A lottery ticket. Tuesday’s Powerball Plus jackpot of over R69 million has not yet been claimed. Ithuba, the operator of the National Lottery, says the winning ticket was bought at a store in Empangeni on the KwaZulu-Natal North Coast. Ithuba Chief Executive Officer Charmaine Mabuza has urged everyone who bought lottery tickets in the store…
[FILE IMAGE]: Drugs seized from criminals by SAPS members. Residents of Daveyton in Ekurhuleni say drug abuse is wreaking havoc in schools. This emerged during a drug rehabilitation campaign that the Gauteng Social Development Department embarked on in the area. The campaign aims to track the progress of former drug addicts who have completed the department’s…
SAPS North West commemorating members who died in the line of duty, September 2025. A national prayer day will be held in Pimville, Soweto, on Friday morning, for the safety of police officers. Between April 1, last year and March 31, this year, 27 police officers were killed in the line of duty. Nineteen of…
Geordin Hill-Lewis speaks at the inaugural meeting of the Council of the City of Cape Town, after being elected as the new Mayor of the City of Cape Town. Mayoral spokesperson in the City of Cape Town Lyndon Khan says the resident of Bothasig who has filed a harassment order against the mayor is suspected…
Free State Department of Community Safety, Roads and Transport MEC Jabu Mbalula The Free State Department of Community Safety, Roads and Transport intends to fight crime in the province through the launch of the Integrated Crime and Violence Prevention Strategy to create safer communities. The national framework was endorsed by Cabinet in 2022, developed by…
Ekurhuleni’s deputy metro police chief, Julius Mkhwanazi. Ekurhuleni Community Safety MMC Sizakele Masuku says acting Ekurhuleni Metro police chief, Julius Mkhwanazi, is on special leave. She was speaking during a council sitting to discuss a motion to place Mkhwanazi on precautionary suspension following revelations of his alleged links to controversial businessman Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala. This…
A prisoner behind the jail cell bars . Police in North West have welcomed the 20-year sentence handed down to a 66-year-old man who was convicted of raping his then 18-year-old daughter in 2022. The Bafokeng Regional Court in Rustenburg handed down the sentence on Thursday. Provincial police spokesperson Sabata Mokgwabone says, “The accused was…
Water tankers. Johannesburg Water has warned residents not to buy water from illegal vendors during supply disruptions. The utility says tanker water is supplied free of charge both during planned and unplanned disruptions. It has warned that anyone caught selling tanker water is breaking the law and should be reported to law enforcement. Johannesburg Water’s…
The Mpumalanga Division of the High Court. The 38-year-old man convicted of the murder of German tourist on the Numbi road towards the Kruger National Park in 2022 has been sentenced to 25 years imprisonment. Napoleon Nyalunga was sentenced in the Mpumalanga Division of the High Court sitting in Mbombela. The tourist, Jorg Schnarr was…
A humpback whale. The annual migration of the humpback whales and sea turtles to Richards Bay’s waters from June to November each year is under severe threat from pollution. The natural spectacle has become a significant draw for tourists on South Africa’s east and west coasts. Dockside Cruises spokesperson Mazwi Dubazane says, “In South Africa,…
