North West man sentenced to life for murdering his partner Emphokile

Graphic for ‘Life imprisonment.’ The Taung Regional Court in North West has sentenced 48-year-old Kabelo Mogongwa to life imprisonment for the murder of his 38-year-old girlfriend, Tsholofelo Emphokile. He was also sentenced to an additional five years’ imprisonment for possession of a firearm. Both sentences will run concurrently. In delivering judgment, magistrate Bhuti Zulu highlights…

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Popcru commits to rooting out corruption in SAPS

The Police and Prisons Civil Rights Union (Popcru) says it is committed to rooting out corruption amid news of the arrest of ten police officers in Johannesburg. The officers were arrested during a raid by the tactical response team. Six of the arrested officers are from the Ekurhuleni Metro Police Department, while the other four…

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Four killed in Pietermaritzburg taxi crash

Taxi accident on Mpumuza Road in Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal on August 4, 2025. Four people have been killed in a taxi accident on Mpumuza Road in Pietermaritzburg in KwaZulu-Natal. KZN Private Ambulance Service spokesperson Craig Botha says a taxi lost control, veered off the road and overturned, colliding into a nearby school building yesterday. Botha says,…

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Rea Vaya buses resume operations

A Rea Vaya bus is pictured in Johannesburg. Rea Vaya buses are back to normal operations in Johannesburg this morning. This after thousands of commuters were left stranded in Soweto yesterday due to a strike by bus operators. Rea Vaya management has since released a social media post confirming that buses would be operating as…

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