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4 April 2026 Maroela editorial How would you like to share the article? (Photo: Joe Gratz/Flickr) A public prosecutor from Randburg, Dinesh Nandkissor, is facing charges of sexual assault, intimidation, corruption and obstruction of justice. According to reports, the complainant initially approached him for help with her brother’s legal case. He apparently requested her to come back the next day, after which the alleged assault took place. It is further alleged that Nandkissor then tried to persuade the complainant not to report the incident to the police. He reportedly offered a vacation and promised to help solve her brother’s case.…

KwaZulu-Natal football fans are excited about the arrival of Durban City and Milford FC in the semi-final round of the Nedbank Cup as these teams are facing the challenge of ending the province’s 17-year drought of not having a team lift the cup.It has become history that Lamontville Golden Arrows was the last team from KZN to lift the MTN8 trophy by defeating Ajax Cape Town 6-0 in the final in the 2009/10 season.After that, the teams in this province were considered together in the finals separately until the 2022/23 season.In the same 2009/10 season in which the Bes’thende boys…

RESEARCH by health professionals responsible for the welfare of animals has revealed that there are approximately 4 million dogs and cats that are crowded and abandoned in different areas in South Africa.It has also been revealed that out of those homeless animals kept in them, there are approximately 3.4 million homeless and 650,000 who have gone to shelter anywhere, which points to the challenge that comes with society every day.It is for this reason that the organization responsible for the welfare of animals in the world, FOUR PAWS, has called for this situation to be corrected, especially since today (April…

Mamelodi Sundowns midfielder, Katlego Ntsabeleng, believes that they have a good chance of retaining their Betway Premiership title following their 4-1 defeat of Chippa United at Loftus Versfeld on Friday night.This result has put this team from Mamelodi at the top with 53 points in 22 games. It leaves Orlando Pirates with two points who have played equal games.The Brazilians took the lead with Marcelo Allende’s goals in the first half, Sinoxolo Kwayiba scored a goal for the Chilli Boyz that gave them hope that they could get something in this game.Downs ensured they took all three points with goals…

4 April 2026 Maroela editorial How would you like to share the article? Road safety in Mpumalanga (Photo: Mpumalanga Department of Community Safety) A 35-year-old man was arrested over the Easter weekend after he reportedly drove at 200 km/h in a 120 km/h zone on the N3 toll road between Villiers and Heidelberg. The incident took place in the afternoon around 16:35. In a separate incident on the same road, a 38-year-old Pakistani man was caught driving at 176 km/h. The MEC for community safety, security and liaison in Mpumalanga, Jackie Macie, says both drivers were charged at the Grootvlei…

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SIPHO Mbatha, who hosts a weekday morning show on Ukhozi FM, has revealed that his contract has not been renewed this year, not that he has asked to leave.Sgqemeza said this in a statement he issued on Tuesday afternoon, after doing his last program on the radio. He said he was surprised to see in the media that he wanted to change the program he was doing because of his teaching work. But he said the management did not come in to renew his contract.”I even communicated with senior officials about the way my contract issue was handled. What surprises…

(Photo: Friends of Luhlaza II / Facebook) The Western Cape High Court found that education authorities were not negligent in the death of two matric students who drowned more than 10 years ago during a school camp in Strandfontein. Acting judge Susan van Zyl dismissed the claim of the learners’ parents after finding that they could not provide sufficient evidence of negligence. The tragedy occurred on the night of 13 October 2014 when the two learners, respectively 17 and 18 years old, drowned during a matric study camp at a campsite. The two learners’ names are not mentioned in the…

Durban MUNICIPALITY proposes to increase water, electricity, and waste collection fees.The municipality proposes to increase electricity by 10.5%, water is proposed to increase by 16% for businesses, and for households to increase by 15%. This proposal is contained in the council’s proposed budget. The proposed council budget was presented by the Mayor, Cyril Xaba, at the council meeting, which was held yesterday.The total proposed budget is R74.7 billion. Xaba said that a large part of this money will be used to repair the infrastructure.Explaining the proposal to increase the electricity, Xaba said that they decided to propose that the electricity…

Four men suspected of being criminals were shot dead and two were arrested following a shootout with the police in Soweto, Johannesburg on Wednesday.Hawks spokesperson in Gauteng, Colonel Katlego Mogale, said the incident happened after the intelligence unit at the Modus Operandi Center revealed that there was a group planning to rob a business at Kwezi station, Mofolo. Mogale said a multi-agency team including members of the Hawks Tactical Operation Management Section, Badboyz Security, and the Gauteng Highway Patrol followed the report and identified the vehicles that the suspects were said to be driving near the buildings they were targeting.”The…