High Court sitting in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal. Hitman Sabelo Phewa has been handed a life sentence at the Durban High Court in KwaZulu-Natal for the murder of former Richmond municipal manager, Sibusiso Sithole. Sithole was killed in 2017 on his way to a council meeting over fraud and corruption he was investigating. Apart from Sithole’s murder,…
FILE | Former African National Congress Youth League (ANCYL) Secretary-General Sindiso Magaqa. The man charged with the murder of former African National Congress Youth League (ANCYL) Secretary-General Sindiso Magaqa has been denied bail. Zweliphansi Sikhosana appeared in the Umzimkhulu Magistrate’s Court in KwaZulu-Natal. Sikhosana applied for bail after his re-arrest in July in connection with…
The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA)’s Asset Forfeiture Unit has seized R4.4 million from 24 bank accounts. It says some Chinese nationals allegedly used the bank accounts to run a fraudulent social media investment scheme. The NPA’s investigations revealed a group of Chinese nationals paid unsuspecting individuals R200 each to provide them with their details. The alleged…
Metal containers being emplaced in a disposal trench at the National Radioactive Waste Disposal Facility in Vaalputs in the Northern Cape. Agri Northern Cape has expressed concern that plans to expand the National Radioactive Waste Disposal Facility could put the lives of communities at risk. Plans are afoot to upgrade the facility. The aim is…
Police arrest three armed robbery suspects in Wellington in the Western Cape. Police have shot and killed a suspected robber in Wellington, Boland, Western Cape, after he pointed a firearm at them. Police spokesperson Wesley Twigg says three other suspects were arrested in connection with the incident, which occurred on Monday. Twigg says two pistols…
Mpumalanga police dismantled a clandestine crystal methamphetamine lab on a farm in Volksrust on 19 September 2025. The case against five suspects who were arrested for running a clandestine drug lab in Volksrust in Mpumalanga, has been postponed to the 26th of October. Four Mexican nationals and one South African were arrested on Friday evening…
File image | An illegal mining site The Democratic Alliance (DA) in Limpopo is calling on the Economic Development Department to take action against illegal gold mining at farms between Polokwane and Mokopane. DA spokesperson on economic development Jacques Smalle says armed illegal miners are destroying farms, cutting down fences and irrigation pipes. Smalle says…
File Image: A paramedic checks the blood sugar level of a patient. The prevalence of type 2 diabetes has doubled in South Africa, Kenya, Ghana and Burkina Faso in the past six years, according to a 2025 study, which was released earlier this year. It found that diabetes affected 10% of middle-aged Africans, putting them…
[File Image] Former Deputy President David Mabuza speaks at Former Minister Zola Skweyiya’s memorial service in 2018. The Mpumalanga High Court will today hear the late former deputy president David Mabuza’s daughter’s urgent application. She is seeking a share of her father’s R44.7 pension fund. Mabuza’s daughter claims that she is owed a portion of the pension…
Chairs and desks inside of a classroom. The Gauteng Department of Education (GDE) says citizenship or immigration status is not a determining factor in the allocation of school spaces. This follows a campaign launched by Operation Dudula in Soweto calling for schools to prioritise South African learners over foreign nationals. GDE Spokesperson Steve Mabona says they’ve made it clear…
