A R46 million bounty has been place on Joseph Kony, Lord’s Resistance Army Chief for any information relating to his where abouts and leading to his capture. Kony 2013, anyone?
Allegations have been leveled against the world’s largest retail fashion house for using slave labour at their factories in Argentina. Click through for the full story
Shall I compare thee to a shyster douchebag? Compelling new research paints famous playwright, William Shakespeare as a shrude businessman, to put the matter mildly.
News broke last month of an assault at a Bloemfontein petrol station convenience store in the early hours of March 2 on brothers Eben and Neil Sonnekus by off-duty policeman, Christoffel Neuhoff. Footage released of the assault shows a man alleged to be Neuhoff striking Neil Sonnekus from behind, knocking him out cold. He then attacks Eben Sonnekus […]
Isn’t it customary to leave the scene of the crime? This CCTV footage shows a bag snatcher in Western Australia trying to escape from his victim, but instead making good his escape, he crashes into a glass door. The man spotted his victim in a Perth shopping centre on Sunday were he grabbed and bolted […]
This afternoon, Judge Bam of the North Gauteng High Court granted alleged murderer Oscar Pistorius permission to travel abroad as a condition of his bail, which was granted in February. Pistorius has admitted to killing girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, but refutes the accusation of murder, citing mitigating circumstances that he believed Steenkamp to be an intruder […]
Oscar Pistorius, double amputee and Olympic Gold Medalist, is accused of murderering his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp. His legal team was back in the North Gauteng High Court in Pretoria today to appeal some of his’ bail conditions. His legal team argued that Pistorius is not a flight risk, and should be allowed to travel, as he may […]
The Sharks versus Melbourne Rebels Super15 rugby match took place on Saturday at King’s Park Stadium in Durban. The home fans were delighted when their team routed the visitors, but a deadly fight broke out after the match. Brett Williams, former Royal Marine and tourist form the UK was killed in the brawl. As of yet, […]
The Steubenville rape case has captured the national agenda of the United States. Two high school students stand accused of raping a 16 year-old girl after she passed out at a party. Disgusted by a widespread sentiment in the US that the victim could have somehow avoided her fate, university student Samantha Stendal decided to take a […]
Oscar Pistorius’ brother, Carl Pistorius is set to appear in the Vanderbijlpark Magistrate’s Court today. Pistorius faces charges of culpable homicide relating to a traffic collision in 2008, which lead to the death of a 38 year-old woman. Pistorius’ family attorney, Kenny Oldwage said in a statement last month that the charges of culpable homicide […]
According to reports, pop singer Justin Bieber is facing battery charges after allegations of assault were laid against him by his neighbour. The neighbour claims that Bieber got into a verbal argument and “made physical contact” with him on Tuesday morning. The argument occured at Bieber’s Calabasas, California home upon his return from Poland at […]
‘Don’t count your chickens before they hatch” is an idiome Amanda Knox might have missed when she popped the champagne after her murder conviction was overturned in October, 2011 – an acquittal that has been overturned – again..
