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A Kurhuleni municipal police officer (EMPD) will be laid to rest following his arrest tonight. According to emerging reports, two other police officers of this council are still at large. Another suspect, who is also an EMPD officer, was not at home. The third suspect, who is connected to a private security company, did not open his door and was not at his house when the police arrived.IPID has been looking for them all day.This is related to the issue of the theft of precious stones (estimated at about 14 million in value). The investigation has been ongoing since 2023.The…

The attacks mark a sharp spike in settler assaults on Palestinians and their homes and livelihoods in recent weeks.Published On 3 Jul 20263 Jul 2026Israeli settlers have attacked several parts of the occupied West Bank, seizing or destroying Palestinian homes and damaging essential supplies like water springs, electricity lines, and greenhouses, as they intensify their assaults and land seizures in recent weeks.Israeli settlers damaged the main electricity line supplying the village of al-Maniya to the southeast of Bethlehem, the Palestinian Wafa news agency reported on Friday, citing Palestinian security sources.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listThe settlers reportedly destroyed…

Orlando Pirates are the best in the list of nominees for the Premier Soccer League (PSL) Awards for the 2025/26 season.Relebohile Mofokeng and Oswin Appollis were selected in four matches each.Mofokeng is in the running for the Betway Premiership Midfielder of the Season, Betway Premiership Young Player of the Season, Betway Premiership Player’s Player of the Season and PSL Footballer of the Season awards.U-Appollis uqokwe kwiMidfielder of the Season, Player’s Player of the Season, Footballer of the Season kanye ne-MTN8 Last Man Standing.Some of the Pirates who are in the running for medals are goalkeeper Sipho Chaine, stoppers Lebone Seema…

Women cool off under a water sprinkler during hot, sunny weather as temperatures continued to hover near 40 °C in Vienna, Austria, on June 30, 2026. (Photo: Joe Klamar/AFP)More than two thirds of Europeans experienced temperatures of more than 35 °C during a heat wave from 15 to 30 June, according to an analysis by AFP. This comes while the continent is still poorly adapted to hot weather, more than 20 years after another record heat wave.Areas in Europe where around 410 million people live were affected by the latest heat wave, compared to 320 million during a record heat…

IT IS AN UNDENIABLE FACT that many people want to see with their own eyes the fun, glamor and excitement that will be at the Hollywoodbets Durban July horse racing event, which is coming back for the 130th time and this year will be held at the Hollywoodbets Greyville Racecourse, Durban tomorrow.But the best thing is that even those who will not have the opportunity to go to this event, especially those from different townships – they will also be brought to the fun close to their homes to be happy like everyone else this weekend.The story begins at Mlaza…

For more than four decades, the global AIDS response has been powered by grief, rage, courage and determination. Families buried loved ones long before their time. Communities confronted discrimination and built networks of care when the silence was deafening. Scientific breakthroughs and community-driven innovation transformed HIV from a near-certain death sentence into a chronic, manageable condition. The result is one of the greatest public health achievements of the past half century. That success is now under threat.Then came the shock.In 2025, abrupt funding cuts disrupted the systems that made this progress possible, especially in high-burden countries reliant on sustained investment…

AS it is the month of celebration of men, the comedian from Pietermaritzburg, Justice Kubheka, is warning married people not to kill or kill themselves if their marriages break down. Justice spoke like this after divorcing his wife, Zama. “No matter how much you love your wife and how much you have worked hard for her, but until you help her, don’t kill her or kill yourself if you break up. Accept the situation, go to counselors, talk to people you can trust to help yourself.”Among the female celebrities who were killed by their lovers are Muvhango actress Lindiwe “Doobsie”…

“Allegations of a lack of interest are unfounded and are not substantiated by the actual sales figures,” SA Rugby said in a short statement on Friday morning. Ticket prices for the test between South Africa and England at Ellis Park have meanwhile also been reduced.

Photo of that accident. (Photo: Ruamjai Mukdahan Rescue Foundation / AFP) The death toll following an accident during a Buddhist monks procession in Thailand has risen to 10 after an 11-year-old boy drove a van into the procession. Ten people are still in hospital after Thursday’s accident – two in a critical condition and eight with injuries. A group of 35 monks and five followers were walking along a road in Mukdahan province during a pilgrimage when a van plowed into them. The police say the vehicle was driven by an 11-year-old boy who took his parents’ vehicle without permission.…

THE SA National Kyokushin Kai Championship will start on Friday and wrap up on Saturday at Sikhawini TVET College, Sikhaleni.In this annual national competition in which ‘karatekas’ representing different provinces face off, KwaZulu-Natal, Western Cape, Gauteng, Eastern Cape and Free State, which are known for having swords in South Africa, are being watched. There are six provinces that will compete, including the North West, which has sent players to participate in different categories from juniors, Under 55kg, Under 65kg, Under 70kg, Under 80kg, and open which will include full contact (ankle) and semi contact for men and women. On Friday,…