Nine killed in Eastern Cape taxi crash

Fatal taxi accident in the Eastern Cape. Nine people have been killed in a head-on collision involving a minibus taxi and passenger car on the R61 between Engcobo and Comfivaba in the Eastern Cape. The crash happened earlier Wednesday. Provincial Transport Department Spokesperson Unathi Binqose says, “This is very devastating, very heart-breaking crash that claimed…

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Bekkersdal tavern owner granted R1500 bail

FILE| Police and a forensic pathology van are seen at the scene of a shooting at a tavern in Bekkersdal. The owner of KwaNoxolo’s Tavern in Bekkersdal, Monesi Gertrude Matwa, has been released on R1500 bail. Matwa appeared briefly at the Westonaria Magistrate Court. The 47-year-old woman faces a charge of fraud after police discovered that…

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‘G20’ voted South Africa’s word of the Year

A man walks past a G20 South Africa 2025 sign inside the secured area of the G20 Summit venue at the Nasrec Expo centre, ahead of the summit scheduled for November 22–23 in Johannesburg, South Africa. November 21, 2025. The Pan South African Language Board, in partnership with Focal Point, has crowned the nation’s linguistic…

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GBVF officially declared a national disaster in SA

An image for GBV awareness As the scourge of gender-based violence and femicide (GBVF) persists, South African social media has been flooded with purple profile profile as a symbol of solidarity against the crisis. Recent quarter crime statistics paint a grim picture, recording more than 9 200 rape cases – averaging 103 women raped every…

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