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Allen Monswamy (52), his wife, Sandy (57), their children Kraidon (26) and Shamaria (20). (Photo: Facebook) The senseless and horrific murder of seven family members who were abducted and then murdered at their home in Newton in Newark, KwaZulu-Natal on Tuesday evening highlights the urgent need to restore safety, law and order in communities. So says Mkhuleko Hlengwa, the national spokesperson of the IVP, after three suspects linked to the mass murder appeared in the KwaDukuza Magistrate’s Court on Friday. Col. Police spokesperson Robert Netshiunda said earlier that the family’s domestic worker arrived at the family’s home on Wednesday morning…
ALTHOUGH Kaizer Chiefs will play against the home team in Soweto, they have started to regain their reputation by collecting points in the Betway Premiership, one of the coaches of this team, Khalil Ben Youssef, says that what has happened will not help them if they do not come to the field with energy.Chiefs will clash with Orlando Pirates in the home game which will start at 3 pm on Sunday, at FNB Stadium, Nasrec.When these teams met for the first time in the Betway Premiership this season, Ezimnyama won 3-0.Amakhosi said that they have woken up in the past…
There will be fun in Durban this weekend as the long awaited weekend of the Metro FM Music Awards has arrived.This year’s event will be held at the ICC in Durban, on Saturday.It is expected that different celebrities will be seen in this city as they will attend tomorrow’s event.From Monday, the Metro FM station has been broadcasting in Durban in different areas, in order to persuade people to attend the event.This week there were events leading to a big event; there was one to donate learning resources to schools in Durban, there were also events where musicians taught about…
NewsFeedPro-Palestine activists have broken into a UK factory where they said drones were being made for Israel’s military. The group, People Against Genocide said they were ‘taking direct action to shut Elbit down and disrupt the murderous Israeli war machine’.Published On 24 Apr 202624 Apr 2026Click here to share on social mediashare-nodesSharegoogleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo
(File photo: Josh Hild/Pexels) The DA asks that the minister of justice and political development must accept responsibility for the delay in the disclosure of the national register for sex offenders. Adv. Glynnis Breytenbach, the DA’s spokesperson on justice and constitutional development, made a written request about this to the chairman of the portfolio committee on justice and constitutional development. “On February 25, 2025, Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi pledged to make the register available by the end of that month, without considering the privacy implications. A few days later, on March 1, she backtracked and pledged to transform the necessary legislation…
Lt. genl. Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi (Photo: GCIS) From the DA to the FF Plus to AfriForum, gen. Fannie Masemola’s provisional suspension as national police commissioner welcomed. Dr. Johan Burger, a police expert and former policeman himself, is however “slightly disappointed” in pres. Cyril Ramaphosa’s decision to suspend Masemola as the national police commissioner – even if it was done with Masemola’s consent. And this is because, to date, Masemola has never been directly implicated in corruption or interference in the police, Burger explained to Maroela Media when asked. “His only sin is that he apparently did not carefully comply with the…
The theft of electricity and other municipal services is a serious offence. (Photo: Provided) Two persons were arrested and a large illegal power connection in Pretoria, for which residents reportedly paid R45 000, was disconnected during a targeted enforcement operation in the industrial area in Pretoria. Flora Monamana, mayoral committee member for corporate and shared services in the Tshwane metro, says the operation was carried out along Research Street in the city at a site where illegal recycling facilities were operated on municipal land. She says officials were resisted with violence at the scene. They then returned later to complete…
(Photo: Stevepb/Pixabay)Simon is a skilled and experienced truck driver. Today he takes the long way again with an important export load that he has to take across the border. He sighs deeply, because he knows what the congestion of trucks looks like at South African border posts.Hold-ups, delays, lost time, frustration.Imagine today things are different: The customs and excise process is easy and fast, Simon does not even have to get out of the truck to verify his identity, he does not need to open the cargo container for inspection and the truck in front of him is already through…
24 April 2026 Elisma van der Watt How would you like to share the article? Photo for illustration. (Photo: X) Nine law enforcement officers from Gauteng are expected to appear in the Magistrate’s Court in Johannesburg on Friday on charges of corruption, extortion and trespassing. The suspects were apprehended by the Falcons in several areas in the early hours of the morning on Thursday. Col. Katlego Mogale, spokesperson for the Falcons, says a complaint was received on Wednesday that three suspects arrived at a warehouse in Crown Mines, followed by six metro police officers. They apparently indicated that they wanted…
Mzinyathi District Municipality has appointed a new manager led by Mayor Mrs. Thembisile Mchunu. The person elected to this position is Mr. Mlungisi Ntanzi who previously held the position.Mrs Mchunu said that she has a lot of confidence in Ntanzi’s leadership that she will be able to do things the right way. He described this position as the backbone of the municipality’s operation.”I have no doubt that Ntanzi will be able to do a good job in this position. The best thing is that he was already involved in it and that will enable him to continue with something he…