Ice cast and SA Tour...
South African Skater Nicole Rudolph Joins International Disney On Ice celebrates 100 Years of Magic cast on SA Tour this July When Disney On Ice celebrates 100 Years of Magic plays to South African...
View ArticlePolice nab most wanted suspect
Brits police made a breakthrough yesterday, when they arrested one of the most wanted suspects in the North West linked to several murder and robbery cases in the early hours of Sunday, 29 June 2014 at...
View ArticleKilling of police officers a major concern
The National Commissioner of the South African Police Service (SAPS), General Riah Phiyega, has expressed outrage and serious concerns about the rate at which SAPS officers continue to be killed by...
View ArticlePretoria Regional Court sentences member of worldwide online paedophile ring
A paedophile belonging to the elaborate and worldwide web of online sexual predators was convicted and sentenced in the Pretoria Regional Court this past week. Mr Charles Martin Ashford, 58 pleaded...
View ArticleAshley Dowds and Janna Ramos-Violante to star in Constellations
CONSTELLATIONS premiered at the Royal Court Theatre in London in early 2012, and went on to win the BEST PLAY category at the Evening Standard Theatre Awards that year. Then followed a highly...
View ArticleMan critically injured in ‘nail-gun’ incident
A man is in a critical condition after being shot in the chest with a nail-gun at a farm on Pitts street in Benoni. Paramedics arrived on scene and found the patient (30s) lying on the floor with a...
View ArticleSteyn City Ahead of the curve
The developers of Steyn City Lifestyle Resort are setting up a Fibre-to-the-Home (FTTH) network to create an intelligent city. This FTTH network, which has been pre-installed at the developers’ cost,...
View Article