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File photo (Photo; Alexander Gray / Unsplash) The DA in Gauteng welcomes the decision by the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) to prosecute those involved in the deaths of mental health patients in the Life Esidimeni tragedy. “This is long overdue, as families have been waiting ten years for justice for the death of their loved ones,” says Jack Bloom, the DA’s shadow MEC for health in Gauteng. “It is imperative that all those identified by the judicial investigation are prosecuted on the full range of possible charges, including culpable homicide.” Bloom believes that this should also include the former Gauteng…
The family is interested in the news of the arrest of the ex-boyfriend of a woman who was brutally murdered last week, in Nkwezane, Doringkop, Kwa Dukuza.According to the deceased’s sister, Ms. Kholeka Mthethwa, the suspect was caught by the police in Melmoth, where he is said to have been hiding.He had fled following the stabbing and slashing of Ms Happy Mthethwa (35), last Sunday.Ms Mthethwa said It is a country yesterday, that they were happy to receive this news while the funeral service of the deceased was going on.”The news came through the local chief, who said he was…
13 April 2026 Elisma van der Watt How would you like to share the article? The police also seized jewelery to the value of R3 million which was looted during the robbery, as well as clothes and bank cards. (Photo: Provided/ Police) Five suspects linked to the armed robbery that took place on Sunday at the Gateway Theater of Shopping in Umhlanga, KwaZulu-Natal, were arrested by the police on Monday. The suspects, between the ages of 20 and 44 years old, apparently raided a jewelery shop in this centre. The robbers looted jewels, then fired shots and fled. An armed…
ACTOR and presenter Boity Thulo has reminded many of the importance of visiting other countries, posting pictures of his recent holiday in Mauritius.This business lady is well known for promoting the beauty of different countries when she visits. His recent trip made us want to know what attracts people to this island and what you can expect when planning a trip there.Mauritius is an island in the Indian Ocean, located approximately 1,100 nautical miles from the southeast coast of Africa, east of Madagascar. It is a large island with other smaller ones including Rodrigues, Agaléga, andSt. Brandon.Boity described this place…
The KwaZulu-Natal police have arrested five suspects aged between 20 and 44 years old in Mlazi following the robbery of a jewelery shop in a shopping center in Mhlanga on Sunday, 12 April 2026.When they were arrested, some of the items suspected to have been stolen during the robbery were found. While the police were preparing the scene of the incident at the shopping mall, they found important information that the suspects in the robbery were looking for someone to buy the stolen goods from Mlaza.Police from the Provincial Murder and Robbery Unit and the Durban District Task Team immediately…
AfriForum Youth’s Tuks branch and a neighborhood watch team used 3.5 tons of tar to repair a pothole. (Photo: Provided)AfriForum Youth’s Tuks branch used 3.5 tonnes of tar last week to repair a single, dangerous pothole on the corner of Lynwood and Brooklyn Road in collaboration with the organisation’s neighborhood watch team in Brooklyn, Pretoria.Yvonne Gerber, youth officer for development at AfriForum Youth, says the giant pothole already formed six months ago and posed a serious danger to motorists and pedestrians.”While the Tshwane metro has simply avoided this pitfall for the past six months, this action is part of AfriForum…
Peter Magyar, once a staunch loyalist of Hungary’s prime minister Viktor Orban, has ended his mentor’s 16-year rule after his Tisza party won Sunday’s parliamentary election by a landslide.With votes in 97.35 percent of precincts counted, Magyar’s centre-right party has secured 138 seats in the 199-seat parliament and 53.6 percent of the vote. Orban’s Christian nationalist Fidesz party won 55 seats with 37.8 percent of the votes, according to official results.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listIn a victory speech to tens of thousands of supporters gathered along the Danube River in the capital Budapest on Sunday, 45-year-old Magyar…
Anything can happen in all of the second legs of the UEFA Champions League quarter-finals as neither team won by a margin of goals in the first leg during the week.In Tuesday’s games starting at 9 pm, Atletico Madrid will be visited by Barcelona at Riyadh Air Metropolitano, Paris Saint-Germain will face Liverpool at Anfield.On Wednesday, at the same time, Bayern Munich will face Real Madrid at the Allianz Arena, Arsenal will face Sporting CP at the Emirates Stadium.IPSG will arrive at Anfield leading with two goals scored at home, scored by Desire Doue and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia.However, this team coached…
Rocking the Vaal 2026. (Photo: Werner Bezuidenhout/Maroela Media)Even though Afrikaans celebrities such as Karlien van Jaarsveld, Demi Lee Moore, Kurt Darren and Droomsyndrome rocked the stage at the Rocking the Vaal music festival on Saturday, the humble pancake was the biggest star of the day.Tannie Matie van Graan led the day’s proceedings. (Photo: Leonie Bezuidenhout/Maroela Media)This year the festival once again interwoven music with community participation to make a significant impact.With the support of the Golden Triangle Chamber of Commerce, Tsogo Sun and a growing network of sponsors and volunteers, a total of 29,610 pancakes were baked and distributed on…
THERE was joy at the Volkswagen Group Africa (VWGA)0 factory in Gqeberha this week as they produced the latest 500,000 Polo to be sold outside the country.This blue Polo is heading to the United Kingdom which is one of the countries where this company produces and sells.It will be remembered that from 2024 the VW factory in this country will be the only one to produce the Polo and it will be sold in 38 countries.Production now started in 2021 and in the last 30 years there have been four models built there.In all these years 2 044 761 have…