Zuma's spousal budget: R15 517 500
The budget for the spousal support office in the presidency nearly doubled last year after President Jacob Zuma took power.

Vroom killers jailed for 25 years
Makhosonke Zuma, 26, has been sentenced to 25 years in jail for the murder and aggravated robbery of Cato Ridge bed manufacturer Mark Vroom, 51, in December 2007.

Man stabbed to death, private parts burnt
A man has been found dead in Jeppes Reef on the border of South Africa and Swaziland with his buttocks and private parts burnt beyond recognition.

PICS: What's inside the Zakumi lucky packet
The Zakumi 'lucky' packet is high in price and low on treats.

Mom performed gruesome sexual acts on girl
A mother and her boyfriend have been sentenced after being found guilty of abusing the woman's daughter by inserting sticks and other objects into the child's private parts.

World Cup security: High rollers to dig deep
High-profile foreign visitors are to pay up to R7 500 a day for personal protection during the World Cup.

Oprah must defend ex-matron's suit
A federal judge says Oprah Winfrey must defend a defamation suit filed by the former headmistress of her girls' school in South Africa.

More hate speech woes for Malema
The saga continues for ANC Youth League president Julius Malema after fresh charges of hate speech were filed against him, just hours after he was found guilty of hate speech that demeaned women.

Man scores with police after assualt
The department of police was ordered by the Pietermaritzburg High Court to pay more than R140,000 to a man assaulted by policemen in holding cells in Tongaat, KwaZulu-Natal.

Hunter drowns in fishing accident
An angler who swam into a dam to retrieve his fishing rod has drowned after becoming tangled in grass.