Gauteng steps up road safety operations as holidaymakers return home

Traffic officers conducting a road safety operation. Road safety operations across Gauteng have been intensified as the festive season draws to an end and holidaymakers are expected to return home. Spokesperson for the Provincial Department of Community Safety, Sello Maremane, says traffic officers have collaborated with other law enforcement agencies including the police and JMPD…

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Ten teens rescued in Mulbarton in suspected human trafficking ring

A 47-year-old foreign national has been arrested and 10 teenage boys rescued in Mulbarton, south of Johannesburg. Police were alerted to a group of eight half-naked teenagers walking on foot. HAWKS Spokesperson Katlego Mogale says officers established that the teenagers were foreign nationals who could not speak English. Mogale says officers were also informed that there were two more boys who had already been…

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NSFAS launches centralised accommodation database for 2026 students

NSFAS Logo. The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) says it’s introducing a centralised, transparent database for accommodation applications and providers for the 2026 academic year. Acting Board Chairperson, Dr. Mugwena Maluleke, says allowances for students in private accommodation will now be paid directly to accredited providers. Previously, many students struggled to secure housing, with…

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Mayor sends condolences after two Limpopo girls drowned

A picture depicting a drowning. The Mayor of the Maruleng Local Municipality in Limpopo has sent condolences to the families of the two girls who drowned on Friday in the Molomahlapi River in Butswana village outside Tzaneen in Limpopo. Nine-year-old Bonolo Dibakoane and eight-year-old Nothando Mphogo were last seen playing near the river. Mayor Tsheko…

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Confident fans back Bafana ahead of Cameroon clash

South African soccer fans at a stadium. Motorists passing through Bloemfontein remain confident that Bafana Bafana will beat their opponents Cameroon in a knockout game tonight. Bafana Bafana made it through to the last 16 Africa Cup of Nations after defeating Angola and Zimbabwe and losing to Egypt in the group stages. Teboho Mokoena shares…

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