Seven killed in N4 head-on crash in Mpumalanga

Broken glasses at an accident scene. Seven people have died and one has seriously been injured during a head-on collision on the N4 toll road between Machadodorp and Belfast in Mpumalanga in the early hours of Saturday morning. Community Safety, Security and Liaison Spokesperson Moeti Mmusi says the cause of the collision is still under…

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Limpopo police officer commits suicide

FILE | Police officer walking towards a crime tape. An off-duty police officer has shot and killed himself near the Sikhunyani-Giyani road outside Giyani in Limpopo. According to local police, the officer was declared dead by the emergency services personnel on the scene. Police say the officer, who was travelling with his female partner, stopped…

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SAPU to appeal anti-gang officers’ bail denial

11 officers face charges of murder, assault, kidnapping, torture, and defeating the ends of justice. The South African Policing Union (SAPU) says it will approach the high court to set aside a decision by the Athlone Magistrate’s Court to deny bail to 10 Western Cape anti-gang unit members who are accused of crimes including murder….

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SANDF soldier’s body recovered in Mpumalanga

SANDF members during a parade. Mpumalanga Police have confirmed that one body of the two South African National Defence Force (SANDF) members, whose vehicle was swept away in the flooding of the  Nkomazi river in Komatipoort, has been recovered. It is alleged the members were trying to cross the river from Komatipoort to the Lebombo…

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SANEF mourns passing of veteran SABC journalist Veronica Fourie

SANEF remembers veteran SABC journalist Veronica Fourie who passed away on December 23rd, 2025 In a statement, the South African National Editors’ Forum (SANEF) has expressed its profound sadness and extends heartfelt condolences on the passing of veteran SABC journalist Veronica Fourie, a deeply respected and much-loved figure in South Africa’s media landscape. Fourie passed…

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We Buy Cars has been fined a R2.5 million fine

A bakkie and caravan outside a We Buy Cars premises. Used cars trader, We Buy Cars, has been issued with a R2.5 million administrative fine and ordered to also refund more than R3.4 million to consumers.   The National Consumer Commission says this follows a three-year investigation revealing that the company contravened the consumer protection…

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