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Media colleagues gather to pay tribute to Tshidi Madia
The who’s who of the news media industry and politicians on Tuesday gathered at the Primedia offices in Sandton, Johannesburg to bid farewell to...
‘Shaka iLembe’s big win, is heritage’s big loss’
The announcement of Shaka iLembe Season 3 by MultiChoice has been met with mixed reactions.
In a statement, the executive producer and star Nomzamo Mbatha...
‘I suffer from asthma, chronic tonsilitis, and I can die in...
Controversial Gauteng tenderpreneur Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala suffers from asthma and chronic tonsillitis, and should he contract bacteria or germs in prison, he will die.
Matlala...
Serial rapist who imprisoned victims jailed for 25 years
A Mpumalanga serial rapist who abducted women and held them captive while repeatedly raping them has been sentenced to five life terms and an...
Judge dismisses Senzo Meyiwa murder accused’s bid for freedom
Mthokoziseni Maphisa, accused number four in the Senzo Meyiwa murder trial, has lost his bid to have the charges against him withdrawn.
Judge Ratha Mokgoatlheng...
MEC calls on churches to hire private guards as armed robberies...
Mpumalanga’s Community Safety, Security and Liaison MEC Jackie Macie has urged churches to strengthen security measures following a spate of brazen robberies that have...
Siya Mhlungu placed at centre of Russian job scam scandal
South African marketing boss Siyabonga "Siya" Mhlungu is facing a storm of backlash after his agency, SWAY Digital, was exposed as the machine behind...
Call for soccer fans to make early bookings as Mbombela readies...
The Mpumalanga Tourism and Parks Agency has urged soccer lovers from across the country to secure their accommodation well in advance as the province...
I wanted to manhandle my daughter’s killer in court, says Amantle...
Ntombizodwa Samane, the grieving mother of six-year-old Amantle, sobbed uncontrollably when the Johannesburg High Court on Monday handed down a double life sentence to...
eThekwini municipality accused of paying PEP staff slave wage
The eThekwini municipality in KwaZulu-Natal has been accused of subjecting employees under the presidential employment stimulus programme (PEP) to a slave wage after their...
Fuel station worker fails to identify Kaizer Chiefs star murder suspects
A Shell fuel station employee who witnessed the murder of Kaizer Chiefs defender Luke Fleurs says he does not know the two men who...
Aunt collapses and dies after Limpopo police officer shoots nephew
A 48-year-old police detective sergeant attached to the SA Police Service in Witpoort has been arrested after he allegedly shot a man after a...
Perverse undocumented migrant gets two life terms for rape, murder of...
Phethe Sara Simiao, a 25-year-old Mozambican national, was sentenced to two life terms on Monday by the Johannesburg High Court for the abduction, rape,...
Prioritise safety above austerity cuts
Lt-Gen Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi’s inflammatory assertion that raising police salaries and meeting other union demands are the primary drivers of the crime crisis represents a...
Border post cop accuses police of R200 000 extortion and torture
A police officer in Lebombo border post said he was kidnapped by other lawmen and told to cough up a bribe of hundreds of thousands of...
Comms man Elijah Mhlanga talks up his game into new role
Seasoned communications practitioner Elijah Mhlanga has moved on to join the Gauteng Provincial Government as spokesperson, with effect from tomorrow – Monday.
He served the...
Olorato Mongale’s alleged killer still on the run after three months
Three months after the gruesome killing of Olorato Mongale, one of the suspects in the killing that shocked the country is still on the run.
The...
Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi cracks whip against constable aligned to party politics
In what can be described as cracking the whip against corruption and misconduct within the police department in KwaZulu-Natal, Provincial Commissioner, Lieutenant General Nhlanhla...
Residents say HIV-positive suspected rapist was a good and helpful neighbour
Neighbours of Elias Sebanda have described the Hammanskraal community policing forum (CPF) chairperson, accused of multiple rapes, as a good person who assisted the...
Two men to appear in court for murder in two separate...
Police in Limpopo have arrested two men aged 39 and 40 for murder in separate incidents.
In the first incident, the 39-year-old suspect was arrested...
Body Corporate guns for the late Lehlohonolo Mabitsela’s property
Mommy Club’s hottest property Oratile Mabitsela’s children will inherit less from the estate of her late husband if the body corporate of a Joburg...
Family points to stroke in Uhuru Moiloa’s sudden passing
The family of former Gauteng MEC and long-serving ANC legislator Dikgang Uhuru Moiloa believes he may have died from a stroke after suffering a...
Former Gauteng housing MEC Dikgang Uhuru Moiloa dies
The African National Congress (ANC) in Gauteng has been plunged into mourning following the death of veteran politician Dikgang Uhuru Moiloa.
Details around his passing...
Limpopo mourns the death of DJ Poizen
Limpopo is mourning the death of well-known artist, musician Cavin Masetla Aka DJ Poizen.
The 33-year-old musician from Tickeyline village outside Lenyenye, Tzaneen, died in...
Hefty prison sentence for Eskom supplier who sold R60k container for...
Eskom has welcomed the direct imprisonment of a supplier who sold the power utility a R60,000 oil storage container for more than R2.5-million, following...
Santaco calls off taxi strike in Ekurhuleni, taxi operations resume
After two days of a taxi strike, taxi operations in Ekurhuleni have resumed, the South African National Taxi Council (Santaco) confirmed.
Santaco’s Ekurhuleni secretary, Zweli...
Tshegofatso Gopane denied irregularity in R6.5m Covid-19 tender
Tshegofatso Gopane, CEO of Tshela Bophelo Wellness Solutions and medical practitioner, has denied allegations of impropriety in the R6.5-million tender.
Tshela Bophelo Wellness Solutions bagged...
Thembisa serial rapist Musa Maicana handed three life terms
The Johannesburg High Court has sentenced Thembisa serial rapist Musa Maicana (27) to three life terms and over 300 years in jail for a...
SABC pulls Juliet Newell off air after clash with Mamphela Ramphele...
The SABC has taken presenter Juliet Newell off air after a heated interview with Mamphela Ramphele, the chairperson of the Desmond Tutu Intellectual Property...
Security firm wins court case against police bosses over unlawful raids
Delta Blue Security, a reputable private security company operating for over 17 years, has secured a significant legal victory against the minister and the...
