FILE | Six-year-old, Amantle Samane. A man accused of raping and killing a six-year-old girl is expected to plead guilty when the case resumes in the High Court in Johannesburg today. Pethe Simiao is facing charges of kidnapping, rape, murder and contravention of the Immigration Act. Amantle Samane went missing in Orlando West in Soweto…
National Police Commissioner General Fannie Masemola. National Police Commissioner General Fannie Masemola says they are confident they have arrested the right person in the killing of 47-year-old Sergeant Lawrence Mtshweni. He was shot and killed in the line of duty in Mpumalanga on Friday. Mtshweni was part of a group of police officers who responded…
[FILE IMAGE] An image illustrates a victim of sexual assault clutching their hand Psychologists, therapists, and trauma counsellors agree that it is not unusual for abuse survivors to speak out years after the incident. They describe this as a common trauma response. In South Africa, there is no statute of limitations for certain sexual assault…
Gontse’s family welcomes arrests in the case The family of slain 20-year-old Gontse Makhubela says they can finally find closure. This is after North West police cracked an almost 2-year-old case by arresting three suspects linked to her 2023 disappearance and murder. Makhubela was abducted while at work. Her decomposing body was discovered in Elandrand,…
Five people, including a toddler, have been killed in a road accident in Bergville, in the KwaZulu-Natal midlands. Traffic authorities say the accident occurred after a driver lost control of his vehicle, causing it to collide with an oncoming car carrying seven occupants. The Road Traffic Inspectorate’s Sindi Msimang says five people died on the…
Bus crash on the R81 road in Sekgopo, Mopani District, August 10, 2025. Four female passengers have been killed and several others injured when a bus they were travelling in overturned on the R81 at Ga-Sekgopo outside Polokwane in Limpopo. Transport Department spokesperson Tidimalo Chuene says the injured, including a bus driver, have been taken…
National Police Commissioner General Fannie Masemola. National Police Commissioner General Fannie Masemola has urged police officers to defend themselves whenever their lives are under threat. He was speaking after visiting the families of two police officers killed in the line of duty on Friday. 51-year-old Warrant Officer Vuyisile Sintwa and 45-year-old Sergeant Simon Masenye were…
The funeral of SANDF soldier Xavier Raynard South African Defence Force (SANDF) members have paid tribute to one of their own in Kimberley, Northern Cape. Speaking at the funeral of Xavier Raynard, the soldiers said the SANDF has lost a great asset. Raynard, a member of the 10 Anti-Air Regiment, was found dead on the…
Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi speaking at a government engagement. Health Minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi says he is confident that the Health Tribunal will address protests by some labour unions in the Northern Cape. Denosa protested against a plan to haul their members before disciplinary hearings following a damning Health Ombudsman’s report. It highlighted systematic failures…
Members of the community during the National Women’s Day celebrations. Limpopo province hosted the 2025 National Women’s Day celebrations at Nkowankowa Stadium outside Tzaneen, with President Cyril Ramaphosa officiating the event. Various ministers and officials delivered messages of support. The occasion marked the 69th anniversary of the historic 1956 Women’s March to the Union Buildings…
