Gauteng Police Commissioner: Lieutenant General Tommy Mthombeni on an oversight visit at Spoorong informal settlement. Gauteng Police Commissioner Lieutenant General Tommy Mthombeni has assured residents of the Spoorong informal settlement in Randfontein that police are intensifying operations following allegations that illegal miners forced more than 500 people from their homes. Mthombeni says a stabilisation team…
SAPS Search and Rescue vehicle Limpopo police divers have confirmed the recovery of two bodies of persons who drowned during the recent floods in separate incidents in the province. This brings to 21 the number of flood deaths in the province. The bodies were retrieved in the Selati River outside Phalaborwa and the Mvudi River in Thohoyandou, respectively. …
Memorial Prayer gathering in Vanderbijlpark to honour the lives of the 14 learners who died in scholar transport crash. African National Congress (ANC) First Deputy Secretary-General Nomvula Mokonyane has called on the scholar transport fraternity to ensure compliance in honour of the fourteen learners who perished in a horrific crash involving their minibus taxi and…
Certificate, Paperwork, Agreement image. Legal analyst Mpumelelo Zikalala has urged those who intend to get married to seek legal counsel before engaging in lobolo negotiations to avoid problems that might emerge later. Zikalala’s comment follows Wednesday’s Constitutional Court ruling that a spouse is prevented from entering into an antenuptial contract in a bid to override…
FILE| Suspended Ekurhuleni Metro Police Acting Chief, Julius Mkhwanazi. Suspended Ekurhuleni Metro Police Deputy Chief, Julius Mkhwanazi, has apologised before Parliament’s Ad Hoc Committee after admitting that he accepted money from alleged criminal kingpin businessman Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala. During questioning, Mkhwanazi conceded that the payments were inappropriate, telling Members of Parliament (MPs) that he regrets…
Bullets seen n top of a table. The community of Ntabankulu has been left traumatised following the shooting of three female educators at Ntabankulu Primary School on Thursday afternoon. It is alleged that a 52-year-old man, who is a suspended deputy principal at the school, barged into the premises and started shooting randomly at teachers…
Two of the accused in the Meyiwa murder trial The defence in the Senzo Meyiwa trial is expected to call a new witness after Sifiso Gwabini Zungu concluded his testimony on Thursday. Zungu had been testifying at the High Court in Pretoria, where five men are on trial for the 2014 murder of the Bafana Bafana…
A Patriotic Alliance supporter celebrating a victory The Patriotic Alliance (PA) has won both wards that were being contested in by-elections in George, in the Western Cape. Raphael Goeieman won in Ward 17 in Conville, while Marchell Kleynhans won in ward 27 in Pacaltsdorp, both are former Democratic Alliance (DA) wards. The DA, PA, African National Congress (ANC) and the Truth and Solidarity…
A person signals for help under water. Residents of Moshana village in Zeerust in the North West are disheartened over what they say is a lack of police resources and response time in their area. This follows the drowning of two girls, aged 15 and 18, while swimming in a dam. Although residents say they alerted police immediately, their bodies were only…
A logo is seen on the roof of the ArcelorMittal building. Negotiations are back on the table for South Africa’s steel giant. Now, after a tense standoff last year, ArcelorMittal South Africa (AMSA) and the Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) have officially resumed talks regarding a potential state-led buyout. Discussions hit a wall last year after…
