Three men in the Northern Cape province of South Africa were arrested yesterday immediately after selling an uncut diamond for R120 00 to a buyer on Thursday this week.
NCape trio get 195-year jail sentence
Kidnapping, hijacking, murder, and illegal possession of firearms and ammunition led to a 195-year jail sentence in the Kuruman Magistrate Court in the Northern Cape Province of South Africa, yesterday.
Hankey residents “swimming in sewerage” are up in arms
Residents in the parts of Hankey area are fed up because they say they are “swimming in human waste” following the past week of rains that caused dam levels of water to form in some Centerton suburb streets, dams that have floating faecal stools flowing from a nearby sewerage dam.
SA power system is severely constrained with a high risk of increased stages of load-shedding in winter – Eskom statement
SA power system is severely constrained with a high risk of increased stages of load-shedding in winter – Eskom statement
Woodlands Dairy golf day raises R400k for cancer patients
The annual Woodlands Dairy Golf Day at St Francis Links, was a huge success this year doubling last years’ amount with help of St Francis Links and 3 SA sporting celebrities, Naas Botha.,Dave Richardson & Pat Symcox.
Undercover Billionaires trio arrested for R100-m fraud
Three men , who allegedly enticed people to invest around R100-million, with a promise of high returns, in an unregistered investment scheme, were arrested south of Johannesburg in Palm Ridge by the South African Hawks’ Serious Commercial Crime Investigation, based in Johannesburg, yesterday.
Hawks seize R3-million gold material at illegal gold refinery
he South African Hawks seized R3-million worth of gold bearing material at an illegal gold refinery in Zuurbekom, Westonaria area of Gauteng province in South Africa.
Let’s get Khanyisa to Denmark
By Matt Davis Poster, below, by Matt Davis:
Eskom refutes claims of imminent collapse of national electricity grid
Eskom refutes claims of imminent collapse of national electricity grid .Eskom refutes claims and notes with concern social media posts claims the country will soon experience a blackout or collapse of the national electricity grid.
Local man’s body recovered from the sea at Shark Point
Local man dies at Shark Point after apparent accident at sea . A local man died near shark Point, St Francis Bay this morning after his catamaran apparently washed ashore in rough seas onto rocks.
Importance of eradication of alien vegetation in South Africa
–First of several feature articles on the eradication of alien plants in the country Rooikrans (acacia cyclops) is a tree…
Fourteen Hikers cut off by rain floods, assisted to safety by NSRI
Fourteen Hikers cut of by rain floods, assisted to safety by NSRI. On Friday this weekend week 14 hikers cut off by flood waters were airlifted in three relays by helicopter organised by NSRI volunteer duty crews.
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