National Schools Nutrition programme Service providers in KwaZulu-Natal are calling on Premier Thami Ntuli to act swiftly against Education MEC Sipho Hlomuka. There are claims that Hlomuka manipulated the bidding process for the school nutrition programme, with an aim to benefit a company linked to his relatives. It is alleged that several companies associated with prominent…
The trial of the six men accused of the mass murder of 18 people at Ngobozana Village in Lusikisiki last year has been postponed until Friday by the special sitting of the Mthatha High Court in the Eastern Cape. On Thursday, the state called a police crime scene expert as its only witness. The court…
Court proceedings from the Limpopo pig farm murder trial, 07 August 2025. One of the defence lawyers in the killing of two women whose bodies were fed to pigs at a farm at Onverwacht, outside Polokwane in Limpopo, has welcomed the withdrawal of charges against his client. Former accused number two, Rudolf de Wet, had…
A police officer wears a bullet-proof vest. Police in KwaZulu-Natal say they have made over 12 000 arrests for a variety of crimes committed in the province during specialised operations and routine policing last month. 331 firearms and 16 000 rounds of ammunition were recovered. Crimes related to murder, attempted murder and assault recorded the…
Menstruation Foundation charity The University of the Western Cape has launched its Students On The Go programme, which is about installing sanitary pad vending machines aimed at making sanitary pads available to students who need them. This is part of a nationwide programme at five universities, sponsored by a well-known chain store. After applying for…
Caution Limpopo Transport department says heavy rain and hail are causing hazardous conditions on the N1 outside Mokopane. Department spokesperson Tidimalo Chuene says they have deployed the traffic officers and emergency services personnel to monitor the situation. “Heavy rain and hail are causing hazardous conditions on the N1 South outside Mokopane, leading to cars…
Minister Gayton McKenzie. Patriotic Alliance (PA) leader Gayton McKenzie has apologised to the SABC after he accused the corporation of being involved in an independent podcast, The Open Chat Podcast. Presenters on the podcast made derogatory remarks about the Coloured community in South Africa, and McKenzie assumed that the SABC aired the podcast on its…
A hospital ward National nursing association Denosa has called on both the Northern Cape Health MEC Maruping Lekwene and the department’s HOD to step down. The call follows the findings of the Health Ombudsman, which reflected the systematic failures of the department following the death of two people, and patient neglect at both the Northern…
Zachariah Johannes Olivier (60), Andriaan Rudolph De Wet (19), and William Musora (45) accused of allegedly killing two women and feeding their bodies to pigs. Charges against one of the accused in the killing of two women whose bodies were fed to pigs have been withdrawn in the High Court in Polokwane in Limpopo. Pig…
Rachel Kutumela faces a total of 32 charges. The bail application of the former Limpopo police sergeant who stands accused of insurance-related murders and her co-accused resumes in the Polokwane Magistrate’s Court. The state, as well as the accused’s lawyers, are expected to make their closing arguments. The accused, Rachel Kutumela, her sister, Anna Shokane,…
