Bullets seen at a crime scene. 3 minutes Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi has confirmed that the death toll from Saturday’s shooting in Soshanguve, Gauteng, has now risen to five. He was addressing the Community of the Marry Me Informal Settlement in the area on Sunday. According to police, at around 3 am on Saturday morning, a…
[FILE PHOTO] Shack fire. 1 minute Acting North West Provincial Commissioner Patrick Asaneng has condemned an incident in which suspects torched the house of a murder suspect in Montshiwa Location, outside Mahikeng. A 44-year-old man is alleged to have attacked and killed his 35-year-old girlfriend in the early hours of Saturday morning. The matter was…
Stock image of an accident scene. 1 minute A light aircraft has crashed in Vuwani, near Thohoyandou in Limpopo. Reports indicate that the plane was carrying three people – a pilot and two businessmen – who are believed to have sustained critical injuries. Early information suggests the pilot may have been unable to execute an…
Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure Dean Macpherson 1 minute Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure Dean Macpherson says the department has implemented several initiatives to address the issue of government’s vacant land. The government currently has 1 259 vacant land parcels, 207 unoccupied houses and 830 abandoned farms on its balance sheet. Last year,…
1 minute Police in Bloemfontein have launched a manhunt for two suspects after a male cyclist was shot dead and another was forced to flee two attackers on the N1 near the Southpark dumping site. Police say they found the body of a 46-year-old man. He had two gunshot wounds while the other cyclist was…
[File photo] 1 minute A mother and her two children lost their lives in a fire at Phase 7 in Bloemfontein, believed to have been caused by a candle used during load shedding. The 40-year-old mother and her daughters, aged 8 and 3, were asleep when the fire broke out on Friday night. Their older…
1 minute A 46-year-old patient was taken to hospital by EMS ambulance after falling down a flight of stairs, prompting an emergency medical evacuation by boat on Wednesday. The vessel was a motor bulk carrier heading towards Gqeberha in the Eastern Cape. The National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) was dispatched and found that the patient…
Plane goes down at the Saldanha Airfield, Cape Town; Western Cape 1 minute The South African Civil Aviation Authority (SACAA) has launched an investigation into a fatal plane crash that occurred during the West Coast Airshow near Saldanha Bay in the Western Cape. A video circulating on social media shows the Impala MK 1 jet…
A man with a mask holding a whistleblower board. 1 minute The Whistleblower Protection Bill seeks to address gaps in existing legislation, according to Sentebale Makara, Director for Dispute Resolution at Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr. The recent burial of crime activist and whistleblower Pamela Mabini has renewed calls for stronger protections for individuals who report corruption…
Gauteng Provincial Commissioner Lieutenant General Tommy Mthombeni will be join by senior management of SAPS and other law enforcement agencies as he leads the weekday Operation Shanela in Eldorado Park, Johannesburg District. 1 minute Gauteng Police Commissioner, Lieutenant General Tommy Mthombeni, has expressed concern over police officers assisting criminals in carrying out crimes. This follows…
