High school student out of class. The Northern Cape Department of Education says it has assembled a task team to probe the reasons behind the high dropout rate of school learners. In the first quarter of the year, over 4 000 learners dropped out of schools in the province. Officials say the learners were still…
A man in handcuffs Free State police have arrested a 55-year-old man who is allegedly linked to a string of rapes and robberies spanning over two decades across Thabong in Welkom and Bloemfontein. The suspect’s run from the law came to an end recently when he allegedly attacked and raped a 21-year-old woman at a…
A gun that was confiscated after a shooting in Limpopo. 2 minutes Limpopo police have opened an inquest docket following the killing of a suspect during a shootout at Ga-Komape village outside Polokwane. Police spokesperson Malesela Ledwaba says the 36-year-old suspect started shooting at them when followed at his hideout. The suspect was wanted for…
Arrested foreign nationals in the back of a police van. A tense afternoon unfolded in Bruma, east of Johannesburg, where several undocumented individuals were arrested during a major raid conducted by the City’s Public Safety Department. The operation which targets spaza shops mostly owned by foreign nationals. This is part of an ongoing citywide effort…
File image: Silver handcuffs. 1 minute The police in Winburg in the Free State have arrested a 21-year-old man for murder after he allegedly fatally stabbed his 42-year-old father in the chest at a local tavern. “It is alleged on New Years Day around 11am the father and son were at a local tavern when…
South African National Taxi Council logo Taxi organisation, SANTACO, says that any of its members found responsible for the brutal killing of the e-hailing driver outside Maponya Mall or any other violent act will be suspended immediately. Mthokozisi Mvelase was murdered and his vehicle was set alight outside the Soweto mall last Wednesday night, and…
Emmanuel Ziocha scored the first goal for Dynamos in the fourth minute after Arenel Movers goalkeeper Aaron Ngwenya made a school boy blunder. ARENEL MOVERS. . . . . . . . . . . (0) 1 DYNAMOS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (2)…
A sign showing a business closed The Eastern Cape’s unemployment rate remains stubbornly high at 39.5% despite the province adding 89 000 jobs, in the last quarter. While trade, domestic work and construction has driven gains, the closure of major manufacturing employers is fuelling concern. Tyre giant Goodyear, once a source of hundreds of jobs,…
ANC supporters Security has been beefed in the East London City Hall in the Eastern Cape, for the 5th elective conference of the ANC’s Dr WB Rubusana Region that’s currently under way. A total of 200 voting delegates are expected to cast their votes for new regional leaders. ANC Provincial Chairperson, Oscar Mabuyane, is expected…
Convicted criminal Thabo Bester appears in court. 1 minute The Deputy Minister of Correctional Services, Leonah Ntshalintshali, says the department has implemented all remedial actions required by the Public Protector regarding the Thabo Bester escape. In May 2022, Bester escaped from a private prison in Bloemfontein by faking his death in a cell fire. In…
