Professor Erwin Brüning, 77, a maths researcher at the university, was attacked when he approached a blockade that had been set up on the Westville campus.
A free life lesson – when someone you barely know asks you to travel overseas with a bag that isn’t yours, think twice.
Forget ‘punch-buggy’, because if you spot this missing Lambo on the road, you could be looking at a R200 000 payday.
A video captured a fight between two men, in front of police, that ended with a brick, a death, and a murder charge.
Blessing Bveni is currently facing 12 charges, including murder, attempted murder, aggravated robbery, and assault with intent to cause grievous bodily harm, in the Cape Town High Court.
Cape Town has become Africa’s dating scam capital, with the city now dubbed “New Lagos” in international law enforcement circles.
Usually, the worst part of a haircut is making awkward small talk with the hairdresser. That wasn’t the case during this attempted robbery.
A few hours before the Kansas City Chiefs were due to start their victory parade, police were involved in a wild high-speed car chase along the route.
The Marabastad Market Stalls in Pretoria turned into the scene of a very quick, very dangerous, and seemingly very easy cash-in-transit heist.
The scandal currently gripping Lesotho has everything you’d need to write a compelling soapie plotline.
You want potential tourists to your city to see positive, glowing reviews from those who visit. This didn’t deliver on that front.
Two cops, in two different parts of South Africa, allegedly couldn’t keep away from the booze, or their police vehicles, resulting in some road accidents.
In the US during the late 80s and early 90s, McDonald’s ran an immensely popular Monopoly-inspired game with massive prices for those who struck it lucky. Or so they thought.
The footage was filmed as part of the Palm Beach Sheriff’s Office probe into Epstein, and the then allegations that he sexually abused more than a dozen minors.
Ever considered biting a police officer’s finger, and then wielding a knife while he waves a gun in your face?
In 1995, a number of students headed to Jeffrey Epstein’s New Mexico ranch. During their visit, they had a rather unusual dinner.
While the world mourns the loss of a sporting great, attention has once again been drawn to the events of June 30, 2003, and the rape accusations against Bryant.
US authorities have found what they say is the longest drug-smuggling tunnel ever discovered on the south-west border of Mexico.
The SAPS has warned that hijackers have upped their game, and are using a few new tricks to steal cars in South Africa.
‘How To Steal A Country’, a 90-minute long documentary, unpacks the state capture scandal in all its ugliness.
Former ‘Project Runway’ production assistant Miriam Haleyi took the stand to give her disturbing account of Harvey Weinstein’s behaviour.
Mothers and aunts and brothers and husbands – this massive Greenside brawl sounds like a real family affair.
Tharina Human, who was once very close with Amy’Leigh’s mother, Angeline, was allegedly desperate to get her hands on some cash by whatever means necessary.
Shocking CCTV footage shows a grandmother, with a baby on her back, mowed down in a hit-and-run incident in the Free State.
CNN’s Richard Quest didn’t hold back when chatting with South African Bruce Whitfield, outlining why encouraging foreign investment in our country may prove tricky.
There are still so many unanswered questions around the death of Enoch Mpianzi. For a start, how was the lodge still operating when it has a history of drowning deaths?
Rudi Brits has made a habit of out conning wealthy Stellenbosch women out of their money and expensive belongings.
You may think that a 14-seater means 14 children in the car, but this taxi driver was clearly not thinking along those lines.
Depending on how you look at the results of Numbeo’s 2020 crime index, there is either bad news or good news.
Rohde, who is currently out on R200 000 bail whilst he prepares his appeal against his conviction and sentence, has been thrown a real lifeline.