Pretoria News is a local newspaper circulating in the Tshwane Metropolitan area. Pretoria News covers a range of local news, as well as national and international news, comment and analysis by experts, sport, entertainment and lifestyle.
DYING WOMAN’S FINAL WISH Larami Meyer, with a few months left to live, gets married to the love of her life ZELDA VENTER zelda.venter@inl.co.za ALTHOUGH she is dying from a rare form of cancer and only has a few months left to live, according to her doctor, a Pretoria woman is seizing every moment she has left. These include getting married to the love of her life, with the help of staff at the Centurion Hospice. Larami Meyer, 36, and her now husband Otto Meyer, 38, decided that Workers Day in May 1 was the perfect time to tie the knot. While Otto did not care at all that his bride had no hair due to the chemotherapy she had received, Larami decided to sport a blond wig…
The man who knew how to catch serial killers ZELDA VENTER AFTER “quarry murderer” Richard Jabulani Nyauza was sentenced to 16 life terms for a series of killings, he – with a smile – told journalists: “This does not change anything.” He then shook the hand of the man who was one of those who were instrumental in sealing his fate, Dr Gerard Labuschagne. “He asked me to help him write his book, before he was led down underneath the court to start serving his sentence.” This is one of the several hair raising cases the former head police profiler relived in his top selling book, The Profiler Diaries. Labuschagne, who headed the police investigative psychology section for 14 years before he resigned in 2016, is a man who knows…
Magashule headed for showdown with ANC NTOMBI NKOSI ntombi.nkosi@inl.co.za ANC secretary-general Ace Magashule is headed for a showdown with the top brass of the party after he lodged an urgent court application to challenge his suspension. Magashule was asked by the National Executive Committee (NEC) to apologise to the party for an unwarranted suspension letter against President Cyril Ramaphosa, an action which the NEC has described as gross misconduct. If Magashule fails to apologise, the NEC will institute disciplinary charges against him. Magashule was suspended after a National Working Committee (NWC) meeting last week, followed by a three-day special NEC meeting held last weekend. Magashule yesterday went to the South Gauteng High Court and filed an urgent court application to challenge his suspension and order from the NEC to apologise.…
VACANCIES Electoral Court short-staffed ahead of 2021 polls ZELDA VENTER zelda.venter@inl.co.za WITH the municipal elections scheduled for October, online project Judges Matter said it was concerned about whether the Electoral Court would be ready. According to the project, which specialises in legal issues, the five-member court has three vacancies. The project, which keeps a close watch on matters in the judiciary, posed the question whether electoral democracy would be able to survive the pandemic. Judges Matter said that along with the Electoral Commission is South Africa, the Electoral Court was responsible for the smooth operation of the electoral system. While Judge Boissie Mbha is the current chairperson, and Sungaree Pather is one of the non-judge members, the other three positions are still vacant, the project said. While the Judicial Services…
TRANSPORT Bolt drivers say they live in fear JONISAYI MAROMO JACQUES NAUDE African News Agency (ANA) DESPITE the highly publicised attacks and some murders of e-hailing cab drivers in different parts of South Africa in the past, the operators continue to work in fear, blaming authorities for not doing enough to protect them. Earlier this month, the Johannesburg Metro Police Department rescued a driver affiliated to the e-hailing cab platform Bolt from the boot of his Nissan Almera, which was being stripped after he had been hijacked. The hijackers escaped. Last month, the Durban e-Hailing Association raised concerns about the safety of e-hailing drivers in the city and nearby townships. This came after a 30-year-old Bolt driver was found dead after going missing. The association said it had…
HIGHWAY PATROL Man arrested for BMW parts theft THE GAUTENG Highway Patrol recovered BMW new parts worth an estimate of R28 million and arrested one suspect for possession of stolen property. The incident happened on Thursday evening. The members were following information, which led to the recovery of the BMW new parts that had been reported stolen from Pretoria. The case was reported to Akasia SAPS and investigated. The suspect was traced and eventually found in one of the recycling places in Bramley, north-east of Johannesburg. He was arrested immediately. The preliminary investigations revealed that the stolen parts were from BMW Rosslyn in Pretoria. The stock was released to the owners “via SAPS processes”, according to a police statement. Investigations are still continuing to determine if there are more suspects…
