An industrial hemp plantation. An industrial hemp plantation has been launched at Duvhuledza outside Thohoyandou, in Limpopo. The hemp will be cultivated on a 30-hectare farm. The project is aimed at helping the small community eradicate unemployment. Industrial hemp is used in the production of textiles, biofuel, and fibre. Organic farmer, Mpho Makhado, says the…
The late Nathi Mthethwa, South Africa’s Ambassador to France. The Department of International Relations and Cooperation (Dirco) says there are still no final plans for the burial of Nathi Mthethwa, South Africa’s Ambassador to France. This comes as a postmortem is underway in Paris. Mthethwa reportedly fell to his death at a hotel in France…
A SAPS ‘investigation’ graphic. Limpopo police say they are investigating a case of murder after a suspect killed a man he suspected of having an affair with his wife in Phalaborwa. Police Spokesperson Malesela Ledwaba says the man arrived home and found his wife with another man. Ledwaba says after shooting the man, he drove…
A back view of SAPS rescue vehicles. The physical search for a missing British tourist in the eMkhuze area in northern KwaZulu-Natal has been called off. Seventy-one-year-old Elain McSorley was reported missing last week, on Saturday, after a self-guided hike at the Ghost Mountain Inn and Safari at eMkhuze. McSorley was one of a group…
A view showing a TMPD branded vehicle and a minibus taxi parked on the side of the road. The Tshwane Metro Police Department (TMPD) has impounded 17 minibus taxis in Hatfield and East Lynne, Pretoria for violating the National Land Transport Act. Some of the taxis were found to be unroadworthy, while others were operating…
Police graphic on CIT robbery, There’s been a cash-in-transit robbery along Main Reef Road in Stormill, west of Johannesburg. The cash van has been bombed, and it is not yet clear at this stage if anyone was injured. Eyewitnesses on the scene say a group of suspects travelling in three cars used one of their…
A SAPS ‘murder investigation’ graphic. Police in the North West have condemned the killing of a 48-year-old woman in Mosiane View outside Mahikeng. Social media video’s of the incident that happened on Saturday, show her 25- year- old son repeatedly hitting her with a shovel. #sapsNW #SAPS in the North West Province is aware of…
The wreckage of the bakkie involved in the head-on collision with a sedan on the N2 road in Mkhondo near Pongola in Mpumalanga, October 5, 2025. Four people have died and two others are injured following a head-on collision between a bakkie and a sedan on the N2 road in Mkhondo near Pongola in Mpumalanga….
Residents fill up water buckets. Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA) Minister Velenkosini Hlabisa has tabled a 10-point plan at a Local Government Indaba in Johannesburg. The meeting is aimed at improving the local government sector and bring confidence to this sphere of government, that’s struggling to render much needed services to communities. The two-day…
Children queuing for food. The Chairperson of Parliament’s Social Development Portfolio Committee, Bridget Masango, has called on government to fix systemic inefficiencies and poor governance that affect the country’s social development. The official launch of Social Development Month is underway at the Brixton Multi-Purpose Centre in Johannesburg. The Deputy Minister of Social Development, Mr Ganief…
