Police say three suspects including a 14-year-old boy have been arrested on the Cape Flats on separate incidents for the illegal possession of firearms and ammunition. Police spokesperson, Malcolm Pojie says members of the Anti-Gang Unit acted on information about a firearm at a premises in Woodlands. Pojie says the officers conducted a search at…
The 87-year-old Limpopo woman who was hacked to death, allegedly by her 40-year-old son, is being laid to rest at Sebora village, Ga-Mashashane outside Polokwane on Sunday. Raesibe Ledwaba, was killed last week. Police say the body parts were found inside three plastic buckets. The discovery was made when police responded to a missing person’s…
Copper cables in a vehicle Three men aged between 30 and 64 have been arrested in connection with theft of eThekwini Municipality’s electricity infrastructure in KwaZulu-Natal. According to the municipality, the trio pretended to be municipal contractors and used a vehicle bearing the name ‘Isithebe Electrical’. They were allegedly found in possession of two sealed…
Paris St Germain’s Ousmane Dembele scores their second goal past Real Madrid’s Thibaut Courtois Paris St Germain manager Luis Enrique will hope to count on striker Ousmane Dembele for Sunday’s Club World Cup finale against Chelsea, after a stunning 4-0 thrashing over Real Madrid in the tournament’s penultimate stage. The Ballon d’Or frontrunner rested the entire group stage…
Vehicle the drugs were transported in An accused drug dealer has appeared in the Mokopane magistrate’s court in Limpopo. The foreign national’s case has been postponed to Monday for bail application. Police spokesperson Malesela Ledwaba says Patrick Onjejeke was arrested while allegedly transporting drugs from Polokwane to Mokopane. “Police received credible information regarding a suspect…
SAPS officials searching a field Free State police have retrieved the body of 20-year-old, Andile Zungulwa who was reported missing from an initiation school, at Theunissen. Zungulwa was reported missing from the initiation school by his aunt, last week. He had fled along with other initiates when the school was attacked by a group of…
Person walks past Eskom powerlines A community leader at Botlokwa village outside Polokwane, Limpopo, Jeffrey Ntata is calling on Eskom to stop blanket load reduction. Ntata says Eskom should only punish consumers who buy fraudulent electricity tokens and those who have tampered with the meter boxes instead of implementing blanket load reduction. Several areas which…
Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi. The Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development Mmamoloko Kubayi has approved the NPA’s request for the holding of a joint inquest into the deaths of Sipho Samuel Hashe, Qaqawuli Godolozi and Twasile Champion Galela, who were known as the PEBCO three. Eastern Cape NPA regional spokesperson Luxolo Tyali says the three were…
A male lion. The Addo Elephant Park in the Eastern Cape has received two new attractions in the form of two male lions. They were brought from the Khamab Kalahari Reserve. Park officials say the predators will bring strong healthy genes to the park. The two male cats have been fitted with tracking collars. National…
Damage from an Eastern Cape Storm. Dozens of people in Shukunxa outside Qumbu in the Eastern Cape are living in appalling conditions after a storm wreaked havoc there earlier this year. 119 homesteads were damaged and 36 homes were completely destroyed leaving many homeless. 93-year-old Nomqakatho Gwadiso lives in a decaying shack. Her relative, Nofezile…
