Handcuffs depicting an arrest. Police in Vryheid north of KwaZulu-Natal have arrested a 48-year-old man after he allegedly burnt his 41-year-old girlfriend to death and attempted to kill her 28-year-old daughter by hacking her with an axe. The suspect also allegedly raped the deceased’s 13-year-old daughter, at the Shanelweni Reserve area in Ngome. …
Damage to a building 1 minute The Mpumalanga Department of Education is monitoring exams in the Mkhondo Local Municipality after a severe storm damaged school infrastructure on Sunday night. The storm affected power lines, residential buildings and schools in the area, with damage reported at three schools, impacting eight classrooms, a kitchen and a hostel….
Suspended National Deputy Police Commissioner General Shadrack Sibiya. Suspended National Deputy Police Commissioner General Shadrack Sibiya returns to the stand at the Madlanga Commission Monday morning Sibiya will continue facing cross-examination on his conduct regarding the disbandment of the PKTT. He is also expected to answer questions on his relationship with attempted murder accused, Vusimuzi…
Ekapa Mine in Kimberley in the Northern Cape. Minister of Mineral and Petroleum Resources Gwede Mantashe says the retrieval of the bodies of the five men trapped 890 meters underground will be achieved soon. He returned to Ekapa Mine in Kimberley, Northern Cape, on Friday. Mantashe says dewatering of the shaft has been successfully achieved…
Former NPA Head, Shamila Batohi. Former North West Deputy Director of Public Prosecutions Advocate Sello Maema says he was pushed out by former National Director of Public Prosecutions, Advocate Shamila Batohi. Maema says he opted for retirement after Batohi allegedly rendered him redundant and removed him from investigating criminal cases. He is the first defence witness to be…
File photo of Volkswagen cars parked outside a VW dealership in London, Britain November 5, 2015. 3 minutes Volkswagen workers ramped up pressure on its management with further strikes at the carmaker’s German sites on Monday, as a fourth round of talks was set to begin in an increasingly bitter standoff over wage cuts and…
Sibusiso Ndlovu presents his radio show on Capital Live SA FM during the match Mamelodi Sundowns and Amazulu at Loftus Versveld in Pretoria on September 15, 2022. 2 minutes Deputy Minister in the Presidency Kenny Morolong has expressed concern about he safety of journalists in the country. This follows his visit to the family of…
Samwu members marching to Tshwane House, demanding the reinstatement of unfairly dismissed workers, August 2025. The South African Municipal Workers’ Union (Samwu), in Tshwane, says the City of Tshwane’s decision to grant a 5% salary increase to councillors is an insult to municipal workers, who are still waiting for salary increases of 3,5% and 5,4%…
The five accused sitting in the dock during the Senzo Meyiwa murder trial. 1 minute The lead investigating officer in the Senzo Meyiwa murder case was asked what he found questionable about the statements of those who were in the house on the night Meyiwa was murdered. The Bafana Bafana captain was shot and killed…
The Provincial Initiation Coordinating Committee (PICC) has confirmed that three initiates have died at different initiation schools in the North West province. In addition, ninety others have been rescued from bogus initiation schools. The fatalities were reported at Klipgat, Ottoshoop, and a farm near Alabama in Klerksdorp. The PICC and the provincial Department of Cooperative…
