The body of missing pilot Andrew Blackwood-Murray may have washed up on the Durban beachfront on Friday night, according to the police. KwaZulu-Natal police spokesperson – Robert Nesthiunda, says an unidentified body in a flight suit was found on the edge of the water at Bay of Plenty beach. Blackwood-Murray’s light plane crashed into the…
SAPS ‘shooting’ graphic Five people have been shot dead in two separate incidents in Cape Town on Friday night. Police spokesperson, Wesley Twigg, says the Steenberg police registered two counts of murder after a 59-year-old man and a 37-year-old woman were fatally shot. In a separate incident, three men were killed and a fourth was…
Police have launched an investigation following the discovery of a female body in Heidedal in Bloemfontein. It’s reported that two children found the decapitated and partially submerged body floating in a flooded old building while playing. Free State police spokesperson Mahlomola Kareli says an inquest has been opened. “Due to the difficult conditions, the Bloemfontein…
[File photo] The AARTO system will be introduced in phases and will culminate with the introduction of the points demerit system which will see motorists losing their driver’s licenses for violating traffic laws. The Road Traffic Infringement Authority (RTIA) has defended its new act that it says is an effort to curb the high number…
Amazulu King Misuzulu KaZwelithini’s spokesperson, Prince Thulani Zulu says it’s all systems go for the first Reed Dance, also known as Umkhosi Womhlangato be held at eMashobeni Royal Palace in oPhongolo. This follows the announcement by the AmaZulu king that the annual reed dance will take place at eMashobeni instead of eNyokeni Royal Palace in Nongoma….
Western Cape Premier Alan Winde. Western Cape Premier Alan Winde has also weighed in on the issue of devolving policing powers to the province. This, following his meeting with Acting Police Minister, Firoz Cachalia, this week. [TALKING POINT] Western Cape Premier Alan Winde wants more police in gang hotspots, while the DA pushes for provincial…
Samro logo. Amid ongoing tensions at the South African Music Rights Organisation (Samro), a letter is circulating to members stating that two board members have been booted out. Earlier this week, Samro defended the return of three publishers listed in the Fundudzi Forensic Report, following the Extraordinary General meeting end of August. The report flagged…
Drugs. Gauteng Social Development MEC, Faith Mazibuko, has called on parents of young people who have struggled with substance abuse to support them after completing rehabilitation programmes. More than 10,000 substance abusers have been rehabilitated across centres in Gauteng. [Watch]@FaithMazibukoSA addressing parents and beneficiaries outlining the purpose of the#BaKae #KeMoja #Imfinewithoutdrugs#SayNotoSubstanceAbuse programme pic.twitter.com/WxoUtSg1J4 — Social…
Drugs. Gauteng Social Development MEC, Faith Mazibuko, has called on parents of young people who have struggled with substance abuse to support them after completing rehabilitation programmes. More than 10,000 substance abusers have been rehabilitated across centres in Gauteng. [Watch]@FaithMazibukoSA addressing parents and beneficiaries outlining the purpose of the#BaKae #KeMoja #Imfinewithoutdrugs#SayNotoSubstanceAbuse programme pic.twitter.com/WxoUtSg1J4 — Social…
[FILE IMAGE]: Students were demanding among others that students with historical debt be allowed to register and for the institutions to help provide students with accommodation. The African National Congress Youth League (ANCYL) has welcomed the decision by the Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition, Parks Tau, to withdraw the draft regulations that would have…
