Graphic of shooting scene Gauteng police have appealed to the public for information that can lead to the arrest of the suspects behind Wednesday’s mass shooting at Jeffsville informal settlement in Attredgeville, west of Pretoria. Five men sitting outside a tuckshop were shot and killed when gunmen opened fire on them. Police suspect the motive…
Letaba River in Limpopo. Two more bodies have been retrieved from streams at Nghomunghomu village outside Malamulele and in Louis Trichardt in Limpopo on Saturday. This brings to 23 the number of people swept away by overflowing rivers and streams due to the flood. The search for a five-year-old Siyanda Baloyi and two bakkie occupants…
File image: Eastern Cape Social Development MEC, Bukiwe Fanta Eastern Cape MEC for Social Development, Bukiwe Fanta, has expressed shock and sadness after the fatal shooting of three educators at Ntabankulu Primary school. A 52-year-old former deputy-principal of the school opened fire randomly in the classroom where he found the educators, before turning the gun…
Barrier tape and gun cartridges. Residents of Jeffsville informal settlement in Atteridgeville west of Pretoria are calling for more police visibility in the area following the fatal shooting of five men on Wednesday. The deceased were sitting outside a tuck shop when gunmen opened fire on them. DEVELOPING | Five men have been shot and…
Rain, Roof, Water image. Efforts are under way to manage water levels at the My Own Dam, also known as Senteeko Dam, outside Barberton, Mpumalanga. Water and Sanitation Minister Pemmy Majodina says engineers are on-site to try and lower the dam’s water level, after reports that it is on the brink of collapse. On Friday,…
The funeral service of relatives 18-year-old Phehello Motaung and seven-year-old Lesego Sefatsa in Sebokeng, 24 Jan 2026. Seven-year-old Lesego Sefatsa was filled with promise and his absence at Oakwood Primary School in Vanderbijlpark is deeply felt. That’s according to the school principal, Wilmari Botha, who was speaking at Sefatsa’s funeral in Sebokeng. The little boy…
Memorial service held for the 14 learners who died in scholar transport accident in Vanderbijlpark, January 23, 2026. The funeral of relatives 18-year-old Phehello Motaung and 7-year-old Lesego Sefatsa is underway at their home in Sebokeng Zone 14 in the Vaal. The two were among the fourteen learners who died when their scholar transport taxi…
Family of a 51-year-old man who was shot and killed allegedly by a farmer at Maphalle outside Giyani in Limpopo gathered at his homestead. Limpopo police say they are investigating the killing of the 51-year-old man who was shot and killed allegedly by a farmer at Maphalle outside Giyani in Limpopo. Joseph Machipi was shot…
File image of scholar transport. The Human Rights Commission has called for the gaps within the National Learner Transport Policy to be addressed urgently. The Commission says the policy needs to be clear on the vetting of scholar transport drivers and the number of trips they can make in a day. This comes in the…
SAPS file image. Police in Cape Town are probing a shooting incident that claimed the lives of three young people and injured one person in Samora Machel on the Cape Flats. Police spokesperson Andre Traut says the victims were seated in a vehicle when unknown suspects opened fire at them. He says the victims, aged…
