A protest against the arrest, beating and fining of blind busker Goodman Nono has been billed for 13h00 tomorrow, in Greenmarket Square, Cape Town. According to the Facebook page, “Busker’s Protest”, protestors are encouraged to play guitars (or any other musical instrument) in Greenmarket Square from 13h00 tomorrow. If you’d like to contribute towards financial […]
Reports are surfacing of a possible suicide jumper on the roof of the Honda dealership on Claremont’s Main Road in Cape Town’s Southern Suburbs. Police are reportedly on scene.
One of Britain’s most wanted fugitives, Mark Lilley, has been caught…literally with his pants down. The 41-year-old man that disappeared during his drug-dealing trial in 2000 was found hiding a luxury villa in Malaga, Spain. Lilley, who was sentenced to 23 years in prison in his absence, was caught after a joint operation by the Spanish National Police and Britain’s Serious […]
On Monday, a harrowing video was uploaded to YouTube of what looks like Egyptian security attacking protestors with live ammunition. In the first few seconds of the clip, it’s hard to decipher where the gunshots are actually coming from, until a bloodied protestor is carried out of the crowd. After catching the horrific ordeal of the victim […]
Soccer referee Otavio da Silva ordered player Josenir dos Santos to leave the pitch. Santos refused, and there was bloodshed.
The Mail & Guardian’s investigative journalism unit, amaBhungane, have uncovered over 12,000 pages of a report by the Department of Public Works on “Project A” – the construction and upgrade of Jacob Zuma’s R210 million Nkandla Homestead. The documents describe, as expressed by the Mail & Guardian, “an orgy of kowtowing”
Two former employees of the English car brand Rolls-Royce have claimed that the company they worked for “cut corners on quality control requirements.” During a US lawsuit the pair said that the firm “routinely used defective parts designated as ‘scrap only.’” According to BBC, the two ex-workers, Thomas McArtor and Keith Ramsey, are challenging the court order that prevents them […]
Teenage gangsters in Nyanga are turning the township into a war zone. Gang members between the ages of 14 and 25 are committing murder, doing drugs and stealing from people to support their drug habits. Journalist for the Daily Maverick Pharie Sephali interviewed some of these gang members.
In 2010 Shrien Dewani was the man accused of arranging the death of his wife Anni on their “honeymoon” in South Africa. Dewani allegedly organised for his 28-year-old wife to be shot whilst taking a ride in a Cape Town taxi. 33-year-old Dewani is wanted for trial in South Africa, but as a result of […]
WARNING: Some might find the following content disturbing. Sammie Wallace took a little girl hostage in an Oklahoma supermarket and proceeded to hold a knife to her throat. With police fearing for the little girl’s safety, Captain David Huff shot and killed Wallace.
Well, this is terribly exciting! Details are slightly thin on the ground, but this recently published video shows vehicles marked “Police” in Ukranian closing in on a group of misunderstood businessmen as they attempt to enter their vehicles following a meeting of the board. Organised crime is widespread in the Ukraine, which is largely attributed […]
We’ve all wondered it, but no one has been able to see what the effects of a direct war between the United States and North Korea would look like on paper. Click through to see the harrowing truth presented in this infographic.
Currently on probation for beating former his girlfriend, Chris Brown as of Tuesday has two new charges against him relating to a car accident in May 2013. A charge of hit-and-run and a charge of driving without a valid driving licence were made against the star on Tuesday.
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