The victim and her grandmother were sleeping at night when the perpetrator gained entry through the window and raped the girl. Eastern Cape Social Development MEC, Bukiwe Fanta has called on communities to unite in the fight against Gender-based violence (GBV) and other crimes. Fanta visited the distraught family of a 12-year-old girl who was…
The African National Congress (ANC) has resolved to defer its discussion on the South African Communist Party (SACP)’s decision to contest elections independently to its regular National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting sometime next month. It is currently hosting a Special NEC to discuss the state of local government with several mayors and their MMCs from…
Part of the property where the massacre occurred in Mgobozana Village in Lusikisiki. The trial of six men accused of the murder of 18 people at Ngobozana Village in Lusikisiki last year has been adjourned to tomorrow. The trial is being held at the Mthatha High Court special sitting at the Lusikisiki Magistrate’s Court in…
Police rescued a kidnapped victim and recovered an AK-47 rifle with scores of ammunition after stopping a suspicious vehicle with five occupants on the R80 highway in Rosslyn, Tshwane on Friday, October 10, 2025. Four men arrested for kidnapping are set to appear before the Pretoria North Magistrate’s Court on Monday for a formal bail…
KwaZulu-Natal Hawks head General Lesetja Senona at the Madlanga Commission in Pretoria on January 29, 2026. Police in KwaZulu-Natal say the provincial Hawks head, Major General Lesetja Senona, is not barred from entering the police headquarters building in the province. This after Senona made claims over the weekend that he was kicked out of his…
KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi. The Madlanga Commission of Inquiry, established to investigate criminality, political interference and corruption in the justice system, says it is ready to commence with public hearings on Wednesday. President Cyril Ramaphosa established the commission to be chaired by retired Deputy Chief Justice Mbuyiseli Madlanga, after KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi…
South Africa’s Aldrich Potgieter hits his tee shot. Aldrich Potgieter has become the third South African golfer to win the Arnold Palmer Award as the PGA Tour’s Rookie of the Year. The 21-year-old from Mossel Bay joins Ernie Els and Trevor Immelman, who won the award in 1994 and 2006, respectively. At the age of…
Gauteng police check motorist vehicle during Safer Festive Season campaign. Gauteng Police Provincial Commissioner Lieutenant General Tommy Mthombeni says over twenty-six thousand offenders have been arrested by police for numerous criminal acts such as murder, car-hijacking, possession of illegal firearms and ammunition since October this year. Mthombeni revealed these stats during the Safer Festive Season…
Source: Reuters. Brent crude futures gained 38 cents, or 0.5%, to $71.50 a barrel by 0451 GMT. US West Texas Intermediate crude futures rose 43 cents, or 0.6%, to $67.64 per barrel. Prices fell for a second straight session on Tuesday, 29 October 2024 when an Axios reporter said on X that Israeli Prime Minister…
An empty court room. The nine suspects arrested in connection with the killing of a part-time lecturer at the Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) will be back in the Soshanguve Magistrate’s Court, north of Pretoria, on Monday morning. The suspects will apply for bail. They were in court last week when the matter was postponed….
