A former naval officer on a one-man mission to row unassisted from South Africa to South America is expected to arrive at his destination this weekend. Mere days separate Zirk Botha from completing his epic 7,200-kilometre (4,474-mi) journey from the city of Cape Town to the Brazilian city of Rio…
A former naval officer who is attempting to row solo from South Africa to South America has recently completed three-quarters of his epic journey. Zirk Botha, 59, is attempting to row 7,200 kilometres (4,474 miles) unassisted from Cape Town in South Africa to Rio de Janeiro in Brazil onboard a…
A South African man is facing trial for killing his wife and later claiming that he thought she was an intruder in a case that has been compared to Oscar Pistorius. The incident took place in the suburb of Norkem Park in the city of Kempton Park in South Africa's…
A young girl is fighting for her life with a bullet in her skull after three men randomly opened fire on her and friends during her 14th birthday garden party. The shocking incident was reported at a house near Eerste River in the South African province of Western Cape on…
A 60-year-old grandfather has been murdered in front of his new wife for less than GBP 8 during a robbery in South Africa. Len Pretorius was attending a friends' weekend birthday getaway with his new wife Joey, 52, at the remote Bush Boys Camp in Tonteldoos in the South African…
