File image| Police crime scene tape. Police have opened an inquest docket after one of the men implicated at the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry allegedly killed himself at a filling station in Brakpan last night. Forty-one-year-old Wiandre Pretorius was mentioned at the Commission by Marius van der Merwe, who testified under the name of Witness…
Police have confirmed that one of the men implicated at the Madlanga Commission has taken his own life. 41-year-old Wiandre Pretorius allegedly shot himself at a filling station in Brakpan, east of Johannesburg, in front of his partner, a police Sergeant. Marius van der Merwe, who testified under the name of Witness D, implicated Pretorius…
Crime scene. As South Africans ready themselves for the State of the Nation Address (SONA) this week, border crime remains a concern for communities along the borderline between South Africa and Zimbabwe. Some say the SONA must address the security situation at the border. Residents and business people in Niani along the Limpopo river say…
Chairperson and commissioners at the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry in Pretoria. Crime expert and specialist investigator, Mike Bolhuis, says there are a number of possibilities that could have led Wiandre Pretorius to take his own life. Bolhuis says this includes the mounting pressure of police investigations into his alleged involvement in criminal activities. Earlier, police…
Scholar transport vehicle. The Gauteng Department of Roads and Transport has postponed its Scholar Transport Stakeholder Engagement Meeting to next week following an overwhelming turnout of scholar transport operators. WATCH | Gauteng MEC of Roads and Transport Kedibone Diale-Tlabela says more than 1,500 scholar transport operators have applied for operating licences since last year, with…
FILE | Police officer walking towards a crime tape. Police are yet to comment on what’s believed to be the suicide of a man who survived an attempted hit last week. He was mentioned at the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry in relation to corruption in the Ekurhuleni Metro Police Department. Last week, his car was…
A drum being filled with water. Rand Water says it remains concerned about persistently high water consumption in Gauteng, particularly in the City of Johannesburg and Tshwane. The utility warns that usage above the allocated volumes continues to place significant strain on the overall supply network. Rand Water Spokesperson, Makenosi Maroo, says current demand is…
The Stellenbosch University campus in the Western Cape. Stellenbosch University says while the national demand for student accommodation is well documented, the challenge its students face is not necessarily availability, but of affordability. This ahead of the commencement of the 2026 academic year. The Acting Dean of Students, Dr Leslie Van Rooi, says this challenge…
A Cape Winelands District Municipality fire truck seen at a fire scene. The Cape Winelands District Municipality’s (CWDM) Fire Services says the wildfire that has been burning in the Du Toitskloof Pass area has been contained. Spokesperson Anesca Roodt says the fire was first reported on Friday on the Worcester side of the pass and later…
A Cape Winelands District Municipality fire truck seen at a fire scene. The Cape Winelands District Municipality’s (CWDM) Fire Services says the wildfire that has been burning in the Du Toitskloof Pass area has been contained. Spokesperson Anesca Roodt says the fire was first reported on Friday on the Worcester side of the pass and later…
