Top ten English articles of 2014
Catch up on this years news with the top 10 hard news articles of 2014.
Click on the blue headlines to read the full articles
Man trapped under tractor
A man was cutting grass with a tractor when it fell into a hole and he was trapped under it last Thursday.
Police and paramedics were called to the scene, but had to wait for the fire brigade to rescue him.
General worker assaults pupil
The general worker that attacked a 16-year-old Grade 10 pupil at Stanwest Combined School has been suspended from the school.
Principal accused of corporal punishment
A pupil from Khunjuliwe Secondary School was allegedly assaulted by the principal, Ms Zakithi Makhubu on 29 August after she was absent from school.
Man stabbed in the shoulder
There is a twist in the tail with regard to the man that two attackers allegedly stabbed on 17 September.
According to a young man (18), working in the industrial area, the injured man tried to rob him.
Woman gives police the finger
A good Samaritan got more than he bargained for on 17 July when the woman he was helping, showed police officers the middle finger.
Kasselman reaction officer dies after apprehending six robbers
An officer from Kasselman Security Services died in hospital of internal bleeding.
He was wounded when he apprehended six robbers, involved in a robbery at Heymans Kole.
17-year-old boy found dead in Vaal River
Mr Sizwe Masuku’s (21) body was found floating in the Vaal River.
His brother reported him missing at the Standerton Police Station.
Teacher dies in collapsed synagogue
The Sakhile community celebrated the life of Mr Themba Vilakazi, who died in the synagogue that collapsed in Nigeria.
A memorial service was held in his honour at Sakhile Hall on 20 November.
Girl burns after stove explodes
Awande Sisya (12) was badly burnt by a paraffin stove last year and her mother, Ms Fikelephi Mavimbela, asked the community for help to pay off medical bills.
Advocate murdered on his farm
Mr Tom Sawyer (62) was found murdered in his house on his farm, Oudehoutdraai, in the Val area on the morning of 3 November.
His farm workers alerted his neighbour, Mr Wynand Ambrosius, that something was not right early on 3 November.
