Archive for 'Crime' Category
That money isn’t yours
18 June 2009 by PhilipWhen South Africans do something, we ‘do it good’. No small-time 419 scams or chain letter fraud for us. We follow in the footsteps of greats like Bernie Madoff and run a proper ponzi scheme. I am - if you haven’t guessed yet - talking about alleged swindler Barry Tannenbaum and his R15 billion pyramid [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Sex or politics?
8 June 2009 by JuanitaWe’re always interested in readers want to see on IOL - and in my case, interested in which news stories you read.
This week past, I was surprised that more readers weren’t as interested in President Jacob Zuma’s maiden State of The Nation as they were in what happened during the last minutes of crashed Flight [...]
We’re quite happy to fake it, it seems
14 May 2009 by PhilipAre fake goods better than the real thing? The fact that the trade in counterfeit goods is costing South Africa more than R2 billion annually in lost revenue is probably an indication that most people couldn’t care where they get their goods from, as long as there is a perceived value for money.
Even big companies [...]
Shocking call from union for the unemployed
15 August 2007 by JuanitaMy first thought when Susan told me about this story was *big sigh*. Why do they think making threats will make a difference?
If everyone who was unemployed became a criminal, we’d be sitting with a real problem on our hands.
Alleged sex blogger faces charges
24 July 2007 by JuanitaJuan Duval Uys has been arrested for allegedly being behind the male sex worker blog - but that’s not all. He’s also facing what a police spokesperson has described as “quite a lot of stuff including pending cases”.
IOL has run a couple of stories around the sex blog, and was one of the first news [...]
‘Majority of SA want death penalty back’
23 July 2007 by JuanitaJudge Dennis Davis says 85% of South Africans want the death penalty brought back.
The thought of comments about the death penalty always make me a little nervous, what with our legislation on defamation and hate speech - but once you’ve started asking people’s opinions on some topics (like our Poll), you can’t just steer clear [...]
The case of the kipping cop
11 April 2007 by JuanitaOur motoring guys, Les and Dave, had an interesting tale of a police officer caught sleeping near Camps Bay in Cape Town.
This is not the kind of image the police want to project, yes? Especially not after the Easter weekend saw 181 people killed on our roads.
‘My new freedom’
27 March 2007 by JuanitaThe issue of crime is an emotional one - and this letter from IOL reader Tess is a good example:
Tess Wrote:
I was one of the many disadvantaged coloured teenagers who fought for liberation during apartheid era. Yes, we succeeded but are paying the bitter price of freedom. Our drug dealers and murderers operate with a [...]
Does this mean SA thieves can compete internationally?
27 February 2007 by JuanitaIf you’ve ever had anything stolen at an airport, you’ll probably disagree with Public Enterprises Minister Alec Erwin, who reckons that the number at thefts at our airports “fall within recognised international benchmarks”.
I’ve not experienced that miserable moment when you open your suitcase and find out that someone’s been in there, rifling through your unmentionables.
One [...]
