Rob Packham in the Cape Town high court in December 2018, when his bail was withdrawn. He goes on trial on Monday for the murder of his wife, Gill. Businessman Rob Packham, who is accused of killing his wife and setting her remains alight in her car, goes on trial on Monday in the Cape..
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UPDATE on the Rob Packham case – he goes on trial for murdering his wife and burning her body
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Farm murder – Hibberdene (Durban) granddad killed on farm
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Farm murders have again been thrust into the spotlight following a gruesome discovery on a farm at Hibberdene, on the South Coast. On Friday night a group of intruders murdered Mark Blaine before ransacking his home, taking his cellphone and other belongings. His body was discovered by his landlord early on Saturday morning. He died..
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TUT’s nine campuses across the country are still closed due to violent protests by black disadvantaged students who apparently cannot study on empty stomachs
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Academic programs were discontinued at all Tshwane University of Technology campuses and students were ordered to vacate residences. Residence property has been damaged in the past and recovery costs have not yet been calculated. Fears exist for student and staff safety. According to TUT’s Willa de Ruyter, the situation at campuses is unpredictable and flammable…
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#BlackPrivilege: Disorderly students closed down university, accommodation and food grants are claimed as part of free education – free lodging and food are top priority – studies are secondary
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The Soshanguve campus of the Tshwane University of Technology had to be closed yet again due to unreasonable and unselfish conduct of students. Accommodation and food allowance claims are some of the reasons for the protest. The Student Representative Council’s chairperson has declared that they will close all campuses until their demands are met. Former..
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#BlackPrivilege, university students do not really want to learn, but rather create unrest and make campuses ungovernable – Walter Sisulu University campus closed after chaos broke out
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All hell broke loose at the Butterworth campus of Walter Sisulu University. Students clashed with security personnel and police, which led to the campus being closed for an indefinite period. Hundreds of students are out of town and will probably have to return to their parents’ homes. A university spokesman apparently said the student left..
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“Whites must work for blacks,” said Malema after addressing large crowd after court appearance
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EFF leader Julius Malema told EFF supporters outside the Newcastle Magistrate’s Court in KwaZulu-Natal on Monday that he was craving for white people to work for black people. Maleme briefly appeared in court on Monday on charges relating to the violation of the 1956 Riot Laws Act. He was charged with encouraging EFF members to..
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Farm attack horrors continues in South-Africa – Gruesome farm attack and rape in North West: ‘I prayed that the Lord’s hand would be over me’
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During a brutal farm attack on Tuesday 19 february 2019, at Makwassie in the North West. Elize Vermeulen (58) was attacked and assaulted by two black men between 13:00 and 14:00 on her farm. When one of the attackers took her to the shed and started to rape her she kept her head and just..
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All five campuses of the Durban University of Technology’s academic programs have been “temporarily” suspended after ongoing student protests
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Lectures at all five campuses of the Durban University of Technology’s academic programs have been “temporarily” suspended due to ongoing student protests.
Opinion polls believe it is time for government to include higher education institutions that are unproductive and destructive.
Meanwhile, seven students have been arrested at the Mongosuthu University of Technology in Durban for damage to property.
The vandalism at Durban’s educational institutions has led to chaos over the past month, and many students have sustained injuries after they hit the police.
The original article can be read in Afrikaans on Die Vryburger
This report does not necessarily reflects the opinion of SA-news.
SA characterised by chaos and violence – Angry protesters barricaded roads with burning tires and set bus alight in Eastern-Cape
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Protestors in the Gelvandale and Bethelsdorp area barricaded the main roads with burning tyres and stones on Stanford Road, Gail Road and other roads in the Helensvale area and in Bethelsdorp, since 06:00 on 19 February 2019. Public Order Police have been deployed in the areas of Bethelsdorp and Gelvandale and 5 protesters were arrested…
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What a check! These kids want everything on a silver platter for free – UKZN students burn mattresses in protest over ‘uncomfortable’ beds – African mentalism is destroying our country
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Fed up with the poor condition of their beds, University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) education students have resorted to setting them on fire.
Students at a university residence in Hospital Road, near Durban’s South Beach, burnt the metal frames of their beds on Sunday night to voice their dissatisfaction.
On Monday morning, burning mattresses were seen being flung out of windows at the residence, occupied by education students from the UKZN’s Edgewood campus. The protest resulted in lectures at the campus being cancelled.
Student representative council (SRC) president Sanele Hlongwa told TimesLIVE that they set their beds alight because they could no longer sleep on them.
“For ages now, students have been asking that their beds be changed. The building at Hospital Road is a university-owned building. The university has changed the beds at residences on campus. The same must be applied to off-campus residences,” said Hlongwa.
“The students are saying the i
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Gauteng family endures Valentine’s Day nightmare – Family members were robbed and their eldest daughter raped
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Valentine’s Day turned into a nightmare for the members of a Kensington family who were the victims of a robbery. The family was inside the house when their eldest daughter was also raped during the robbery in the early hours of February 14. The spokesperson for Cleveland SAPS Captain Johan Jordaan confirmed the incident happened..
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Statistics on farm attacks and farm murders in South-Africa that took place for the period January 2019: 36 farm attacks and 4 farm murders took place
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In January 2019 there were 36 farm attacks and 4 farm murders. The average age of victims is 53 and the oldest victim was 84. In January, Wednesdays were the most dangerous times with most (25%) attacks taking place on those days. 48% of all attacks take place at night between 24:00 and 06:00. In..
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Was Marikana Mining Massacre to protect Lonmin Platinum? Was dispute between 9% owner, Cyril Ramaphosa and workers & not between 2 unions as portrayed by mainstream media, to protect an Oligarch.
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Please be mindful that the Marikana Massacre occurred at the time when Cyril Ramaphosa was Deputy President of South Africa. Lawyers investigating the 2012 Marikana massacre said at the time that Cyril Ramaphosa, South Africa’s deputy president, could face charges at the International Criminal Court following the killings of 34 miners. The lawyers wanted murder..
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University of Natal in Serious Crisis – students are setting vehicles on fire and destroying infrastructure built up by the former government – all classes are suspended until further notice
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All classes at the University of Natal were suspended until further notice the many protest actions of students.
A vehicle was set on fire during the protest and peaceful lecturers and learners felt unsafe on campus.
Academic activities have been characterized by ongoing violence, protests and property damage in recent years.
On Monday, Wits University was in chaos when a lot of students disrupted classes, and it is expected to move further to other universities in the country.
Police said no arrests had been made following violent protests at University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) campuses on Monday in which two vehicles and a guard house were set alight by students.
South African Police Service (SAPS) spokesperson in KwaZulu-Natal, Colonel Thembeka Mbele, told African News Agency (ANA) that to her knowledge, no arrests had been made.
Students at universities in the province have called for a total shutdown of institutions from Monday, the official start
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Just when everyone thought it was scaling down….the farm attacks comes with more viciousness in the crime ridden South-Africa!
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A violent farm attack took place at about 22:00 on the night of 30 January 2019, on a small holding in Vlakfontein, Lanseria area, Gauteng. The Drift Reaction cc control centre received an urgent call for help from the daughter of a couple who were brutally attacked. She said they had an armed robbery and..
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