Graphic depicting a bail application. One of the two teenagers accused of killing the 19-year-old Lusanda Mathabela in Mataffin outside Mbombela, Mpumalanga, has appeared at the Nelspruit Magistrate’s Court for his bail application. Lungelo Sithole and co-accused Katlego Mokoena were arrested after the killing of Mathabela at her home in Mataffin last year. In the…
One of the four people accused of killing a Limpopo Department of Education’s Circuit Manager has pleaded guilty to all charges in the Polokwane High Court. Hlologelo Mogotlane has pleaded guilty of murder, conspiracy to commit murder, and robbery with aggravating circumstance. Doctor Malekutu Mehlape was shot multiple times in December 2023. The accused is…
Indies’ Shai Hope walks off after being dismissed by England’s Jofra Archer West Indies charged into the Super Eight stage of the Twenty20 World Cup after the two-times champions defeated Nepal by nine wickets in Mumbai on Sunday, with Jason Holder’s four-wicket haul and Shai Hope’s half-century setting up the win. Chasing a modest 134…
Three suspects in the e‑hailing murder case in Pretoria Magistrate Court, February 16, 2026. The three people accused of the murder of an e-hailing driver have abandoned their bail application in the Pretoria Magistrate’s Court. Magistrate Christopher Chokwe postponed the case to February 23, 2026, for further investigation. Police say preliminary investigations suggest…
A SAPS graphic depicting an arrest. Police have arrested two more suspects in connection with the murder of an e-hailing driver in Pretoria. The two suspects, aged 30 and 26, join a female suspect who was arrested last week. The victim was allegedly killed on Wednesday after responding to a trip request in Pretoria West….
ANC Provincial coordinator Hope Papo The African National Congress (ANC) in Gauteng says it still wants to work with the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) in all municipalities within the province. Earlier this month, EFF leader Julius Malema said his party would end cooperation agreements with the ANC in Gauteng. He accused ANC Chairperson in Ekurhuleni,…
The Cornubia Integrated Housing Project in ward 102, north of Durban. The eThekwini Municipality says the first batch of houses being built for flood victims in Durban will be ready next month after construction was delayed. The first 113 houses out of the planned 1200 units, which were initially set for completion in December, are…
Taxi sign seen on top of an e-hailing vehicle. E-hailing operators in KwaZulu-Natal are demanding that police make arrests after a driver was assaulted and extorted in Phoenix north of Durban. It’s alleged three people from a local association assaulted the driver after dropping off a passenger at the Phoenix Plaza on Saturday. The suspects…
President Cyril Ramaphosa delivers the State of the Nation Address in Cape Town, February 13, 2026. Political analyst Sanusha Naidu says President Cyril Ramaphosa’s State of the Nation Address has exposed the government’s failure to implement its own plans. She says systemic failures, weak state capacity and poor governance are hampering the delivery of basic…
Cows seen during a Foot-and-Mouth vaccination drive. Local farmers in the Eastern Cape are calling for an accelerated sourcing and distribution of foot and mouth vaccine, as they count their losses and possible crippling of their pockets due to the outbreak, which has now been pronounced a national disaster. The farmers fear that reliance on…
