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ANC saddened at DA MP death

The office of the ANC Chief Whip said it was saddened at the death of Democratic Alliance MP Cobus Schmidt.

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  • Bail for cop accused of shooting toddler

    The policeman accused of shooting dead a three-year-old boy was released on R1000 bail by the Tembisa Magistrate's Court.

  • Gauteng transport department calls for permits

    The Gauteng transport department has advised transport operators to apply to operate on long distance routes to help alleviate shortages over the coming holidays.

  • Legal action looms over post office fire

    The City of Johannesburg is aware of an intention to prosecute it following a fire that gutted the city's old post office building earlier this month, a spokesman said.

  • Provinces tight-fisted

    Provincial governments have failed to spend R146bn allocated to them by the national Treasury between April and September.

  • Police probe dumped coffins

    Police and residents of Orange Grove in East London were stunned by the overnight appearance in the informal settlement of dumped used coffins.

  • Mortuary night shift for errant motorists?

    A Port Alfred magistrate has warned drunk drivers they could be working weekend night shifts in the local mortuary or manning roadblocks with traffic cops instead of sitting in a pub.

  • Cele visits family of shoot-to-kill victim

    National Police Commissioner Bheki Cele has visited the family of the three-year-old boy who was shot and killed by a police officer.

  • Joburg official sent to ailing BCM

    Government has responded to the turmoil in Buffalo City Municipality by sending a director of the City of Joburg to take up the post of acting municipal manager for BCM.