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(Foto: Shutterstock) Three people appeared in the KwaDukuza Magistrate’s Court on Friday after seven family members between the ages of 20 and 83 were kidnapped and then murdered at their home in Newton in Newark, KwaZulu-Natal on Tuesday evening. Col. Robert Netshiunda, police spokesperson, says intensive investigative work of several role players in crime fighting led to the arrest. “Information indicates that the (one) victim’s domestic worker saw on her arrival at the house on Wednesday morning that there had been a break-in. Seven people and a vehicle were missing.” The Newark police were called to the scene and several…
ALTHOUGH things did not go well for the Hollywoodbets Sharks in the United Rugby Championship against the Ospreys at the weekend, this match ensured that the team got another talented player from Dumbe, in the north of the province, Zekethelo Siyaya.This player (18) played for the first time in the senior Sharks team when they were defeated by Ospreys from Wales, 21-17 away on Saturday.Although this game left the team coached by JP Pietersen in 11th place with 33 points, and also reduced the chances of going to the playoffs, Siyaya’s confidence on the field showed that the coach did…
A 28-year-old man from Mlaza, who is said to have recruited eight members of the public in this township last year, will begin his trial at the beginning of next month. This was revealed by Judge Jacqueline Henriques when the defendant, Mr. Sanele Dlamini appeared before the Durban High Court on Wednesday. The defendant is accused of an incident that allegedly took place at a bar in U, Mlaza on May 16, 2025.It is said that in the incident which is suspected to be revenge for the killing of his brother, the defendant recruited eight members of the community.The dead…
Mamelodi Sundowns’ victory in the last game in the DStv Diski Challenge (DDC) has intensified the fierce battle for the league title between the team from Chloorkop who are second on the log and Orlando Pirates who are on top.Sundowns won 3-1 against Polokwane City at the Old Peter Mokaba Stadium on Tuesday, putting them on the heels of Pirates on the log as both teams have three games left before the end of the season.In 27 league games, Pirates are at the top with 66 points, while Sundowns are behind them with 63.It is hard to ignore that the…
Ronald Lamola, Minister of International Relations and Cooperation. (Photo: Kopano Tlape/GCIS)Ronald Lamola, minister of international relations and cooperation, believes his department acted appropriately when the American ambassador Brent Bozell was called in in March this year and was fingered for the “undiplomatic comments” he made in Hermanus.”Although certain comments by the ambassador were considered inappropriate and undiplomatic, they were handled through established diplomatic channels,” says Lamola in response to a recent parliamentary question from Carl Niehaus of the EFF.Among other things, Niehaus wanted to know why Bozell was not declared persona non grata and told to leave South Africa immediately,…
POLICE revealed that officials of the Kurhuleni Municipality, Brigadier Julius Mkhwanazi and Mr. Kagiso Lerutla, were arrested for hiring a person who impersonated Lerutla in court.Lerutla, who is the manager of the council, is said to have hired someone to impersonate him in court where he was charged with reckless driving. The case eventually convicted Lerutla, and he was sentenced to do community service.It is said that this person who was hired again pretended to be Lerutla, and went to do the public work that Lerutla was supposed to do. This was expressed by the national police spokesperson, Brigadier Athlenda…
The National Police Commissioner, General Fannie Masemola, says he is innocent of the allegations against him.Masemola said that he did nothing against the law when the tender of millions of dollars was awarded to the company of a businessman facing a series of cases, Mr. Vusumuzi ‘Cat’ Matlala.He said this when he appeared at the Magistrate’s Court in Pretoria, yesterday.Masemola was charged with violating the Public Finance Management Act.Matlala’s company was awarded a R360 million tender, but the tender was withdrawn after allegations of non-compliance.Masemola said he did not know the charge against him.”I know that I am innocent. I…
(Photo: Elisma van der Watt/ Maroela Media)The DA in Tshwane demands that the EFF account for the allegations raised during the Madlanga Commission regarding Julius Malema’s alleged involvement in tender manipulation in the Tshwane metro.Cilliers Brink, the DA’s mayoral candidate in Tshwane, says Malema’s name was cited last month in evidence before the Madlanga Commission as a possible meddler in tender manipulation in Tshwane.In WhatsApp messages between Sgt. Fannie Nkosi and Gareth Mnisi, Tshwane’s chief financial officer, mention “Juju CIC” as the choice of the beneficiaries of a security tender.Brink says the EFF avoided the issue, but this week suddenly…
AGAIN, the Zulu Palace was shrouded in a dark cloud following the kneeling of Prince Gcinabani Thembisile “Sister Eunice” Zulu (78), from Zibindini.Prince Gcinabani died on Saturday, the same day another Zulu Royal Prince, Gibizizwe Zulu (67), from Suthu was buried.The King’s spokesperson, Prince Thulani of Gqikazi Zulu, expressed concern about the succession of royal children to kneel.”You King, I am ashamed that I keep reporting sad and bad news. The King of Heaven has once again been beset by a dark cloud. In the name of the King of all the churches, and in the name of the King…
Gaza City, Gaza Strip – Beside a mountain of destroyed rubble, Samah al-Dabla lives in a makeshift tent with her children, gripped by a fear that did not exist in their lives before the war: the rats that now invade their shelter.Samah always keeps her children, three-year-old Mayaseen, and four-year-old Asaad, in sight, and spends most of her day cleaning in a desperate attempt to discourage the rats, but to no avail.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listA week ago, she was woken up in the middle of the night by Mayaseen screaming, “Thief, thief”. At first, Samah did…