IOL (Free subscription) | 11/24/2009
By Michelle JonesA former Umkhonto we Sizwe soldier and founding member of its Military Intelligence Unit, James Ngculu has written "the first book" chronicling the history and people behind the ANC's military wing.Former head of the unit and intelligence minister Ronnie Kasrils said last night c had done "an incredible job of putting this record together .. at a time when there is a...
IOL (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009
By Michelle JonesA motorist has been arrested with two of his passengers after two traffic officers were assaulted while trying to arrest the man for suspected drink driving.It is expected they will appear in the Somerset West Magistrate's Court tomorrow.The two officers pulled the car over on the R102 near Macassar because it was overloaded. Three men and two women were in the car.A...
IOL (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
By Michelle JonesA family spokesman for Deputy Human Settlements Minister Zoe Kota-Fredericks has been unable to explain why she and her driver where transferred from a state to private hospital 200km away, after both sustained just minor injuries in a fatal head-on collision.Asked why the pair had been transferred from the state's Beaufort West Hospital to the private George Medi-Clinic,...
