UK coaxes SA teachers with R245 000 to relocate

Norman Cloete , Baldwin Ndaba , Karishma Dipa , Sameer Naik and Shaun Smillie|Published

South African teachers are being lured to the UK with international relocation payments.

Covid-19 hitting the poor the hardest

Shaun Smillie|Published

Low-income households are not only facing economic hardship and uncertainty, say experts, they are also more vulnerable to the virus than other South Africans

CCTV image may lead police to Melville shooting killer

Shaun Smillie|Published

That image, shot front-on through the windscreen of a car, has given one identification expert a possible glimpse of what this man looks like. The man is driving ...

Vernon Kruger aims to break his own record

Shaun Smillie|Published

Vernon Kruger wants to break his own record of which he made a barrel perched atop a pole his home for 67 days.

Joburg firefighters pay final tribute to Bank of Lisbon heroes

Shaun Smillie|Published

In the Friday afternoon rush hour, a handful of firefighters gathered outside the Bank of Lisbon building on Pixley Seme street. They were there for a final tribute: ...

SA accent fingers Eastern Cape man in Alaskan murder

Shaun Smillie|Published

Chance discovery in Alaska leads to arrest of Brian Smith for woman’s death

Time running out for Shiraaz Mohamed's captors, say experts

Shaun Smillie|Published

Rebel groups in Syria are becoming increasingly desperate as government forces, assisted by Russian air strikes, are rapidly overrunning their territory.

Gift of the Givers joins search for two SA missing teachers in Vietnam

Shaun Smillie|Published

John Bothma and Mushfiq Daniels lived in the same city, came from the same country, worked as teachers, and then vanished under mysterious circumstances.

'Bonnie & Clyde and their extra wheel' wanted for 17 robberies

Shaun Smillie|Published

A mistake has given private investigators a lead into the identity of a female robber believed to be linked to at least 17 crimes, including murder.

Malware attacks targets Joburg's City Power IT, more data theft expected

Shaun Smillie|Published

Cyber attackers demanded a ransom from the power utility, but City Power would not disclose how much the figure was. 0

Why Zuma kept clearing his throat at State Capture Inquiry

Shaun Smillie|Published

New research has come up with a reason why Jacob Zuma was constantly clearing his throat while in the hot seat at the Zondo commission.

Building ‘mafia’ demands work on new Joburg residential projects

Shaun Smillie|Published

Construction company demands sub-contract deal at Bedfordview site, damages property

Anger at Joburg's fire engine crisis, Mashaba blames fraudulent tender

Shaun Smillie|Published

Mayor Herman Mashaba said after the termination of the previous contract a new procurement process had been initiated.

Pretoria killings have similarities with Joburg’s first serial killer

Shaun Smillie|Published

In Pretoria, police are hunting a killer who is targeting the homeless, but 82 years ago in Joburg, another kind of predator had detectives forming an unlikely alliance. ...

SAPS driven to destruction

Shaun Smillie|Published

More policemen get killed in car crashes than are murdered - either on or off duty

Robot shark won't put up with any rubbish

Shaun Smillie|Published

Autonomous aquadrone scoops up litter with no human operator needed

Chronic browsing saps study time for students

Shaun Smillie|Published

A survey of 390 undergraduate students from the universities of Fort Hare and Nelson Mandela has revealed the impact the internet has on studying.

Chronic browsing saps study time for students

Shaun Smillie|Published

A survey of 390 undergraduate students from the universities of Fort Hare and Nelson Mandela has revealed the impact the internet has on studying.

Hunt for vet’s killers heats up

Shaun Smillie|Published

For six months, a gang has targeted businesses across Johannesburg and Pretoria. Their crimes were quick and non-violent. Then they murdered for the first time. ...

Vandals dishonour World War I memorial

Shaun Smillie|Published

Residents cleaned Bez Valley memorial ahead of World War 1 armistice deadline, writes Shaun Smillie

Suspect arrested for brutal murders of siblings found in Slovoville cemetery

Shaun Smillie|Published

Muzi, 8, and his sister Elam Mdibi, 9, were found in a pit on October 1, behind Slovoville cemetery in Soweto

Africans DNA a treasure trove to fight against disease

Shaun Smillie|Published

Researchers are plotting Africans’ DNA to delve into humanity’s earliest origins

Networking and trading ideas seen in thousands of years old tools

Shaun Smillie|Published

“While regional specificities in the tools from the various sites exist, the similarities of Klipdrift Shelter with the site of Diepkloof Rock Shelter astonishing” ...

OLX killers sentenced to 30 years for Jaishika Amtha murder

Shaun Smillie|Published

Jaishika Amtha was bound and gagged before she was shot twice in the head as she knelt against a bed in her Lenasia home

Brandon Booysen won't let renal failure stop him from dreaming big

Shaun Smillie|Published

He?s been interested in dinosaurs from the age of 10