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Empty benches inside a court The case against Tebogo Mnisi, who was arrested in connection with the murder of two young women in Mamelodi, east of Pretoria, has been postponed to the 19th of March 2026 at the Mamelodi Magistrate’s Court.   22-year-old Tshiyamo Moramaga and her cousin, 21-year-old Boleseng Moramaga, were fatally shot after…

The scene of a deadly scholar transport crash in Vanderbijlpark on 19 January 2026. The Emfuleni Local Municipality Executive Mayor Sipho Radebe says the deadly scholar transport crash in Vanderbijlpark in the Vaal highlights a growing national crisis on South Africa’s roads. This follows a collision between a minibus used as scholar transport and a…

Accident scene graphic. Nine children have been injured after the driver of their scholar transport vehicle lost control. The vehicle crashed into a tree near Sarnia Primary School in Pinetown, west of Durban. Advanced Life Support (ALS) Paramedics spokesperson, Garrith Jamieson explains: “Its believed that a single vehicle carrying nine school children on their way home…

Private investigator Paul O’Sullivan. The Ad Hoc Committee investigating allegations of criminal infiltration, corruption and political interference in the justice system, has resolved to subpoena private investigator Paul O’ Sullivan. His request to testify virtually has been vehemently rejected by the committee. It wants him to appear in-person in Parliament. O’Sullivan has raised concerns around…

A view at the scene of the scholar transport crash in Vanderbijlpark. President Cyril Ramaphosa has expressed sadness over the passing of pupils. This as after 13 learners died following a crash involving a minibus taxi transporting learners in Vanderbijlpark. Four other learners who sustained injuries have been rushed to hospital. In a media statement,…

FILE| Jomba Phiri walks over where his house stood after heavy rains caused flood damage in KwaNdengezi, Durban, South Africa. About 20 families, who lost their homes following heavy rains that battered some parts of northern KwaZulu-Natal at the weekend, have found refuge at one of schools in Umhlabuyalingana as mop-up operations get underway. Hundreds…

Court gavel. Eight suspected kidnappers are expected to appear before the Lenasia Magistrate’s Court today following the successful rescue of a kidnapped man in Gauteng. The 43-year-old victim was abducted earlier this month while travelling with his wife and was later held at a hostel in Soweto. Police say the breakthrough came after an intelligence-driven…

FILE| Broken windscreen of a car seen after a vehicle accident. Eleven learners have been killed while on the way to school in a private scholar transport in the Vanderbijlpark, Gauteng. The department of education says five other learners who sustained injuries have been rushed to hospital. 11 learners have been killed while on their…