Police tape at a crime scene. A 32-year-old man has been gunned down at Mitchells Plain on the Cape Flats. Police spokesperson Malcolm Pojie says the victim and a friend were on their way to a shop when two men approached them and one opened fire. He says the victim succumbed to gunshot wounds to the head. Pojie says the…
FILE | Six-year-old Amantle Samane. The mother of Amantle Samane says that while she is satisfied with the judgment and sentence handed down to her daughter’s murderer and killer, this will not bring her back. Amantle, a young Soweto girl, was raped and killed by Mozambican national, Phethe Simiao. Judge William Karam at the High…
File Image: Residents blockade a road during service delivery protests. Motorists are urged to exercise caution when traveling in and around Westbury due to the ongoing protests in the Coronationville area. The community is protesting over prolonged water outages, resulting in roadblocks on Perth Road, Harmony Street and Fuel Road near Rahima Moosa Mother and…
SANParks staff worked tirelessly to rehabilitate the footpath in the Silvermine area. The Table Mountain National Park has re-opened several trails at its Silvermine facility near Tokai, following a devastating fire in April this year. The fire severely damaged trails, boardwalks, and dam sites, creating hazardous conditions due to exposed debris like nails and metal….
A police officer conducting a search on an individual during multidisciplinary Operation Shanela. Gauteng police have arrested more than 100 suspects linked to gender-based violence during the final week of Women’s Month. Provincial spokesperson Mavela Masondo says the arrests were made during Operation Shanela over the weekend, targeting suspects wanted for rape, sexual assault, and assault…
Phethe Simiao has been sentenced to life imprisonment for the rape, kidnap and murder of Amantle Samane The man convicted of the rape and murder of six-year-old Amantle Samane has been sentenced to two life terms behind bars in the High Court in Johannesburg. The 25-year-old Mozambican national, Phethe Simiao, confessed to kidnapping, raping and…
Former Health Minister Dr Zweli Mkhize during the National Health Insurance (NHI) workshop. The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) says it’s confident about the new evidence in its case against Digital Vibes and several other companies and their directors, former Health Minister Dr Zweli Mkhize, and some of his family members. The SIU has been given…
The Howick Magistrate’s Court in KwaZulu-Natal has heard that R70 000 was paid as a hit on the chief whip of the Umngeni Municipality, Nhlalayenza Ndlovu. This is part of the state’s submission in the bail application by murder accused Inkosi Simphiwe Zuma from the Nxamalala Tribal Authority. It’s alleged that he ordered the hit on Ndlovu. Zuma, who is related to Ndlovu, is…
File: Pethe Simiao appears in the Protea Magistrate’s Court on October 25, 2024. The 25-year-old man who pleaded guilty to kidnapping, raping and murdering six-year-old Amantle Samane is set to hear his fate at the Johannesburg High Court on Monday. Phethe Simiao will be sentenced on the kidnapping, rape, murder and contravention of the Immigration…
Minister Solly Malatsi addressing the M2 Summit in Johannesburg, 01 September 2025. Communications and Digital Technologies Minister Solly Malatsi says press freedom without interference and censorship is essential to ensure a thriving democracy. This was the Minister’s message during his keynote address at the M20 Summit, which kicked off on Monday morning in Melrose Arch,…
