Two Limpopo police officers have died in a shooting incident at Nkowankowa police station, outside Tzaneen. Police say a male officer shot and killed his female colleague and later turned the gun on himself. Both officers died at the scene. According to information, the incident happened during an argument. Police suspect a domestic-related challenge as…
The cross-examination of the National Director of Public Prosecutions (NDPP), Advocate Shamila Batohi, at the inquiry probing the fitness of suspended South Gauteng Director of Public Prosecutions, Andrew Chauke, to hold office is expected to commence on Monday in Pretoria. Advocate Tembeka Ngcukaitobi, who represents Chauke, is set to question Batohi’s account of why she…
File Image: Delicate operations at the Tygerberg hospital in Cape Town, South Africa, July 15, 2022. Tygerberg Hospital in the Western Cape, in partnership with Stellenbosch University, has performed South Africa’s first fully internal “bone transport and limb-lengthening” reconstruction. A 64-year-old patient, who had lived with chronic pain and a leg-length difference following a 2018 gunshot injury, had…
Lehlohonolo Chauke, popularly known as ‘Shebe Maburna’ The bail application of a well-known lekompo musician, Lehlohonolo Chauke, popularly known as ‘Shebe Maburna’, is expected to resume on Monday morning at the Polokwane Magistrate’s Court in Limpopo. An investigating officer is expected to continue with evidence in chief opposing bail. Shebe Maburna is facing nine charges, including three attempted…
Crime scene cordoned off. Community leaders in Gugulethu (on the Cape Flats) say they will continue to try and find solutions to the crime scourge in the area. This is despite a notable lack of interest during a call for a community peace march against crime. Only civic society and religious leaders came out for…
[FILE] Late former South African president Nelson Mandela. The Nelson Mandela Foundation says the turnout at Sunday’s remembrance walk embodies the spirit of the late former statesman which is unity. Thousands participated in the race at the Union Buildings for the annual Nelson Mandela Remembrance Walk and Run, celebrating Madiba’s legacy of unity and hope….
The BMA officials checking cars before crossing the border. The Border Management Authority (BMA) says since its inception in 2023, it has achieved major success in intercepting illegal entries and preventing the smuggling of vehicles out of the country. The authorities attributed this success to collaboration between the BMA, law enforcement, traffic agencies, and state…
A manhunt is under way for a man who allegedly stabbed and killed his 32-year-old partner, as well as four other people near Umzinto on the KwaZulu-Natal South Coast. KZN police spokesperson Robert Netshiunda says police officers found the woman with multiple stab wounds in a house in Phase 2 of the Malangeni area on…
BMA Commissioner, Doctor Michael Masiapato The Border Management Authority (BMA) says it has put arrangements in place to help it deal with the busy festive period. It also says that partnerships with various stakeholders and the use of surveillance technology have proved fruitful in curbing criminal activities at the country’s points of entry. BMA Commissioner,…
Lightning strikes during a thunderstorm. One person is missing after heavy rain caused localised flooding in Dundee in the Endumeni Municipality and three wards in the Umlalazi Municipality near Eshowe in KwaZulu-Natal on Saturday night. The provincial Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Department says it has also received a report on an incident in which…
