Illegal mining suspects arrested during a police operation. The Department of Mineral and Petroleum Resources has urged residents of the Gugulethu informal settlement in Springs not to engage in illegal mining activities as it poses a serious danger. This comes after the alleged discovery of gold particles in a kraal by locals. Scores of residents…
File image | Deputy National Police Commissioner General Shadrack Sibiya. Suspended Deputy National Police Commissioner Shadrack Sibiya is expected to appear before the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry on Wednesday. The Commission was postponed on Monday morning after Witness F was hospitalised. Witness F and other witnesses have linked Lieutenant-General Shadrack Sibiya to attempted murder accused,…
Sassa officials assisting beneficiaries. The South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) in KwaZulu-Natal has commended its social grant beneficiaries for honesty during the grant review process in the current financial year. More than 70 000 people have been suspended nationally from Sassa’s grand payment system, saving the agency about R500 million. Sassa had planned to conduct…
Court gavel A fourth suspect in the killing of 22-year old e-hailing driver Issac Satlat is expected to make his first appearance in the Pretoria Magistrate’s Court Tuesday. He handed himself over to the police on Monday in Atteridgeville, Pretoria. Satlat was killed after responding to a trip request. His body and hijacked vehicle were later found abandoned in…
Stellenbosch FC team picture during the CAF Confederation Cup. Stellenbosch FC played hosts to Singida Black Stars from Tanzania in their last group match of the CAF Confederation Cup in Cape Town. Both sides were just honouring the fixture as they had nothing tangible to play for since they were mathematically out of contention for the quarterfinal…
Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) vaccination drive in Fisantekraal, Cape Town on February 15, 2025. Western Cape Premier Alan Winde says Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) poses a major risk for the livestock farming sector in the province. About 15 000 people are employed in the R 13.5 billion sector. A proactive risk mitigation vaccination…
Dead fish seen at sea. A preliminary report on the cause of the mass amount of fish found dead at the Umhlali River mouth on the KwaZulu-Natal north coast suggests that there was an oxygen deficiency in the water, due to high temperatures from a heatwave, coupled with low tide. This forced the Kwadukuza Municipality…
Police station door Police say a fourth suspect who was wanted for the alleged murder of an e-hailing driver has handed himself over to in Atteridgeville in Pretoria. He is expected to appear before Pretoria Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday. The suspect will also be facing charges of car hijacking and murder. Three accused appeared in…
Cricket ball and bat. India continued their T20 World Cup dominance of Pakistan with a thumping 61-run victory in their Group A match of the ICC T20 World Cup in Colombo in, Sri Lanka, sealing the defending champions and tournament favourites’ spot in the Super Eight stage with three wins in three games. India have…
Five accused in the former Bafana Bafana captain Senzo Meyiwa murder trial appear in the High Court in Pretoria. Accused number two in the Senzo Meyiwa trial, Bongani Ntanzi, has denied giving the names of his co-accused to Magistrate Vivian Cronje who took down his second confession statement. It is alleged that Ntanzi made two…
