Wednesday, 5 May 2010

Another heist gone wrong

The body of a suspect shot dead after a group tried to rob a cash in transit vehicle delivering money to an ATM, next to the Elandsfontein train station, in Germiston. The suspect allegedly ran into a shop and was shot dead by one of the guards. Another feel good story:)

Big Lolly's house

Teazers was closed the day after Lolly was murdered, but was open for business the next evening, after the staff had a meeting. They decided that it was "business as usual", they said that's what Lolly would have wanted.Teazers is well known for its controversial advertising billboards , this dig at the ANC Womans Leagues recent protests at various Teazers branches was the last one Lolly worked on.

Monday, 3 May 2010

"King of Teaze" murdered

The house in Edleen, Kempton Park photographed a few hours after Lolly Jackson was murdered. Lolly Jackson was a controversial businessman that owned a string of strip clubs and tens of millions of rands in sports cars.A shocked Sean Newman, spokesman for Teazers strip club speaks to media outside the house.A mortuary van comes to collect the body of Lolly Jackson.

Friday, 30 April 2010

Bafana back home

The South African national football team (Bafana Bafana) arrived back home this morning from a training camp in Germany.Matthew Booth speaks to some of the fans that gathered at OR Tambo airport.Teko Modise talks to Saddam Maake, one of the supporters at the airport.Goalkeeper, Itumeleng Khune and Katlekgo Mashekgo

Thursday, 15 April 2010

Eden Park unrest

Police fire their 9mm handguns at protesters during a protest over evictions at Eden Park, Ekurhuleni.There was chaos in Eden Park, the crowd was looking to get into the council offices and set it on fire, the police stood behind a fence, then all hell broke loose. I dived behind a tree to avoid the rubber bullets being fired in my direction by the police and the rocks being thrown by the protesters from behind. A few protesters joined me in what seemed like a bit of a queue behind this tree, I assume they thought I knew what I was doing :) Just after that I heard a louder bang from behind me and one of the protesters next to me dropped, I looked at him, as the shooting had stopped and the majority of the people had dispersed. He was shot with a live round through the upper arm, although I seen the police shooting their 9mm's from a moving car earlier, I think one of the protesters shot at the police and shot the poor guy about a meter away from me. A bit too close for comfort.
Police extinguish a truck and tractor set on fire by protesters. An elderly woman that was shot with a rubber bullet a close range is dragged to a waiting car. A young protester writhes in pain after being shot throught the arm during protests against evictions in Eden Park, Ekurhuleni.