More than 600 000 online school applications for grades one and eight have been recorded in Gauteng. The provincial education department opened the online system for parents and guardians to apply for placements at their preferred school less than two weeks ago. Department spokesperson Steve Mabona says parents still have until the end of the…
Mobile police stations unveiled by the KZN Premier Thami Ntuli. KwaZulu-Natal Premier Thamsanqa Ntuli says the government is committed to fighting crime in the province. Ntuli was speaking during the handover of four mobile policing stations. He says the mobile police stations will be strategically placed in communities. The areas include Inanda, KwaMakhutha, Bulwer, and…
A picture of a court hearing form with investigation written at the top together with a gavel, block, pen and glasses Gauteng police investigating the murders of women discovered between Watloo and Denneboom, east of Pretoria, say the suspect arrested in connection with the discovery of a fifth body is not yet linked to the…
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…
Fake News graphic Analysts have cautioned the public against spreading fake news on social media platforms after the widespread circulation of a video on TikTok showing a man impersonating a National Defence Force General, calling for a protest at the Union Buildings. The SANDF distanced itself from the video and said the man was not…
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…
NPA’s spokesperson Phindi Mjonondwane The National Prosecuting Authority of South Africa (NPA) says investigations are still underway to determine what substance was consumed by the toddler whose mother had been arrested for giving him a pipe to smoke. A mother and three other accused are behind bars after a video that went viral of them…
Gavel in a court room. The trial of six men accused of the murder of 18 people at Ngobozana village in Lusikisiki last year has been adjourned until Wednesday, by the Mthatha High Court special sitting in the Lusikisiki Magistrate’s Court in the Eastern Cape. The court has been dealing with a matter that relates…
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,…
Former police Sergeant Rachel Kutumela, her sister Anna Shokane and daughter Florah Shokane, appear before the Polokwane Magistrate’s Court for a bail application on 24 July 2025. The bail application of the Limpopo police officer who stands accused of insurance murders, together with her co-accused, has been postponed to Friday. Former police sergeant, Rachel Kutumela,…
