Be vigilant, business owners urged

Mercury Correspondent|Published

Business owners and their staff have been warned to be vigilant following a spate of armed robberies across the city over the past week.

AA says petrol price set to drop once more

Mercury Correspondent|Published

The Automobile Association (AA) believes further reductions in the fuel price are on the horizon at the end of the month.

Pupil risks life to save tortoises from blaze

Mercury Correspondent|Published

Instead of fleeing for his life, Corné Uys, 17 and still in high school, recently braved the smoke and ferocious flames that ripped through Betty’s Bay to save 33 ...

Be careful when renting holiday accommodation

Mercury Correspondent|Published

IT?S no secret that thousands of people make their holiday plans late, and hunt for last-minute Christmas and New Year accommodation.

Officer's son killed

Mercury Correspondent|Published

A Durban policeman failed in his attempt to save his son, who was killed during a home invasion. The suspected house robber was also killed, after he stabbed the ...

Woman of 103 killed in attack

Mercury Correspondent|Published

A 103-year-old woman and a Wits student were among eight people killed in a series of clashes in the Mambuka area over the Christmas period.

Surprise end for hostage saga in crane

Mercury Correspondent|Published

It took nearly two hours of negotiation to coax a man out of a construction crane after he had barricaded himself in and refused to come down.

Suicide rate blamed on economic crash

Mercury Correspondent|Published

The British Medical Journal says the marked increase in suicides worldwide can be partly attributed to the 2008 economic crash.

Flags to fly at half mast for a week

Mercury Correspondent|Published

Tears ran freely yesterday - underlaid by anger. In Mpumalanga, national police commissioner Riah Phiyega struggled to contain her emotions.

Halaal panel calls for public comment

Mercury Correspondent|Published

Following a scandal about meat distribution, Muslim activists have asked for public recommendations and submissions.