A video is currently going viral on the internet, showing three blacks approaching a white woman with a baby on her lap. Initially they ask her to put down the baby but when she fails to react, they simply start … Read the rest
Tag: violence
Black taxi drivers torch George buses
Five Go George buses have been set alight by black taxi drivers in a protest action in George. The taxi drivers complain that the buses hamper their profits.
The first bus was set alight in front of the depot, and … Read the rest
Violence errupts in PE
A number of cars have been burned and others have been stoned, as violent protest action resumed in Port Elizabeth on Thursday morning.
At least one person, a woman, was injured when she drove her car into a tree in … Read the rest
Mother shot dead in her driveway
A case of murder has been opened following last night’s shooting where a white woman (36) was shot dead in her driveway in Esther Park.
The woman lived alone with her three children and full-time nanny.
According to Sebenza SAPS … Read the rest
Violence rocks PE
Violent protests rocked Port Elizabeth’s northern areas on Monday.
On Monday areas – including Gelvandale and Bethelsdorp – were ablaze over the closure of 33 schools due to a lack of teachers.
Talks between angry residents, principals, the Eastern Cape … Read the rest
UN condemns armed attacks on Main Supply Road of CAR
The United Nations peacekeeping operation in the Central African Republic (CAR) today condemned a recent series of armed attacks perpetrated by rebel elements.
“The United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) strongly condemns the marked … Read the rest
One shot, bricks fly at ANC meeting
Bricks were thrown and a branch member was shot during a general meeting of a Limpopo ANC branch on Saturday.
The incident took place apparently because there were differing opinions on who should be nominated as treasurer after the position … Read the rest
Police deny brutal beating of white man was racist
New video out of Cincinnati shows a black mob viciously beating and choking a white man, but police have distanced themselves from an initial explanation that the incident was an “anti-white” attack.
The altercation began in Fountain Square on … Read the rest
Bikers robbed at gunpoint
A warning has been circulating on social media about motorbikers being robbed at the William Nicol off-ramp on the N1 North.
The warning states that bikers are being “robbed at red robots by armed men”.
In the most recent incident, … Read the rest
Foreign national shot in Free State
A 34-year-old foreign businessman was shot dead at the Tseki shopping complex in QwaQwa in the Free State.
Police spokesperson Thandi Mbambo said the incident occurred on Wednesday evening.
She said at around 17:50 police received a report that a … Read the rest
Chicago gay parade disrupted by #blacklivesmatter
Chicago’s 47th annual gay pride parade was disrupted several times by the usual city disruptions — gang activity, gunshots, and drunks — but the event was also disrupted by a car driving into a group of bystanders. Then there was … Read the rest
Charleston shooter was on drug linked to violent episodes
Charleston shooter Dylann Storm Roof was reportedly taking a drug that has been linked with sudden outbursts of violence, fitting the pattern of innumerable other mass shooters who were on or had recently come off pharmaceutical drugs linked to aggression.… Read the rest
Mandela’s grandson to be sentenced for assault
Former President Nelson Mandela’s grandson Zwelivelile Mandla Mandela is expected to be sentenced in the Mthatha Magistrate’s Court in the Eastern Cape on Tuesday.
He was convicted of assaulting Mthatha teacher Mlamli Ngudle two years ago.
While the Chief of … Read the rest
SA heading for internet censorship
The Film and Publication Board (FPB) has refuted rumours that its Draft Online Regulation Policy will censor internet usage in South Africa.
It says the proposed regulations are to ensure that commercial media distributions do not publish or promote illegal … Read the rest