Former Fidentia head and convicted fraudster, J Arthur Brown is reported to be living in a Cape Town home worth R8 million. The house is situated in Bishopscourt and has four bedrooms. Brown has repeatedly claimed to live off the charity of friends, having “lost all” his money.
A report published by the Mail & Guardian indicates that an average of one policeman per day is arrested for crime in South Africa. The arrests, made between September 2010 and April this year, have apparently spurred police management to start cleaning up “the system.”
The online division of Independent Newspaper’s was attacked on Wednesday morning, reportedly for publishing a story viewed as in support of Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe.
So you haven’t completely wrapped your head around the massive National Security Agency (NSA) info leaks in the USA. Sure, you’ve heard the name “Edward Snowden” thrown around a few times, and Hong Kong is coming up now and again, but what the heck is the fuss all about?
Bradley Manning, the United States Solider that was arrested in May 2010 for sharing classified information via WikiLeaks looks like he hasn’t seen the light of day…well since 2010.
Andrea Sanderlin, a 45-year-old mother of three, has taken some advice from Weeds character Nancy Price Botwin. Sanderlin would drive from her “posh” Westchester suburb to go and check on her weed crops in a Queens warehouse..and in her Mercedes SUV nogal. Authorities reported yesterday that the equestrian mom was cultivating around R29,650,800 worth of the drug in the form [...]
Look, sports brawls are regrettable enough at professional matches, but it’s poor form when community vetted charity games go into the toilet. We’re not sure how the trouble started between Holland and Belgium in this particular game, but the whole thing pretty much concludes with spectators and players punching each other in the mouth. [Source [...]
Facebook billionaire Sean Parker spent a hefty sum to give himself and his wife the wedding of their dreams on Saturday. But R24,543,750 is not what they owe in decor bills. Click through to see why.
In a documentary aired on Britain’s Channel 5 last night, the late Reeva Steenkamp’s parents revealed shocking details of their daughter’s relationship with Oscar Pistorius Reeva’s mother June details a conversation she had with her daughter and begs for answers why Oscar Pistorius shot thier ‘baby’.
This cat was caught red handed with cellphones and chargers that it was attempting to smuggle into a Russion prison.
Oscar Pistorius arrived at the Magistrate’s Court this morning, where prosecuting council requested that the date of his murder trial be postponed to 19 August in order to allow more time for investigation. Pistorius’ council agreed to the postponement. In a twist that would only be written in to the worst of all legal dramas, [...]
Sky News has published a series of leaked photographs from the crime scene at which Reeva Steenkamp was shot and killed by Oscar Pistorius. Here’s more detail, from the Mail & Guardian: The gory pictures released on Friday show a bloodied bathroom floor and the door that Pistorius shot FHM model Steenkamp through. The wooden door is [...]
With the full intention of catching ghosts an Australian father suspected were haunting his house, he instead found something way more frightening. Click through to find out what he uncovered.
Last week Russell Brand started to put his status to more use than a good chuckle. He decided to voice his opinion on the recent Woolwich murder case and showed his support for the stereotyped views against Muslims.
A 13-year-old Chinese girl was handcuffed and humiliated because she accidentaly spilled water on a government car. Roa Yao was handcuffed and forced to parade up and down the street for at least 20 minutes.
Accused of hacking on “a global scale,” China is set to embark on its first ever digital war games. Washington and the Pentagon have been accusing the country of engaging in cyber hacking attacks on the United States Military.
By sending a strong message to the South African Government to pass legislation that enables law enforcers to collect DNA from arrestees and convicted offenders we can catch criminals sooner. This takes you mere seconds to do and will make a massive difference
42-year-old Wu Yuanhong has been locked in a cage for almost a decade. Find out the shocking reason why after the jump.
Reports this morning indicate that a South African couple have been kidnapped by unidentified gunmen in the city of Taiz. Yemen experienced localised pro-democracy protests during the Arab Spring of 2011, which resulted in former President Ali Abdullah Saleh hand over to his deputy, Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi. Since that time, the poor neighbour of Saudi Arabia [...]
This 17-year-old student from Albany, Oregon, was planning an attack on the West Albany High School. The bombing was styled on the Columbine massacre which occurred 14 years ago. Police found several bombs under the floorboards of Grant Acord’s bedroom as well as detailed plans of the attack.
Last week a timid protest against the new gay marriage law in fact saw the beautiful streets of Paris tainted with violence and anger. Click through to see what went down.
WARNING: Please don’t watch this video if you’re a sensitive viewer. Two London locals who drove British soldier, Lee Rigby down with a vehicle before stabbing him to death and beheading him were shot by police on Wednesday afternoon.
Whether you need to keep an eye on your new born while he/she sleeps, or you want some extra safety precautions, this gadget is the thing you need. It’s easy to set up, it’s inconspicuous and it can see what is going down on a tripod of levels. Instead of having to rewind tapes to find out what happened, you can have a constant view of the area your camera is in, off your phone or computer. Amazing!
The Stockholm riots have reached their fifth day. On Sunday a 69-year-old man waving a machete was shot dead in his apartment by police claiming it was an act of self defense, this is reportedly the reason for the riots.
It has been reported that Western Cape traffic officials have confiscated over R4 million worth of marijuana on the N1 highway. Find out more here.
Ingrid Loyau-Kennet, a mother of two and a cub scout leader from Cornwall, attempted to persuade the terrorists to give their weapons over to her. Not only did Loyau-Kennet face the terrorists, but she also shielded the body from any further mutilation.
Pretty graphic scenes in London, as two men allegedly hacked a soldier to death and chopped off his head with meat cleavers and machetes. The men chatted to cameras as it took cops 20 minutes to arrive. Then the shooting..
Carl Pistorius (brother of OP) hugged his legal council in an outpouring of emotion following a ruling by Magistrate Buks du Plessis of the Vanderbijlpark Magistrate’s Court that he be acquitted of culpable homicide chargers