A police officer wears a bullet-proof vest. Police in KwaZulu-Natal say they have made over 12 000 arrests for a variety of crimes committed in the province during specialised operations and routine policing last month. 331 firearms and 16 000 rounds of ammunition were recovered. Crimes related to murder, attempted murder and assault recorded the…
Menstruation Foundation charity The University of the Western Cape has launched its Students On The Go programme, which is about installing sanitary pad vending machines aimed at making sanitary pads available to students who need them. This is part of a nationwide programme at five universities, sponsored by a well-known chain store. After applying for…
Caution Limpopo Transport department says heavy rain and hail are causing hazardous conditions on the N1 outside Mokopane. Department spokesperson Tidimalo Chuene says they have deployed the traffic officers and emergency services personnel to monitor the situation. “Heavy rain and hail are causing hazardous conditions on the N1 South outside Mokopane, leading to cars…
Minister Gayton McKenzie. Patriotic Alliance (PA) leader Gayton McKenzie has apologised to the SABC after he accused the corporation of being involved in an independent podcast, The Open Chat Podcast. Presenters on the podcast made derogatory remarks about the Coloured community in South Africa, and McKenzie assumed that the SABC aired the podcast on its…
A hospital ward National nursing association Denosa has called on both the Northern Cape Health MEC Maruping Lekwene and the department’s HOD to step down. The call follows the findings of the Health Ombudsman, which reflected the systematic failures of the department following the death of two people, and patient neglect at both the Northern…
Zachariah Johannes Olivier (60), Andriaan Rudolph De Wet (19), and William Musora (45) accused of allegedly killing two women and feeding their bodies to pigs. Charges against one of the accused in the killing of two women whose bodies were fed to pigs have been withdrawn in the High Court in Polokwane in Limpopo. Pig…
Rachel Kutumela faces a total of 32 charges. The bail application of the former Limpopo police sergeant who stands accused of insurance-related murders and her co-accused resumes in the Polokwane Magistrate’s Court. The state, as well as the accused’s lawyers, are expected to make their closing arguments. The accused, Rachel Kutumela, her sister, Anna Shokane,…
City of Tshwane City of Tshwane says it will conduct safety audits around Watloo, Denneboom and other well-known hotspots, following the gruesome killings of women whose bodies were discovered burnt near train stations, between June and August this year. In a statement released by the municipality, officials say they will work with the energy and…
X- The state does not have sufficient evidence to prove the second charge of rape in the trial against former preschool teacher. The state has conceded that it does not have sufficient evidence to prove the second charge of rape in the trial against former pre-school teacher, Amber Lee Hughes. Hughes appeared at the Johannesburg…
The Minister of Electricity and Energy Dr. Kgosientsho Ramokgopa unveiling new science laboratories in school in Atteridgeville Electricity Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa has unveiled new science laboratories in four schools in Atteridgeville, outside Pretoria. He has also called on the youth to pursue their studies in mathematics, science and technology. This is a public-private partnership where companies…
