FILE | Gas explosion Limpopo’s Department of Transport and Community Safety says that the R71 in Makgoebaskloof has been reopened for traffic. This after a truck carrying gas cylinders crashed and the cylinders exploded on Tuesday night. The vehicle went out of control and veered off the road. The explosion also caused a runaway veld…
A 49-year-old man from Hluhluwe in KwaZulu-Natal has been sentenced to four life terms for raping his four biological children. The man was found guilty and sentenced by the Eshowe Regional Court. The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) says the abuse occurred while the children and their mother lived with the man. The mother reported the case…
High Court in Pietermaritzburg The man who has pleaded guilty to the 2017 murder of former African National Congress Youth League secretary general, Sindiso Magaqa, is due to be sentenced in the Pietermaritzburg High Court today. 37-year-old Sibusiso Ncengwa changed his plea to one of guilty last month, resulting in his case being separated from…
Former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to members of the media at Manhattan Criminal Court in New York, U.S., on Thursday, April 25, 2024. 1 minute Stellenbosch Business School Economist, Professor Andre Roux, has cautioned about the risk of a trade war between the United States and China as Donald Trump is sworn in as…
Miners in a cave. Police say more arrests are expected at the Sheba Mine in Barberton, Mpumalanga, as part of an ongoing operation targeting illegal mining activities. On Monday, 24 more suspected illegal miners were taken into custody, bringing the total number of arrests since Friday to 518. Of the 494 suspects apprehended on Friday,…
2 minutes ‘Not In My Name Movement” has condemned the commentary from individuals who are said to be justifying the brutal murder of a 25-year-old woman allegedly by her partner at Umzinto on the KwaZulu-Natal south coast. Following the incident, yesterday police confirmed that the body of a man believed to be her partner has…
A file image of a police badge on an officer. 1 minute Police union, Popcru, says it is deeply alarmed and saddened by the increasing number of killings and suicides among law enforcement officers. The union was reacting to the incident in which a police officer allegedly shot and killed his Gauteng traffic warden girlfriend Chesnay…
Graphic for a HIV campaign 2 minutes KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) Premier Thami Ntuli has hailed non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and volunteers for continuing to work tirelessly in educating communities about HIV/AIDS. He was speaking at the World AIDS Day commemoration event held at uMzingazi Sports Ground in Richards Bay, in the north of the province. 𝐖𝐎𝐑𝐋𝐃 𝐀𝐈𝐃𝐒…
Police find crystal meth during a crime raid. Authorities say they have recovered drugs including dagga and crystal meth during a crime prevention operation in Midrand, north of Johannesburg. Illicit cigarettes and alcohol were also confiscated during the raid at the Midrand shopping centre. Johannesburg’s Public Safety MMC, Mgcini Tshwaku, led the joint operation that…
2 minutes Gauteng Provincial Police Commissioner Tommy Mthombeni says they have information that could lead to the arrest of suspects wanted in connection with the alleged assault and sexual abuse at Zanzou nightclub in Pretoria. Three victims have come forward to report the ordeal following viral graphic videos on social media of the 2023 incident…
