A refugee illegally crosses the border. Police say they have beefed up patrols on the N1 towards the Beitbridge Border Post and the border line in Musina in Limpopo ahead of the festive season. The Acting Provincial Police Commissioner, Jan Scheepers, says they are collaborating with the Border Management Agency and the community to curb…
[FILE IMAGE]: Workers doing bulk water infratructure maintenance. Government’s failure to complete a longstanding bulk water project in Setlagole outside Mahikeng in the North West has worsened the scarcity of water in the area. The project started 10 years ago. Water and Sanitation Deputy Minister Sello Seitlholo visited the project and expressed frustration over the…
King Misuzulu kaZwelithini. King Misuzulu kaZwelithini is marrying Queen Nomzamo Myeni from the Jozini area in northern KwaZulu-Natal. She will be the second wife, after Queen Ntokozo kaMayisela. The wedding is taking place at at KwaKhangelamankengane in Nongoma. Livestream:
[FILE IMAGE]: AmaZulu King Misuzulu kaZwelithini at his coronation ceremony in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal. People have started to arrive at the AmaZulu royal palace in KwaKhangelamankengane near Nongoma in northern KwaZulu-Natal ahead of King Misuzulu kaZwelithini’s traditional wedding. He is getting married to Queen Nomzamo kaMyeni later today. The Queen will be the monarch’s second wife…
Human trafficking. Police have rescued three young women suspected to be victims of human trafficking. The women, who are from Botswana, were rescued from the OR Tambo International Airport on Friday. They are aged between 20 and 23. Police say a trafficking syndicate falsely promised the women job opportunities in Sierra Leone. Spokesperson Amanda van Wyk, says, “The victims were…
Members of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) Deputy Chairperson, Dr. Alex Boraine Chairperson, Archbishop Desmond Tutu (centre) and Commissioner, Rev. Bongani Finca (right), commissioner at the first hearing in East London, Eastern Cape on April 1996. The Foundation for Human Rights says 25 families are seeking answers to critical questions as the Khampepe Commission…
A shooting crime scene. Three people including a twelve-year-old boy have been wounded in a shooting between gangs in Clarke Estate in Elsies River on the Cape Flats. Police spokesperson, Wesley Twigg, says officers are investigating attempted murder charges. “Elsies River police registered three counts of attempted murder following a shooting incident in Mayville court,…
FILE | Residents trying to put out a shack fire About 200 people have been left homeless after shacks were gutted by fire at the Plastic View informal settlement in Hoedspruit, Limpopo. Maruleng municipal spokesperson Justice Shipalana says there were no fatalities or injuries. Shipalana says firefighters responded to the emergency but most shacks had…
Picture depicting insurance fraud Three nurses from a KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) hospital allegedly cashed in over R160 000 from a number of fraudulent policies they took out on a patient in a wheelchair. Three of the four policies, which were taken out over a period of time, paid out after the 24-year-old Nduduzo Mbatha suddenly died…
The Road Accident Fund (RAF) says there is a greater need to extend its services to people in far hung areas of KwaZulu Natal. The fund with the Department of Transport was in Jozini in Northern KZN as part of their efforts to improve accessibility to RAF services and the state of the road infrastructure….
