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(Photo for illustration: KI/ Dall-e) The regional court in Bloemfontein sent a man who broke into the office of the director of public prosecutions (NDOP) in the Free State in 2023, for eight years in prison. The office of Adv. Navilla Somaru, Free State Director of Public Prosecutions, was duly closed on 1 December 2023 after officials left for the weekend. On their return on Monday, the door on the third floor was found broken open and several offices had been broken into and numerous items stolen. The value of the stolen and damaged items is estimated at around R100…
LISTED as the most violent crime and the highest number of rape cases against women in KwaZulu-Natal last month.The provincial police said they arrested 11,757 suspects for various crimes during Operation Shanela and daily police operations in February. They found 278 guns, including 23 big guns, 10 homemade guns and 3,824 rounds of different guns. Crimes involving robbery had the highest number of arrests as a total of 3,568 suspects were arrested.166 were arrested for murder, while 193 suspects were arrested for attempted murder. 190 suspects were arrested for various types of robbery, 54 of them were arrested for robbery…
A multi-million rand tender for the repair of the P32 Helpmekaar road in Mnambithi has been accused of killing two businessmen in the same area on Saturday night.It is a country found out that Mr. Lindokuhle Mkhwanazi (31) and Mr. Mndeni Nxumalo (43) were shot in a car in KwaMaqanda area. It is reported that there were three people in the car but the third barely survived.The local councillor, Mr. Ntuthuko Mbhense, confirmed the killing of the two. Mbhense said that this is a very serious matter, he does not like to talk about it too much because he did…
(Archive photo: Wikipedia) Ekurhuleni and Eskom entered into an agreement for a payment plan after the power supplier had earlier indicated its intention in a notice in terms of the Act on the Promotion of Administrative Justice (Paja) to reduce or suspend bulk power supply to Ekurhuleni. After the notification, the metro entered into a payment plan for arrears, as well as for the payment of current accounts, with the power supplier. According to a joint statement from Eskom and Ekurhuleni, the agreement will now be made an order of the court and settles the current litigation between the parties…
A 17-year-old girl student says she was forced to drop out of school after she was hit by a car by a teacher in the school premises in an incident that took place in 2024.The student, whose name has been withheld, was studying Grade 8 at Siphapheme High, Mzinto at the time of the incident. On the day of the incident, he said he was walking in the yard during recess – a female teacher called him a name and was run over by a car that seriously injured him entering and exiting the school.”After that, blood came out of…
Kevin Kalb, a top farmer from the USA at the SA Grain Congress. (Photo: Janice du Plessis/Maroela Media) For Kevin Kalb, a top farmer from the USA, farming is not about how many hectares you cultivate, but about how efficiently you manage every square meter of that land. This fifth-generation farmer from Indiana and 25-time winner of the National Corn Growers Association’s yield award, visited South Africa this week to share his knowledge with local farmers. He is known for his record yields on dryland maize and conveyed his insights to grain producers during the DEKALB conference and the SA…
Iranian media report the deaths in central Iran as Tehran launches new missile salvoes at Israeli targets.Listen to this article | 3 minsinfoPublished On 14 Mar 202614 Mar 2026Click here to share on social mediashare2Shareplus2googleAdd Al Jazeera on GoogleinfoA missile strike on an industrial area of the central Iranian city of Isfahan has killed at least 15 people, with workers having been inside a factory at the time of the attack, Iranian media reports.The strike hit a factory producing heating and cooling equipment on Saturday, a working day in Iran, according to the semi-official Fars news agency, which attributed the…
SOMAHLAYA from Mpangeni, Celeste Ntuli, is on the verge of making history by winning the Comedian of the Year award two years in a row at the annual Savanna Comics Choice Awards which returns to Gold Reef City, Johannesburg, on May 2.Last year Celeste, who is also an actor, defeated Kagiso KG Mokgadi, Khanyisa Bunu, Bobby Collins and Sifiso Nene.Talking about receiving the award, he said: “It means a lot to me to receive this award because I’ve been doing comedy for 20 years, so to receive it at this time was very good. I’m actually still shocked. Thank you…
(File photo: Eyad Baba/AFP) Get the latest news on developments in the Middle East here. Iran must stop attacks on neighbors – Hamas The Palestinian Islamic movement Hamas called on Iran on Saturday to stop its attacks on neighboring countries, while reaffirming Tehran’s right to defend itself against the US and Israel. “The movement appeals to the brothers in Iran to avoid targeting neighboring countries,” reads a statement from Hamas. Hamas, which was engaged in a two-year war with Israel in Gaza, also appealed to the international community to intervene and help bring an end to the ongoing war. The…
THE MINISTER of the Department of Cooperative Governance and Indigenous Affairs in KwaZulu-Natal, Reverend Thulasizwe Buthelezi, has officially announced plans to build a national monument to honor the Prince of KwaPhindangene, King Mangosuthu Buthelezi.Speaking at a ceremony to award outstanding municipalities in this province in2026 KZN Municipal Excellence Awards, at the King Albert Luthuli International Convention Center in Durban, the Minister said that a third model is needed to complete the history of the country’s freedom struggle.He was talking about the third model because there are others recently opened by the President of the country, which were honored by the…