A crime scene cordoned-off. The Mpumalanga High Court in Mombela has heard that the Mdluli family had tampered with the scene where Solomon Mdluli was murdered. Mdluli was killed in White River in January 2017. It is alleged that his wife, Ethel Mdluli, contracted two men to kill her husband at their home. Police say…
[File Image]: School pupils wait to board scholar transport. Concerned parents of learners who have not been going to school due to the scholar transport strike in Gauteng, have urged the provincial Department of Education to pay bus operators what is owed to them. Among the hundreds of learners missing classes are matric students preparing…
Three suspects have been arrested following a mass shooting incident on R59 near Meyerton, south of Johannesburg. Police have confirmed that six people where shot and killed after the minibus they were travelling in was ambushed by a group of suspects. According to police, the victims as well as the suspects were Lesotho nationals. The…
SAPS vehicles Northern Cape police have raised the alarm about an increase in incidents of rape, attempted murder and assault being reported across all five provincial districts in the past few weeks. They have urged the public to remain vigilant. Provincial police spokesperson Merapelo Pilane says people should ensure they have access to emergency contact…
FILE | Retired KZN Director of Public Prosecutions Adv Moipone Noko. Retired KwaZulu-Natal Director of Public Prosecutions Adv Moipone Noko is expected to testify before the Nkabinde Enquiry when it resumes its hearings in Pretoria on Wednesday. She will be the second witness to testify before the enquiry, which retired Justice Bess Nkabinde chairs. The…
The R102 crash near Lotus Park at Isipingo south of Durban The Department of Transport in KwaZulu-Natal, led by MEC Siboniso Duma, will hold a mass prayer and memorial service for the 11 victims who lost their lives in the Isipingo crash last week. The victims died when the Toyota Quantum taxi they were travelling…
The University of Johannesburg’s Civil Engineering Technology Department The University of Johannesburg is looking to revolutionise the housing sector with technology, which makes it possible to build a home in less than a day. Researchers say they have developed a 3D printer capable of constructing a 40 square metre house in under eight hours. UJ’s Doctor Jeffrey Mahachi…
A mosquito on a person’s skin. Twelve malaria-related deaths and over 800 malaria cases have been recorded in Limpopo since April 2025. Health Department spokesperson Neil Shikwambana says two of the deaths were recorded after last month’s floods. Shikwambana says that the risk of malaria transmission has significantly increased due to the heavy rain. Malaria symptoms include fever, headache, nausea, diarrhoea and…
Court gavel. Sentencing for convicted murderer, Alberto Matthews, has been delayed again by another day following a postponement by the Northern Cape High Court. Judge Danie Olivier adjourned court until Thursday morning after pre-sentencing arguments on Wednesday. Matthews was found guilty of the December 2023 murder of his ex-wife, Mandy Bailey. Bailey was shot in…
An empty lecture hall. Traditional Leaders Organisation, Contralesa has called upon the Department of Higher Education to plan ahead for student admission to avoid frustrating deserving students who have passed their matric especially those who are from rural areas. Contralesa President Kgosi Mathupa Mokoena says there are many students who have passed their matric but…
