SAPS’ arrest graphic. EFF in the Free State has called for the arrest of a Kroonstad doctor and his grandson who allegedly killed a farm dweller and buried the body in a shallow grave. The doctor also allegedly fired shots at another farm dweller. The party’s Provincial Secretary Bosanku Msimanga says they want the grandson…
Illustration of two glass and a car key depicting drunk driving. Two off-duty police officers and a taxi driver with an overloaded vehicle have been arrested on charges of drinking and driving at two roadblocks held in KwaZulu-Natal on Saturday night. Provincial Transport Department spokesperson Ndabezinhle Sibiya says in separate incidents, a police officer from…
[FILE IMAGE]: A placard displayed at a march in solidarity with rape victims at the East London City Hall, Eastern Cape on April 2, 2025. NotInMyName International says it will stage a demonstration outside the Prinshof School for the Blind in Pretoria on Monday. The movement is demanding justice following the alleged sexual assault of…
A person smoking an e-cigarette. The practice of vaping in South African schools is on the increase and detrimental to learners. That’s the submission of some health experts on the public hearings on Tobacco Products and Electronic Delivery Systems Control Bill 2022 held this week. Vaping is the practice of inhaling and exhaling vapour containing…
Mmabatho wastewater treatment plant. A drinking water study showed the area’s drinking water to be only 48% compliant. Opposition parties, EFF and DA at Mahikeng Local Municipality, want the recruitment process of five senior officials at the municipality, including that of the Chief Financial Officer (CFO), investigated. This, after MEC for Cooperative Governance, Oageng Molapisi…
Lieutenant-General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi. KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Lieutenant General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi has ordered the district commissioner of the King Cetshwayo region to immediately withdraw a constable from all police operations pending an investigation into his alleged involvement in politics. The constable from the Ntambanana Police Station was allegedly seen wearing clothes of a political party and…
SAPS ‘shooting’ graphic Police say a 27-year-old man has been killed in a suspected gang-related shooting incident in the Vrygrond informal settlement near Muizenberg in Cape Town. Police spokesperson Joseph Swartbooi says no arrests have been made. Swartbooi adds that police rushed to Claasen Road where they found the body of a man who sustained…
Toyota logo is placed on the vehicle at the 41st Thailand International Motor Expo, in Bangkok, Thailand, November 29, 2024. Competition Commission of South Africa has warned those who attempt to collude and close off competition will be caught and prosecuted. This comes as Toyota financials and Wesbank reached a R30 million settlement without admission…
South Africa’s High Commissioner to Kenya H.E. Mninwa Johannes Mahlangu. Former Chairperson of the National Council of Provinces Mninwa Mhlangu will be honored with a Special Official Funeral, Category 2. It will take place in Middelburg, Mpumalanga, Saturday next week. The Presiding Officers of Parliament National Assembly Speaker Thoko Didiza and National Council of Provinces…
Stock image of violence against women. The Human Sciences Research Council(HSRC) says there’s high number unreported incidents of Gender-Based Violence and Femicide (GBVF) in the country, allowing perpetrators to walk free. The HSRC has attributed this to the stigma that victims of the violence face. The council’s statement comes during national Women’s Month as the…
