Handcuffs depicting an arrest. The Plettenberg Bay Regional Court in the Western Cape has sentenced a former police officer to six years’ imprisonment for corruption, fraud, forgery and defeating the ends of justice. Ralston Petersen, who served in the South African Police Service (SAPS) for 16 years, was convicted on eight counts after pleading guilty…
Bullets on the ground. Eastern Cape police have confirmed that the alleged shooter at a school in Ntabankulu has been declared dead at the scene. This as they are investigating a fatal shooting of a teacher that occurred earlier today at Ntabankulu Junior Secondary School where two other teachers were also injured in the incident. Police Spokesperson Nobuntu…
A board showing the Pretoria High Court. Sifiso Gwabini Zungu has refuted the state’s claims that his hostel residence was a gathering spot for his KwaZulu- Natal homeboys and the Senzo Meyiwa murder accused. Zungu has been on the stand at the High Court in Pretoria, where five men are on trial for the 2014…
The 22-year-old driver, who was behind the wheel when a scholar transport minibus taxi crashed with a truck, is appearing before the Vanderbijlpark Magistrate’s Court on 14 counts of culpable homicide, as well as reckless and negligent driving. Twelve learners died at the scene on Monday and two more learners died in hospital on Thursday…
The Minister of Higher Education and Training Buti Manamela is expected to brief the media on the plans of the Post School Education and Training Sector for the 2026 academic year as well as the state of readiness thereof.
There is a huge police contingent outside the Vanderbijlpark Magistrate’s Court, south of Johannesburg. This is ahead of the appearance of a 22-year-old scholar transport driver who was involved in a crash on Monday. Gauteng police have confirmed that two more learners involved in the crash have succumbed to injuries. This puts the death toll…
SAPS file image. Residents of the Jeffsville informal settlement in Attridgeville, west of Pretoria, say they are tired of violent crime in their area. This follows the fatal shooting of five men on Wednesday. They include three Zimbabweans who were sitting outside a tuck shop. Police suspect extortion as the cause of the shooting. Last…
JMPD have arrested a man for overloading his vehicle and driving without a permit. The man who was transporting learners to school was found travelling with more than 20 of them in his minibus, which is supposed to carry fewer passengers. Johannesburg Metro Police have arrested a man for overloading his vehicle and driving without…
A view at the scene of the scholar transport crash in Vanderbijlpark. Gauteng police have confirmed that two more learners involved in the Vanderbijlpark scholar transport crash have died. This puts the death toll at 14. Twelve learners were initially killed in Monday’s crash involving a minibus taxi and a truck. The 22-year-old scholar transport…
Two of the accused in the Meyiwa murder trial Defence witness Sifiso Zungu is expected to continue to testify when the Senzo Meyiwa trial resumes in the High Court in Pretoria this morning. Zungu has distanced himself from a signed statement linking the five accused. According to the statement the accused were together in Vosloorus, south east of Johannesburg…
