Crime scene in Eldorado Park. An Eldorado Park ward councillor, Juwairiya Kaldene has asked the community to pray for a 4-year-old girl reportedly on life support at Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital in Soweto. The little girl was allegedly assaulted by her own father in Eldorado Park south of Johannesburg this week. Gauteng police are yet…
[FILE PHOTO]: A 3D-printed miniature model of U.S. President Donald Trump, US Flag and word “Tariffs” The rand strengthened on Thursday with the Johannesburg Stock Exchange All Share Index also hitting a new record. This as markets digest developments around the US tariffs impacts on South Africa’s economy. The country faces a 30% tariff on…
National Schools Nutrition programme Service providers in KwaZulu-Natal are calling on Premier Thami Ntuli to act swiftly against Education MEC Sipho Hlomuka. There are claims that Hlomuka manipulated the bidding process for the school nutrition programme, with an aim to benefit a company linked to his relatives. It is alleged that several companies associated with prominent…
The trial of the six men accused of the mass murder of 18 people at Ngobozana Village in Lusikisiki last year has been postponed until Friday by the special sitting of the Mthatha High Court in the Eastern Cape. On Thursday, the state called a police crime scene expert as its only witness. The court…
Court proceedings from the Limpopo pig farm murder trial, 07 August 2025. One of the defence lawyers in the killing of two women whose bodies were fed to pigs at a farm at Onverwacht, outside Polokwane in Limpopo, has welcomed the withdrawal of charges against his client. Former accused number two, Rudolf de Wet, had…
A police officer wears a bullet-proof vest. Police in KwaZulu-Natal say they have made over 12 000 arrests for a variety of crimes committed in the province during specialised operations and routine policing last month. 331 firearms and 16 000 rounds of ammunition were recovered. Crimes related to murder, attempted murder and assault recorded the…
A soccer ball. Most Betway Premiership coaches say that if the performance of various teams in the MTN-8 competition this past weekend is anything to go by, then they expect the upcoming season to be more competitive. A total of sixteen goals were scored in four fixtures played on Saturday and Sunday, setting the tone…
Menstruation Foundation charity The University of the Western Cape has launched its Students On The Go programme, which is about installing sanitary pad vending machines aimed at making sanitary pads available to students who need them. This is part of a nationwide programme at five universities, sponsored by a well-known chain store. After applying for…
Minister Macpherson The Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure, Dean Macpherson, says he informed the board of the Independent Development Trust (IDT), prior to formally laying criminal charges against its suspended CEO, Tebogo Malaka and spokesperson Phasha Makgolane. This follows an allegation that Malaka and Makgolane attempted to offer a bribe to a journalist with…
Caution Limpopo Transport department says heavy rain and hail are causing hazardous conditions on the N1 outside Mokopane. Department spokesperson Tidimalo Chuene says they have deployed the traffic officers and emergency services personnel to monitor the situation. “Heavy rain and hail are causing hazardous conditions on the N1 South outside Mokopane, leading to cars…
