A POLICE officer arrests a grandmother for fraud. But the charges are trumped up to help his pal with a paternity dispute. The woman sues for wrongful arrest and malicious prosecution and the court awards her R75 000 in damages.…Share this:Click to share on...
OF all the wicked money-making plans I’ve ever read involving corrupt cops, Andre Boshoff’s scheme ranks up at the top. A lieutenant-colonel in the South African Police Services with 24 years service he knew how the system works and how …Share this:Click to...
YOU’VE heard her voice on the radio with her special arts programme – now we’ll be hosting her in Smithfield. Michele Constant, CEO of Business Arts South Africa is headed for Smithfield this weekend to help us plot the way …Share this:Click to share on Twitter...
GODFATHER of our Platteland Preview arts festival, Ismail Mahomed, makes his first visit to Smithfield this weekend. Our festival is directly linked with the National Arts Festival in Grahamstown because we invite performers, on their way to Grahamstown, to stop...
We knew we were on to a winner when we saw David Butler as Bram Fischer: he opened the Platteland Preview festival in June with the premier of ‘Fischer’ in English and won rave reviews from local audiences, not to …Share this:Click to share on Twitter (Opens in...
WHEN government officials promise to consult over crucially important matters can they be held to their word? Or may they renege with impunity? A recent series of court cases show these questions are not as easy to answer as you …Share this:Click to share on...
