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June 5, 2026 Maroela editorial How would you like to share the article? (Archive photo: WCHEMS/Twitter) An unknown woman, believed to be in her 30s, was apparently bitten to death by dogs in Klerksdorp. According to col. North-West police spokesperson Adéle Myburgh said the woman’s body was found early on Friday morning in Magaretha Prinsloo Street. The incident was reported to the police at around 05:45. A man from a nearby residence came across the woman’s body on his way to work. He immediately informed the police. Emergency services pronounced the woman dead at the scene. According to Myburgh, the…
HISTORY is not limited to Bafana Bafana’s encounter with Mexico in the first match of the World Cup, but the old days will return for the coach of the local team, Hugo Broos, who played the first match in this famous tournament at the Azteca Stadium, Mexico City, 40 years ago.Bafana will open the World Cup against Mexico as it happened in 2010, the year South Africa hosted the tournament.This match will take place on June 11 at 9 pm, at the Azteca Stadium, famous for the miracles of Pele from Brazil and Diego Maradona from Argentina, both of whom…
ONE of the most famous players in the country, Sipho Mbule, will have to rise again and take it upon himself following the non-renewal of his contract with Orlando Pirates.The midfielder (28) signed for Zimnyama at the beginning of the 2025/26 season, after he was released by Mamelodi Sundowns, who had loaned him to Sekhukhune United for the 2024/25 season.Mbule, who is regarded as one of the country’s most talented players, got off to a good start for Bakaniya, helping the team to win the MTN8 and Carling knockout titles in the first half of the season.The good performance in…
Mamelodi Sundowns’ ACTION to extend Thapelo Morena’s contract should have wiped away the tears of this player who missed out on the Caf Champions League final, missing out on a place in Bafana Bafana who are busy preparing for the World Cup in Mexico, Canada and the United States of America (USA).Morena (32), who has played 350 games for Sundowns in different competitions, did not play in the 2016 Champions League final because he was not registered in Caf since he had just arrived in Chloorkop to be trained by Pitso “Jingles” Mosimane. This player, whose contract was extended for…
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YOU CAN FIND YOURSELF going to jail for 10 years, for not reporting if you knew about the rape of a child in this country. Even if it is said that you are not related to the victim, but if evidence is found that you knew and did not report, you can get into trouble because the law requires you to report.This was revealed by the police chief, Lieutenant General Hilda Senthumule, yesterday at a meeting of the police committee in Parliament. In this meeting, the rape of young children, known as Statutory Rape, was discussed.Complaints have been made about…
June 5, 2026 Tania Haynes How would you like to share the article? Minister Khumbudzo Ntshavheni during Friday’s media conference. (Photo: Tania Heyns/Maroela Media) Pres. Cyril Ramaphosa’s cabinet has agreed that the bill on the repeal of certain justice laws from the era before 1994 be submitted to parliament for further consideration. This bill is an initiative of the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development to delete outdated, contradictory or remaining apartheid and colonial laws. Once parliament approves the bill, the 149 specific apartheid-era laws that are still officially in force will be repealed in their entirety. “The bill seeks…
KwaNdengezi police have arrested three security guards for attempted murder, vandalism and assault following an incident in which a video has gone viral, where it is suspected that an e-hailing driver was hit and the wheel of his car was shot during an altercation with security guards associated with the taxi association in KwaNdengezi on Wednesday morning, 3 June 2026.The information reveals that the driver of the hailing car was loading passengers on the MR518 road when he was stopped by two security vehicles. The driver was able to drive but was followed and his car was hit by one…
(Archive photo: GroundUp) The collapse of Mpumalanga’s road infrastructure is forcing farmers in rural areas to use their own funds and equipment to repair roads, despite the billions of rand allocated for road maintenance. Werner Weber, FF Plus MPW in Mpumalanga, says the situation has now reached a critical point where those who must drive the economy must do the government’s work themselves. “It is unacceptable that the people who put food on South Africans’ tables now also have to take over the state’s basic duties to simply get their products to the markets.” Billions budgeted, little visible The national…
With less than a week to go until the FIFA World Cup 2026 begins, the buzz around football’s most prestigious tournament is growing.The monthlong spectacle, featuring the best talent, will be the longest and biggest edition in the tournament’s 96-year history.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listAhead of the 2026 World Cup, Al Jazeera takes a look at the top five key talking points:World Cup across three countries, in a firstAll men’s World Cup editions between 1930, the inaugural tournament, and the last one in 2022, were held in a single host nation, barring 2002 when Japan and South Korea…