A New Zealand mother left her baby in the car while she went shopping at a Porirua Shopping Market this last week. The baby was left in the car seat , covered by a blanket. A note with the mother’s cellphpone details, should there be any issues, read: My mum’s in doing the shopping, call […]
Of course you can buy drugs online. The Silk Road website is an underground Ebay-esque marketplace that has become the premier destination for buying and selling drugs online – and authorities are powerless to shut it down. The website was founded in February 2011, and recent research has shown that over a six month period […]
This shocking footage, released by the police, shows a gunman firing into a Philadelphia takeaway store, wounding three people. The incident occurred on Tuesday night. The gunman, wearing a grey tracksuit walked up to a Chinese takeaway restaurant and fired shots at the front door. Several men attempted to hold the door closed from the inside of […]
Murder accused, TJ Lane pleaded guilty last month to murdering three teenage boys in a school shooting at Chardon High School in Ohio on February 27 2012. While in court yesterday, Lane removed his light blue button up shirt to show off a t-shirt which had “KILLER” scribbled onto it. As the Ohio judge sentenced […]
Banking Giant, HSBC has a fresh set of allegations of illegal activity in Argentina to answer to. The Argentinian government alleges HSBC used “fake receipts” to facilitate money laundering and tax evasion to the tune of $77 million (R706 million) in that country. Argentina’s tax authority has filed criminal charges against HSBC. HSBC said they […]
The National Prosecuting Authority said on Monday that the Pretoria High Court had granted an order to seize the assets of suspected rhino poaching ring leader, Joseph Nyalunga. Spokesman, Medupe Simasiku said the order was granted in terms of the Prevention of Organised Crime Act. Simasiku said: The application was launched by the Asset Forfeiture […]
The future is not looking that bright for Ju-Ju. Julius Malema has missed the deadline to file challenges to SARS’ application for the sequestration of his estate to cover the R16 million tax debt bill. Court documents dated 14 March 2013 said Malema “failed to file an answering affidavit and the application is therefore set […]
Prosecuters have confirmed that they are considering laying charges against Mandikizela-Mandela for the murder of two young men in the 1980s. Forensic scientists last week exhumed two skeletons with multiple stab wounds that they believe belong to Lolo Sono, 21, and Siboniso Shabalala, 19, who reportedly had gone to Madikizela-Mandela’s home to get help to […]
We called it. Mandy Wiener and Barry Bateman will write the Oscar Pistorius book. Well, one of the the Oscar Pistorius books, at least. EWN reporter, Barry Bateman rose to global prominence during the bail application hearing of Pistorius by live-tweeting the events as they unfolded in the court room. His Twitter following grew exponentially […]
Hey, man. Everyone just chill out. Cape Town traffic officers have made a drug bust on the N1, seizing marijuana to the value of R500 000. That is a lot of cheese. The bust went down last night, when a vehicle was pulled over on the highway near Beaufort West. Traffic chief Kenny Africa reported the officers stopped a Range Rover, […]
An apparently suicidal Oscar Pistorius plans to sell his home in the Silverwoods security complex to cover increasing legal fees – the same home where Reeva Steenkamp was shot and killed on 14 February 2013. The Pistorius family spokesperson, Johan van Wyk said: He has signalled his intention to sell [the house], but nothing has been […]
According to police officers investigating the shooting of Reeva Steenkamp by Oscar Pistorius on Valentines Day 2013, Steenkamp met with her ex-boyfriend, Warren Lahoud two days prior to her death. The former lovers, who had been together for five years, met for coffee to catch up. Lahoud said in the forthcoming BBC 3 documentary, “Oscar Pistorius: What […]
Oscar Pistorius shot his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp on Valentine’s Day, claiming he thought she was an intruder. Over the weekend, it was reported that a close friend of Pistorius claimed that the athlete was on “the verge of suicide”. Pistorius has had to sell off his belongings to cover the cost of fighting the states […]
A homeless man was reportedly pushing his trolley down Collard Road, in Rosehill, when he was stopped by UTI Electronics security firm. Why? The man was reportedly carrying a bomb in his trolley.
Arch Duke of South Africa’s internet, Arthur Goldstuck has filed a shocking report on his website, detailing the breakdown of costs for the planning, construction of the Free State Government website, which was reported to have cost R140 million, a figure that Free State director general Elzabe Rockman said was actually something more like R40 […]
Ayanda-Allie Payne, eNCA News anchor challenges Brand SA CEO, Miller Matola in light of the recent headlines that have placed South Africa in a bad light. Payne and Matola discuss issues ranging from the Oscar Pistorius trial to the brutal death of Mido Macia at the hands of the police, and the Marikana massacre. Payne […]
Today in Awesome – A slightly stocky man living in Bradford, UK, dressed at the Caped Crusader, has made a citizen’s arrest and delivered a wanted suspect to Trafalgar House police station. Check out this picture..
Pic by Mike Eloff. Around 06h00 this morning, an accident was reported at the Strand and Buitengracht Street intersection, leading to the road’s closure. But why did it take so long for police to clear the wreckage? What you didn’t know, is that this is a murder scene. According to officers on the scene, a […]