A learner writing an exam. More than 77 000 candidates will sit down for the National Senior Certificate (NSC) exams in the Western Cape this year, with more than 3 000 more full-time candidates than last year. In what the Western Cape Education Department describes as a mammoth administrative exercise, candidates will write in close…
murder investigation Bronkhorstspruit police have confirmed that the two suspects who shot 11 patrons, killing five of them at a tavern in Zithobeni, are known to the community. The gruesome incident happened in the early hours of Sunday morning when the two men entered the tavern and demanded that one of the patrons hand over…
[FILE IMAGE]: Bullets seen at a crime scene. Five people have been killed and six wounded following a shooting incident at a tavern in Zithobeni in Bronkhorstspruit in the early hours of Sunday morning. Witnesses say two men entered the tavern and demanded that one of the patrons hand over his licenced firearm. A shot…
People gather on a boat from a flotilla that had been carrying aid to Gaza until it was intercepted by Israel. The Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) says negotiations are underway to ensure the release of South Africans who participated in the Global Sumud Flotilla. This comes as the Israeli foreign ministry said…
An industrial hemp plantation. An industrial hemp plantation has been launched at Duvhuledza outside Thohoyandou, in Limpopo. The hemp will be cultivated on a 30-hectare farm. The project is aimed at helping the small community eradicate unemployment. Industrial hemp is used in the production of textiles, biofuel, and fibre. Organic farmer, Mpho Makhado, says the…
The late Nathi Mthethwa, South Africa’s Ambassador to France. The Department of International Relations and Cooperation (Dirco) says there are still no final plans for the burial of Nathi Mthethwa, South Africa’s Ambassador to France. This comes as a postmortem is underway in Paris. Mthethwa reportedly fell to his death at a hotel in France…
A SAPS ‘investigation’ graphic. Limpopo police say they are investigating a case of murder after a suspect killed a man he suspected of having an affair with his wife in Phalaborwa. Police Spokesperson Malesela Ledwaba says the man arrived home and found his wife with another man. Ledwaba says after shooting the man, he drove…
A back view of SAPS rescue vehicles. The physical search for a missing British tourist in the eMkhuze area in northern KwaZulu-Natal has been called off. Seventy-one-year-old Elain McSorley was reported missing last week, on Saturday, after a self-guided hike at the Ghost Mountain Inn and Safari at eMkhuze. McSorley was one of a group…
A view showing a TMPD branded vehicle and a minibus taxi parked on the side of the road. The Tshwane Metro Police Department (TMPD) has impounded 17 minibus taxis in Hatfield and East Lynne, Pretoria for violating the National Land Transport Act. Some of the taxis were found to be unroadworthy, while others were operating…
Police graphic on CIT robbery, There’s been a cash-in-transit robbery along Main Reef Road in Stormill, west of Johannesburg. The cash van has been bombed, and it is not yet clear at this stage if anyone was injured. Eyewitnesses on the scene say a group of suspects travelling in three cars used one of their…
