Author: staff
Police Minister Senzo Mchunu has come under fire and labelled xenophobic and sexist following his remarks about some Stilfontein residents allegedly forming romantic relationships with foreign nationals from Mozambique and Zimbabwe who are among illegal miners underground in the abandoned North West gold mine.
The State’s bid to have two men brought to South Africa from Eswatini to stand trial for the murders of rapper Kiernan “AKA” Forbes and his friend Tebello “Tibz” Motsoane has been delayed after a high court in the neighbouring county ruled that their appeal against their extradition will be heard.
Laura’s desperation to lose weight and manage her diabetes, and an Ozempic shortage in SA, led her to a supplier online. When she was sent steroids instead, she complained – but he just wished her “good luck”, saying everything he sold was illegal.
Soon after being sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of her metro police officer husband, Faith Nongcebo Ntombela rushed out of the dock and quickly down the stairs into the holding cells of the KwaZulu-Natal High Court in Durban on Friday.
While South Africa faces increased risks of natural disasters due to climate change, forecasters said that producing early warnings for isolated weather events, such as a tornado that blew through Randfontein this week, remains challenging.
Deputy President Paul Mashatile has distanced himself and the government of national unity’s (GNU) clearing house mechanism from an agreement reached this week by some of the parties opposed to the Basic Education Laws Amendment (BELA) Act.
On 20 January, Donald Trump will be inaugurated as the new US president – for the second time. An international HIV expert says a Trump administration will question South Africa’s decades-long partnership with the US government’s Aids fund, Pepfar.
The education fraternity says the effective 22-year prison sentence imposed on a 16-year-old boy who murdered his school principal last year, will send a clear message to perpetrators that attacks on education staff will not be tolerated.
Usually known for its pristine beaches, extensive farmland, and massive tourism appeal, the Eastern Cape is now also the murder capital of South Africa, with about 14 people killed each day in the province from July to September this year.
Accountant Rushil Singh – accused of fraud, forgery and uttering to the tune of R178 million – will be spending Christmas behind bars after his third attempt to get bail was dismissed on Thursday as being opportunistic, “selfish” and “not human enough”.