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March 16, 2026 Elisma van der Watt How would you like to share the article? (Foto: Reaction Unit South Africa/ Facebook) A man who was arrested over the weekend on charges of attempted murder, died on Monday morning after a shooting in the detention cells of the Ntuzuma police station in KwaZulu-Natal. Col. Robert Netshiunda, police spokesperson, says the suspect apparently overpowered and assaulted two police officers in the holding cells. He also apparently took the keys to the detention cells from one of the officers. “The police called for help and the suspect apparently grabbed an officer’s firearm and…
Matipandile Sotheni, 41, who is charged with murdering Marius van der Merwe, who was known as “witness D” in the Madlanga Commission, appeared for the first time at the Brakpan Magistrate’s Court on Monday morning. The court was full of relatives of the deceased, heavily armed police and journalists. Inside the court there was chaos since the names of the accused were confirmed, he was charged, and then a date was set to apply for bail.It came out today that Sotheni was a sharp policeman working under the Task Force, he left the army to work for the family of…
The US and Israel hit five oil sites in and near the Iranian capital Tehran. (Photo: ATTA KENARE / AFP) According to the Israeli military (IDF), Iran’s strategy is aimed at destroying Israel and undermining Western ideas in the Middle East. A military spokesperson of the IDF made these statements during a media meeting on Monday and added that over the years Iran has supported several terrorist groups in the region financially and militarily. “Iran funded Hezbollah, Hamas and other terrorist groups. What these groups did was funded by Iran,” he said. According to him, Israel has carried out several…
THE guilty plea of the bull who was arrested with Nkosi Simphiwe Erick Zuma in the case of the murder of former DA councillor, Mr. Nhlalayenza Ndlovu, has been postponed. The guilty plea of Thabo Mathonsi Chonco, accused of plotting to blackmail Ndlovu while in prison, has been postponed to Friday. Chonco was expected to confess to the plot to kill Ndlovu when he appeared at the District Court in Pietermaritzburg, last Friday. However, the chief prosecutor in the case, Advocate Elvis Gcweka, requested that the case be adjourned because Chonco’s lawyer was not in court. “We ask that it…
EXPLAINERDubai contained a fire near its airport and temporarily suspended flights, while Trump claimed Iran wants to negotiate.Listen to this article | 5 minsinfoPublished On 16 Mar 202616 Mar 2026Click here to share on social mediashare2Shareplus2googleAdd Al Jazeera on GoogleinfoIsrael launched a new wave of attacks on Tehran as the US-Israel war on Iran entered its 17th day on Monday.Escalations continue in the Gulf region, where authorities suspended flights at Dubai international airport after a drone incident sparked a fire nearby. Dubai-based Emirates announced later that it was resuming limited flights, with several planned routes cancelled for the day.Saudi Arabia…
A screenshot of the post that has since been removed.The Department of International Relations and Cooperation (Dirco) is now being requested to take action against the Iranian embassy in South Africa, after this embassy made a post about American deaths on social media.Over the weekend, the embassy posted an AI-generated photo of American coffins floating in the Strait of Hormuz, with the caption: “The only American thing that can pass through the Strait of Hormuz.”The post has since been removed after drawing criticism.The idea center and advocacy group Lex Libertas has nevertheless now sent an open letter to Dirco and…
MaZulu FC COACH, Arthur Zwane, has urged not to put pressure on his defender, Wandile Dube, to immediately be compared to Bekezeli “TLB” Mbokazi due to the differences in the situations they faced in their respective teams. Dube (21) is one of the players promoted to MaZulu’s big scheme at the beginning of this season from the DStv Diski Challenge. In the eight games he has played, the left-footed centre-back has started two. He started in the league against Magesi FC and in the Nedbank Cup against Casric Stars, replacing Keagan Allan who was injured. “Dube is a very promising…
TEAMS in England need to bounce back in the second legs of the Last 16 round of the Uefa Champions League as things did not go well for them in the first legs.Before these matches, the entry of the six teams playing in the Premier League into the Last 16 of this competition for the first time was doubted, but the results they received put them at risk of exiting.Liverpool, who are among the teams with a good history in this competition by being European champions six times, were defeated by Galatasaray of Turkey 1-0 away.This team, coached by Arne…
KAIZER Chiefs avoided making the worst record in history by regaining their dignity by beating Durban City in the Betway Premiership match on Sunday afternoon, at FNB Stadium, Nasrec.It was the bravery of Glody Lilepo who made the Chiefs look good with the goal he scored in the second half.If the Chiefs had been beaten it would have been the fifth time in a row in all competitions which would have been a new and bad record for the Kings since this had never happened in history..After the match, the Chiefs coach, Cedric Kaze, said: “We controlled the game from…
March 16, 2026 Maroela editorial How would you like to share the article?The route is repeatedly only patched while extensive maintenance work is needed, says the FF Plus. (Photo: Screengrab)A fatal accident on Friday on a patched road between Orania and Hopetown between manganese mines and export ports is yet another wake-up call to prioritize thorough repairs to the route.According to dr. Wynand Boshoff, provincial leader of the FF Plus in the Northern Cape, this road has been damaged by thousands of ore trucks for years, which makes it very dangerous for ordinary motorists.According to media reports, a 16-year-old boy…