The Emfuleni Local Municipality says it’s confident police will arrest the suspect behind the murder of municipality employee Martha Rantsofu. She was the municipality’s acting accountant. Rantsofu was shot execution style while at a tyre shop in Vanderbijlpark last month. It is still unclear what the motive for her murder is, but reports suggest that…
Three people have been gunned down in Gugulethu, on the Cape Flats. Western Cape police spokesperson, Andre Traut, says officers were called to a residence on Monday night where they discovered the bodies of a man and a woman with gunshot wounds inside the house. A third victim was found outside the premises with a…
Rainfall in an area Johannesburg Emergency Services says no major incidents have been reported overnight and on Tuesday morning due to rain that continues to fall across the city. Emergency Services spokesperson Robert Mulaudzi says the city’s response teams are on standby to respond to any incidents, especially in informal settlements, which are prone to…
President Cyril Ramaphosa delivers keynote address at the opening of the National House of Traditional and Khoisan leaders in Parliament. Parliament has confirmed that the African Transformation Movement (ATM) has lodged an impeachment motion request against President Cyril Ramaphosa with National Assembly Speaker, Thoko Didiza. This flows from the release of a report by the…
Social media expert Emma Sadleir told court that Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla’s tweets during the 2021 unrest amounted to a “call to action” amid the deadly riots. A social media expert has stuck to her evidence under cross-examination that Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla’s tweets during the 2021 unrest contributed to and encouraged the violence. Emma Sadleir testified in the…
Late Ladysmith Black Mambazo member, Albert Mazibuko seen on the image above. The internationally acclaimed musical group Ladysmith Black Mambazo has been forced to cut short their United States tour following the death of co-founder Albert Mazibuko. The legendary Mazibuko passed away on Easter Sunday at the age of 77. After a career starting in…
Data breach warning. The Information Regulator says the full extent of the recent data breaches at Standard Bank and Liberty remains unclear as it continues to investigate. The regulator has confirmed it is receiving regular updates from both institutions following the incident on the 23rd of March. Standard Bank has not disclosed how many clients were…
Life Esidimeni families picketing outside the NPA offices. Calls for broader accountability have emerged following the decision by the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) to pursue criminal charges in the Life Esidimeni tragedy. 141 mental healthcare patients died in 2015 and 2016 after being transferred from Life Esidimeni to unregistered and ill-equipped NGOs. Families and opposition parties say full criminal accountability is essential to ensure…
Mpumalanga roads have been severely damaged by heavy rains. kaHhoyi residents say the government has failed them. Motorists and residents of KaHhoyi village in the Nkomazi area in Mpumalanga have raised concerns about the bad condition of the main road in the village. The road is impassable, and public transport has stopped using the road,…
Resident of Ntshongweni, KwaZulu Natal say they want street lights as crime continues to rise in the area A man has been brutally murdered in Ntshongweni, in the Outer West of Durban, KwaZulu-Natal. According to eyewitnesses, the two men were allegedly drinking on Saturday when they got into a physical fight, which the attacker lost….
