File: Rainy weather The South African Weather Service (SAWS) has issued a yellow level two weather alert for Saturday afternoon. SAWS has warned of a 60% chance of rain across Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal and the Free State. Residents in low-lying areas are advised to take extra precautions due to potential localised flooding. Forecaster Lehlohonolo Thobela says,…
A sign cautioning of an accident. Three people have been killed in an accident after their vehicle collided head-on with a truck on the N4 toll road between Matsulu and Mbombela in Mpumalanga. The deceased were certified dead on the scene. One person has been seriously injured. The driver of the truck escaped unharmed. Provincial…
Slain Kgaugelo Marota and murder accused, Lazarus Antonio. An additional charge of contravention of a protection order has been added to charges against the man accused of killing his ex-girlfriend and attempting to murder his current partner. Mozambican national Lazarus Lito Anthonio appeared in the Temba Magistrates’ Court in Pretoria. He has also provisionally abandoned…
[File photo] A woman holds a sign as demonstrators gather on September 4, 2019 Police say their fight against the scourge of Gender-Based Violence and Femicide is yielding results. In August, which is observed annually as Women’s Month, 2284 suspects were arrested for sexually related offences, including rape, sexual assault, abduction, and attempted rape. Police…
The Australian rugby team. Australia performed another Houdini act, coming from behind to clinch a second win in this year’s Rugby Championship. The Wallabies beat Argentina 28-24 in Townsville, Queensland, after trailing 21-seven at half-time. Replacement prop, Angus Bell, scored the winning try more than five minutes after the siren had gone. The home side…
Court gavel. The Sasolburg Regional Court has sentenced a 46-year-old man to life imprisonment for raping his daughter. The court heard that in May 2019, the girl, who was 14 years old at the time, was lying on the couch at home when her father arrived and asked about her well-being. She replied that she…
A man herds cattle on communal land in Cato Ridge, South Africa, July 28, 2019. Three alleged stock thieves have been shot dead by police at Maladini in Qumbu in the Eastern Cape. Provincial Police spokesperson Welile Matyolo says a shootout ensued after an officer attached to the OR Tambo Stocktheft Prevention Task Team, who…
Gavel placed on top of books. The first accused in the Lusikisiki massacre murder trial, Mzukisi Ndamase, has continued his cross-examination of the section 204 witness, Lwando Abi, in the high court sitting in Lusikisiki in the Eastern Cape. Ndamase’s line of questions focused on their relationship and the information provided by Abi in his…
Accident signage. Three people have died on the N4 outside Rustenburg, North West, following a crash involving a fuel tanker and a cash-in-transit van. The crash happened this morning, and the N4 has since been closed. Motorists travelling between Rustenburg and Pretoria are advised to use the R104. Spokesperson for the department of public safety,…
SANParks Honorary Rangers are on a drive to raise funds to protect natural parks in SA The spirit of endurance, generosity and national pride has once again extended beyond the finish line of the Comrades Marathon. In a powerful collaboration between the SANParks Honorary Rangers and the Comrades Marathon Association’s AmaBeadiBeadi charity initiative, over R1.5…
