Image depicting a kidnapping 1 minute The case against a 32-year-old woman, accused of selling her two-year-old son has been postponed to Friday for a bail application, in the Vanderbijlpark Magistrate Court, in Gauteng. The mother faces charges of human trafficking, conspiracy to commit robbery, and making a false statement to the police. It’s believed…
Sergeant Makhosonke and Sergeant Nduva both attached to K9 Search and Rescue Unit successfully retrieved the bodies of the young victims. 2 minutes The bodies of two 12-year-old boys who drowned in a dam in Mthatha in the Eastern Cape on Sunday have been found. The Lusikisiki SAPS K9 Search and Rescue Unit search party…
Bitou Municipality Deputy mayor and Ikhwezi Political Party Movement leader, Nokuzola Kolwapi. A new video of the Deputy Mayor of the Bitou Municipality in Plettenberg Bay allegedly firing a gun, shows her handing the weapon to her bodyguard afterwards. The initial video showed Councillor Nokuzola Kolwapi shooting into the air to celebrate her son’s homecoming…
While warmer weather might seem beneficial for crops like grapes, which can thrive in higher temperatures, the implications are more complex. Archive photo supplied. Climate change with higher temperatures poses numerous challenges for the South African wine industry. These include earlier harvests, less predictability, more pests, and higher sugar and alcohol levels that change the…
It’s all systems go ahead of the National Senior Certificate examination. Some members of parliament (MPs) have again urged parliament to reconsider the issue of the 30 percent pass level for matriculants. The debate in the National Assembly was sponsored by Build One SA leader Mmusi Maimane. It focused on barriers preventing learners from performing at…
SAPS rape graphic. A 65-year-old Northern Cape pastor has been arrested in Galeshewe township for allegedly sexually assaulting a 16-year-old boy. The incident allegedly occurred last year November and a case was opened this week after the minor finally reported the ordeal to his mother. Police spokesperson Merapelo Pilane says investigations are ongoing. “It is…
Edgar Maroto was arrested last week at the Beitbridge border post in Musina. A 42-year-old truck driver accused of possession of explosives is expected to continue his bail application in the Musina Magistrate’s Court in Limpopo on Monday. The truck driver was arrested last week at the Beitbridge border post in Musina. Authorities allege that…
FILE | Eastern Cape Premier Oscar Mabuyane addresses an event. AfriForum’s Private Prosecution Unit claims provincial prosecutors tried to shield Eastern Cape Premier Oscar Mabuyane from charges by misleading the Hawks. The unit says it has proof that the Director of Public Prosecutions decided not to prosecute Mabuyane months ago, but falsely claimed more investigation…
Police arrest 1 minute Police say the nationwide Vala Umgodi operations have led to the arrest of more than 1 700 suspects of various nationalities in the past month. The suspects were apprehended for illegal mining-related offences, as well as crimes including murder, attempted murder, unlawful possession of explosives and possession of suspected stolen property….
1 minute The ICC Champions Trophy Group B match between South Africa and Australia was abandoned without a ball bowled due to persistent rain in Rawalpindi. The covers were on all day and not even the toss was possible. The umpires eventually decided to call it a day just after two o’clock South African time,…
