Crime & courts

Spiked – the murky world of date rape drugs

The many stories of these incidents are unclear; an obliterated night, a single story told by witnesses. For some these stories are fairly innocuous.

They may shrug, wondering why, after only two drinks, they acted so strangely and couldn’t remember anything the next day. I’m not certain, they say.

Staying safe and secure – on and off campus

According to Dave Charteris, manager of Rhodes University’s Campus Protection Unit (CPU), new students must take time to familiarise themselves with the campus and city centre to lessen their chances of being affected by petty crime.

Murder of prominent residents still unsolved

More than three months later, police are still baffled by the murders of two prominent Ndlambe  Municipality residents.

Drunken driver charged on two counts

The driver who collided into three students in New Street outside the Rat and Parrot on Friday night was  arrested on the scene and charged on two counts driving under the influence of alcohol and reckless and negligent driving.

Robbery at Kenton liquor store

Three men entered Preston's liquor store in Kenton-on-Sea on Monday morning and stole an undisclosed amount of cash, the shop's computer and then escaped in their own vehicles as well as a delivery bakkie belonging to Preston's, according to Captain Cowan Cannon of the Kenton Police.

Senior municipal official escapes arrest

A senior Makana Municipality official narrowly escaped arrest on Friday afternoon when a warrant of arrest was issued to him.

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