FILE| Suspended Ekurhuleni Metro Police Acting Chief, Julius Mkhwanazi. Suspended Ekurhuleni Metro Police Deputy Chief, Julius Mkhwanazi, has apologised before Parliament’s Ad Hoc Committee after admitting that he accepted money from alleged criminal kingpin businessman Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala. During questioning, Mkhwanazi conceded that the payments were inappropriate, telling Members of Parliament (MPs) that he regrets…
Bullets seen n top of a table. The community of Ntabankulu has been left traumatised following the shooting of three female educators at Ntabankulu Primary School on Thursday afternoon. It is alleged that a 52-year-old man, who is a suspended deputy principal at the school, barged into the premises and started shooting randomly at teachers…
Two of the accused in the Meyiwa murder trial The defence in the Senzo Meyiwa trial is expected to call a new witness after Sifiso Gwabini Zungu concluded his testimony on Thursday. Zungu had been testifying at the High Court in Pretoria, where five men are on trial for the 2014 murder of the Bafana Bafana…
A Patriotic Alliance supporter celebrating a victory The Patriotic Alliance (PA) has won both wards that were being contested in by-elections in George, in the Western Cape. Raphael Goeieman won in Ward 17 in Conville, while Marchell Kleynhans won in ward 27 in Pacaltsdorp, both are former Democratic Alliance (DA) wards. The DA, PA, African National Congress (ANC) and the Truth and Solidarity…
A person signals for help under water. Residents of Moshana village in Zeerust in the North West are disheartened over what they say is a lack of police resources and response time in their area. This follows the drowning of two girls, aged 15 and 18, while swimming in a dam. Although residents say they alerted police immediately, their bodies were only…
A logo is seen on the roof of the ArcelorMittal building. Negotiations are back on the table for South Africa’s steel giant. Now, after a tense standoff last year, ArcelorMittal South Africa (AMSA) and the Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) have officially resumed talks regarding a potential state-led buyout. Discussions hit a wall last year after…
Candles lit amid a power outage. The Nelson Mandela Bay Metro in the Eastern Cape is currently facing a major power outage affecting large parts of the Metro. Areas affected include Forest Hill, Newton Park as well as the Western Suburbs. The municipality has also has urged residents to exercise extreme caution as windy conditions…
The Springbok Women’s rugby team in a match The Springbok Women’s rugby team will host their counterparts from the United States in a historic two-Test series in July in Johannesburg and Pretoria. The women will open the days’ action when the Springboks kick off their Nations Championship campaign. The two Tests, at Ellis Park on…
WOH G64 is a system composed of a red supergiant (at left, in orange) and a smaller hot star (at right, in blue). Astronomers using the Southern African Large Telescope (SALT) have solved a scientific mystery involving a red supergiant star that has been misbehaving. “In the last decade, the star’s behaviour changed radically. It…
The group comes from different provinces around the country. The workers were officially welcomed by health MEC Sasekani Manzini. The Department of Health in Mpumalanga has strengthened its healthcare system with the arrival of more than 500 new intern health workers. The group comes from different provinces around the country. The workers were officially welcomed…
