Small-scale miners call on govt to issue them with licenses

Hard hat and torch. 3 minutes More than 900 suspected illegal miners have been arrested between December last year and January this year in Limpopo. The suspected illegal miners were arrested during police’s operation Vala Umgodi across the province. Meanwhile, mining forums in the mineral-rich Sekhukhune district are calling on the government to issue them with…

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Two separate drownings reported in Durban

Lifeboat at sea 1 minute Two people have drowned in separate incidents in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal today. Lifesaving South Africa’s Dhaya Sewduth says in the first incident earlier today, it is believed that one person drowned at a beach in Umgababa on the province’s south coast. In the second incident, it is believed that a nine-year-old…

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Chinese investor duped of US$70K

According to court papers, sometime in June 2024, the complainant came to Zimbabwe from China looking for investment opportunities in the health sector. A DIRECTOR at Titan Dreams Developers, Hazel Mutiti, yesterday appeared before Harare magistrate Dennis Mangosi facing a charge of defrauding a Chinese investor of US$70 000. Mutiti was remanded in custody to…

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Harare woman grabs estate of late ‘boyfriend’

High Court A HARARE woman allegedly falsified documents of her late boyfriend to claim his estate after staying with the deceased for a few days. The suspect, Portia Rudo Bvekerwa, claimed to the Master of the High Court that she is the surviving spouse of the late Stanely Phute in bid to claim his estate…

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Murder case of two Mamelodi cousins postponed to May

Slain cousins killed in Mamelodi. The case against 38-year-old Tebogo Mnisi, who is linked to the killing of cousins Tshiamo and Baleseng Moramaga in Mamelodi East in October last year, has been postponed in the Mamelodi Magistrate’s Court.  The postponement to the 20th of May 2026 is to allow for further investigations, including the collection of an outstanding post-mortem report…

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Committee makes recommendations on ATNS at SA airports

Cockpit of plane 1 minute A preliminary diagnostic report by a committee of aviation experts to look into challenges faced at Air Traffic and Navigation Services (ATNS) at airports, has made several recommendations. The committee was established by Transport Minister Barbara Creecy following a host of disruptions to flights at George and other airports due…

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