A car at the starting line, Car enthusiasts have flocked to Knysna in the Western Cape where the 16th edition of the Simola Hillclimb is taking place this weekend. The high-speed race in which classic and modern cars compete, sees drivers being put to their paces as they race up a steep, almost 2 kilometre…
[File image] Flooding after heavy rains. A 50-year-old resident from Thandanani Informal Settlement in Welkom has pleaded with the Free State government to provide her with a better place to live. Nnuku Mmile is among 500 people who have been displaced after their homes were flooded on Friday. WATCH | Heavy rains have displaced about…
A fatal shooting crime scene. Three suspected robbers who shot and killed three community patrollers at the Bhambayi area in Inanda north of Durban, had allegedly robbed several homes in the area before the shooting incident. That’s according to one of the leaders of community patrollers Thembelihle Mdiya. WATCH | Four people have been killed…
File: A person holds up a sign against shielding of rapists. The family of a deaf 15-year-old girl, who was raped allegedly by a security guard at a school in Ekurhuleni last year, is seeking justice. The suspect was arrested in August last year and was later released on bail. He is expected in court…
Graphic representing a victim rescued after kidnapping Gauteng police have arrested three suspects aged between 23 and 25 and successfully rescued a 30-year-old victim in Kagiso, on the West Rand. Police say the victim was abducted during a house breaking incident in area on Friday. They say the kidnappers demanded R500 000 ransom. According to…
NSFAS stand at an event Minister in the Presidency, Khumbudzo Ntshavheni says government is reviewing the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) in order to enable students whose parents are in the middle-class access to tertiary education. Ntshavheni says this includes children of government employees who cannot afford to pay for their studies. She was…
Hector Peterson was shot and killed on June 16, 1976 The Seth Mazibuko Foundation has officially launched the 50th Commemoration of the June 16th uprising. The launch was hosted at the Hector Peterson Memorial, in Soweto. This is where the learners who marched against Afrikaans as a medium of instruction, were confronted by police armoured…
FILE: Police in uniform at a crime scene. The community of Bhambayi in Inanda, north of Durban, has called for police visibility to be stepped up after four people were shot and killed in the area just before midnight on Friday. Community members say three suspected robbers, believed to be linked to the notorious West…
File image: Bullets seen at a crime scene. Four people have been shot and killed in a shootout between community patrollers and suspected robbers at the Bhambayi area in Inanda, north of Durban. Police spokesperson Robert Netshiunda says a group of community patrollers were doing their duties when they came across three men suspected of…
File image: Heavy rains and flooding. Law enforcement agencies in the North West have warned motorists not to cross flooded roads and bridges. Police divers had to rescue a number of drivers trapped in their vehicles or swept away by floodwater after heavy rains. Police in the North West province is urging community members to…
