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Parents of a 16-month-old child whose thumb had to be partially amputated at the upmarket Bizi Babies Play Stimulation Centre in Somerset West, say that despite their child making a full recovery, they are still looking for answers about the incident.
Suspected construction mafia members will appear in the Camperdown Magistrate’s Court. (Google© Streetview, Google Maps, taken 2019) KwaZulu-Natal police have arrested five alleged construction mafia suspects linked to the blocking of a bridge construction site in uMsunduzi, outside Pietermaritzburg.The five accused, aged between 28 and 44, were arrested by the provincial Reaction Task Team on Saturday.KwaZulu-Natal police spokesperson Colonel Robert Netshiunda said: “Police responded to reports of a group of people who were disturbing activities at a construction site where a bridge is under construction in uMsunduzi.”Netshiunda said the accused had been charged with intimidation and disturbance of a…
Godfrey Lebeya, the head of the Hawks, says his unit is making good progress. (GCIS) Lieutenant-General Godfrey Lebeya briefed the media about the first quarter of the 2024/2025 financial year.The Hawks boss said there had been a significant increase in CIT-related crimes.He said 55 such cases had been reported during the first quarter.Criminals targeting armoured cash vehicles have shown a blatant disregard for human life, according to Hawks head Lieutenant-General Godfrey Lebeya.Lebeya briefed the media on Sunday on the progress his unit had made during the first quarter of the 2024/2025 financial year. He said there had been a significant increase…
ATM leader, Vuyo Zungula (middle with cap on) in Soweto. (@ATMovement_SA/X, formerly Twitter) South Africans need to be in the know if we want to create a prosperous future. News24 has kept the country informed for 25 years, and we’re about to enter a new chapter of fearless journalism. Join our free subscription trial to unlock this story and a world of news aimed to inform, empower, and inspire.
Justice Minister Thembi Simelane. (Luke Daniel/News24) Gundo Wealth Solutions provided a R575 600 loan to Justice Minister Thembi Simelane. The loan was paid directly to the owner of a coffee shop in Sandton, which Simelane was purchasing, in late 2016. At the time, Simelane went by her ex-husband’s surname, Nkadimeng, and was the mayor of Polokwane.Justice Minister Thembi Simelane took a loan of more than half-a-million rand from a company that brokered unlawful investments of R349 million into VBS Bank by the Polokwane Municipality – while she was mayor of the city in 2016. She used the “commercial loan” of…
An Iranian man uses his smartphone as he walks past a MTN-Irancell logo in Tehran. (Morteza Nikoubazl/NurPhoto via Getty Images) South Africans need to be in the know if we want to create a prosperous future. News24 has kept the country informed for 25 years, and we’re about to enter a new chapter of fearless journalism. Join our free subscription trial to unlock this story and a world of news aimed to inform, empower, and inspire.
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The National Energy Regulator of SA (Nersa) is looking at ways to deal with key challenges in the energy sector. (William Horne/Netwerk24) South Africans need to be in the know if we want to create a prosperous future. News24 has kept the country informed for 25 years, and we’re about to enter a new chapter of fearless journalism. Join our free subscription trial to unlock this story and a world of news aimed to inform, empower, and inspire.
A Free State teacher from LE Notsi Secondary School was fired after being found guilty of sexual misconduct. (Duncan Alfreds/News24) South Africans need to be in the know if we want to create a prosperous future. News24 has kept the country informed for 25 years, and we’re about to enter a new chapter of fearless journalism. Join our free subscription trial to unlock this story and a world of news aimed to inform, empower, and inspire.
The battle for the lucrative Lotto tender is heating up. South Africans need to be in the know if we want to create a prosperous future. News24 has kept the country informed for 25 years, and we’re about to enter a new chapter of fearless journalism. Join our free subscription trial to unlock this story and a world of news aimed to inform, empower, and inspire.