[FILE IMAGE]: Potholes seen on the road. A group of residents from the Umngeni local municipality at Howick, KwaZulu-Natal Midlands, have marched to the local provincial Transport Department office, protesting against the neglect of roads in the area. Democratic Alliance (DA) Deputy Mayor, Sandile Mnikathi, has handed over a petition signed by 700 residents, farmers…
Minister of Basic Education Siviwe Gwarube has called on young people to take their rightful place in their communities and lead the transformation of the country. This emerged at a three-day Learner Leadership Summit at the Johannesburg City Council Chambers, where Gwarube was delivering the keynote address. Gwarube says young people are the backbone of…
Mpumalanga Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs MEC Speedy Mashilo says police have launched an investigation into the initiate’s death in eMalahleni. It is alleged that the boy was lured to an initiation school in Verena. Last month, his family requested that he be transferred to another initiation school, which was closer to home in Klarinet….
Head of Crime Intelligence Dumisani Khumalo and five other suspects have been granted R10 000 bail each at the Pretoria Magistrates’ Court. Khumalo and several other suspects were arrested at the O.R. Tambo International Airport on Thursday. They are facing fraud and corruption charges. Crime Intelligence head Dumisani Khumalo has been arrested Some of the…
New Zealand’s Wallace Sititi in action with England’s Ollie Lawrence in the Autumn International match at Allianz Stadium Twickenham in London, Britain on November 2, 2024. The All Blacks says loose forward Wallace Sititi is to undergo surgery on an ankle injury and will miss the three-test series against France in July. Twenty-two-year-old Sititi, who…
[File photo] A prison guard stands behind bars in a file photo. The Madadeni Regional Court in KwaZulu-Natal sentenced a 57-year-old drug dealer to 15 years in prison. Jerome Kunene was arrested in 2023 for being in possession of drugs valued at R112 000. The NPA has welcomed the sentence, stating that drug abuse and…
Business mogul Bridgette Motsepe and the government of Botswana reach a court settlement The government of Botswana and business mogul Bridgette Motsepe have reached a court settlement, concluding a protracted litigation over allegations made against her in what is now known as the “Butterfly case”. This case affected Bridgette Motsepe’s business activities. The settlement agreement…
Crash in Tongaat, north of Durban Two people have died in a collision involving two light motor vehicles and a truck on the R614 in Upper Tongaat, north of Durban. Emergency services say the events leading up to the crash are unclear. Spokesperson for Reaction Unit South Africa, Prem Balram, says, “Reaction Unit South Africa…
Grade 11 learner from the Martie du Plessis Special Needs School, Kamogelo Baukudi. Free State police say they are questioning the five men arrested in connection with the kidnapping of 19-year-old Kamogelo Baukudi. Earlier this morning, police rescued the Grade 11 learner who was kidnapped on the 5th of June while on his way home…
FILE | South African Police Service (SAPS) Crime Intelligence Head Dumisani Khumalo. Portfolio Committee on Police Chairperson Ian Cameron says the arrests of Crime Intelligence Head, Lieutenant General Dumisani Khumalo, and other high-ranking South African Police Service (SAPS) officials point to a deeper crisis inside the organisation’s senior leadership. Yesterday, members of the National Prosecuting…
