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FILE IMAGE | A taxi involved in a crash. Minister of Transport, Barbara Creecy, says Gauteng has the highest number of road fatalities, with 105 people killed in 95 crashes, since the start of the festive season. She briefed the media at a road block on the N2 at Somerset West in the Western Cape…

Business Rameez Patel appears before the High Court in Polokwane. Limpopo prominent businessman Rameez Patel has been sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of his wife at the Polokwane High Court in Limpopo. Patel shot dead Fatima Patel in 2015 at their house in Nirvana, Polokwane and blamed it on intruders. Judge Joseph Raulinga…

The Great British sewage dump. A landmark High Court ruling has ordered eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality to act decisively on Durban’s long-running sewage pollution crisis. The court found the city’s failures unlawful and unconstitutional, citing breaches of environmental legislation. Years of neglect have affected beaches, rivers, and tourism. The court ordered the city to publish weekly…

Warrick Stock, popularly known as DJ Warras. Family, friends and colleagues are attending media personality Warrick ‘DJ Warras’ Stock’s memorial service, underway in Sandton, Johannesburg. He was shot dead on Tuesday outside a building where he had been providing security services in the Johannesburg CBD. Police say three unknown men approached DJ Warras and opened…

Lightning flash from severe weather. The government has raised concerns over the impact of expected severe weather conditions during the festive season. Above-normal rainfall and frequent thunderstorms are forecast across several parts of the country, particularly over the Highveld and eastern regions. Cooperative Governance Minister, Velenkosini Hlabisa, is urging the public to remain vigilant as…

DJ Warras memorial service. A memorial service honoring the late DJ and entrepreneur, DJ Warras will be held today. LIVE | DJ Warras’ memorial service.

Gauteng police have refuted claims that one of the two suspects shot and killed by police in Parys was a police officer. Gauteng police have refuted claims that one of the two suspects shot and killed by police in Parys was a police officer. According to the authorities, the suspect in question was a former…

Road block with Johannesburg Metro Police Department members. The Gauteng Traffic Department has urged motorists to be vigilant and share the road responsibly. This is as traffic continues to move steadily this morning at De Hoek Toll Plaza in Heidelberg. Traffic volumes are expected to surge this afternoon with holidaymakers making their way to various destinations….

Deputy principal arrested in connection of the murder of a Tembisa principal. The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) is tight-lipped on the reported arrest of more suspects in connection with the killing of Simon Lubisi – a 61-year-old principal at a school in Tembisa, east of Johannesburg. This follows the appearance of a 50-year-old deputy principal…