Black gang execute white resident

Pretoria - "I can't stop shaking and crying," said an elderly woman from Riviera in Pretoria, after three armed men shot and killed her husband, who had been sitting next to her in bed, early on Monday morning. "It's dreadful and indescribable. "I'm still in shock and can't believe it happened," said the 65-year-old woman, who wished to remain anonymous for fear of further attacks.

Her...

Exit of whites 'unfortunate'

Johannesburg - The departure of whites from the public service had left a skills vacuum in certain areas, ANC treasurer-general Mathews Phosa said on Wednesday. "As an elected leader of the African National Congress, I want to ensure that we do not repeat the mistakes of the past," he wrote in a column in The Star newspaper.

One mistake was to allow a process that led to too many casualties of well-meaning, skilful...

Poverty, parenting cause crime

Cape Town - Poverty is one of the major factors contributing to the current surge in violent crimes, the Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation (CSVR) said on Monday. Releasing the CSVR's preliminary report on the causes of violence in the country, CSVR representative David Bruce said poverty played a role in the commission of serious offences such as murder, rape and aggravated robbery.

"High levels of...

'n SAL-vlug uit die hel

Alles wat verkeerd kon loop met ons SAL-vlug tussen Johannesburg en Londen se Heathrow-lughawe hét verkeerd geloop. SAL is besig om met rasse skrede agteruit te gaan. Ek en my kinders was bespeek op die 20:10 234-vlug op Maandag 18 Augustus van Johannesburg na Heathrow. Toe ek, André (4) en Mariska (7) om 17:15 op die lughawe opdaag is die vlugtyd verander na 19:45, sonder dat ons vooraf ingelig is.

Na 'n halfuur se wag in toue en...

Hijackers target idling cars
 
Two cars were hijacked in Boksburg on Monday night, Gauteng police said. Constable Tsietsi Lamola said the first hijacking happened around 6.30pm in Slate Street, Beyers Park. A woman, age unknown, was visiting a friend and had stopped at the gate to the house waiting for it to be opened.

A red sedan, make and model unknown, with three men inside, drove up to her Audi TDE, registration number SZN 157 GP.

Two of the men got...

Theft 'covered up' at Land Bank

Johannesburg - Land Bank bosses have allegedly tried to cover up the theft of promissory notes and bills of exchange worth millions that were stolen from the bank's treasury last year.
They also allegedly failed to report the robbery to police.
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SA Govt admits: Crime is winning

Cape Town - Government has for the first time admitted it was overwhelmed by crime. Deputy Minister of Justice, Johnny de Lange, told Parliament on Tuesday that the fight against crime was hopelessly paralysed by mistaken policy decisions, unprofessional personnel and a massive shortage of...

Misdaad wen, erken die regering

Die regering het vir die eerste keer reguit erken misdaad het hom oorweldig. Die stryd teen misdaad is hopeloos verlam deur verkeerde beleidsbesluite, onprofessionele personeellede en ’n reuse-gebrek aan hulpbronne en aanspreeklikheid, het mnr. Johnny de Lange, adjunkminister van justisie, Dinsdag in die parlement gesê. Die strafregstelsel is ondoeltreffend, want dis “gefragmenteerd, disfunksioneel en besmet met agterstande”.

Hy het...

The Big Con
 
Exclusive: Our arms deal probe uncovers more dodgy dealings
The government has allowed the German industrial giant accused of paying a R30-million bribe to President Thabo Mbeki to break a raft of promises attached to the arms deal. MAN Ferrostaal won the R6-billion submarine contract in the arms deal partly...

Fraud scandal rocks ANC
 
Goniwe accused of mismanagement of party funds
Disgraced former ANC chief whip Mbulelo Goniwe’s alleged mismanagement has been cited as one of the reasons for the scandal in which several ANC parliamentary caucus officials were suspended this week. This week the ANC in parliament suspended six of its top managers in its administrative section for alleged fraud estimated to be around R5-million.

The six are former head of caucus...

This is not freedom

I am appalled at the impact that another looming strike is going to have on the country tomorrow. However, I am not referring to the economic impact. I am talking about the flagrant denial to freedom of choice and freedom of movement. A simple right that is entrenched in our Constitution!

I have just had a discussion with some of our staff members about freedom after they came to inform me that they may not be at work tomorrow because of the...