An Eastern Cape teenager, who brutally raped and murdered a two-year-old, was sentenced to an effective 25 years in jail. Frans Hendricks, 18, was sentenced in the High Court of South Africa sitting in Makhanda in the Eastern Cape. The National Prosecuting Authority said the toddler was raped and killed Read more
A woman was killed in what is believed to be an apparent hit in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN). IPSS Medical Rescue and IPSS Search & Rescue units responded to reports of the shooting on the R102 near Etete on Tuesday morning. Spokesperson Samantha Meyrick said the woman was walking along the road Read more
Fire in the Khayelitsha shacks sadly claimed the lives of two innocent people last weekend. It was reported that the woman was allegedly trying to set her boyfriend’s shack alight. The incident happened along Japhta Masemola Road in Makhaza, Khayelitsha on Sunday, 27 October. According to residents, the couple had Read more
The infamous bouncer in the Enyobeni tavern tragedy was back on the stand as the inquest into the deaths of 21 young people continued in the Mdantsane Magistrate’s Court on Monday. Thembisa Diko testified that witnessing the tragic events left her traumatised and suffering from memory loss. Diko also disclosed Read more
KZN police have arrested three suspects involved in a scheme that illegally facilitated marriages between South African women and foreign nationals. KZN police spokesperson Colonel Robert Netshiunda, said that the operation was a joint effort involving Crime Intelligence officers, the Metro Police Tactical Support Unit, the Sydenham Trio Task Team, Read more
The six kids, who died of food poisoning in Naledi, Soweto, were killed by Organophosphate. This is a chemical substance used as a pesticide. The toxicologists’ results unequivocally show that the cause of death was Organophosphate. This was revealed by Health Minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi during a media briefing held Read more
Four-year-old Jerimiah Xolo was shot dead by an unknown suspect in Zwelisha – Kwazulu Natal. The Reaction Unit South Africa (RUSA) Operations Center became inundated with calls for assistance at approximately 21:31. Callers reported that a child was shot in the head and was unresponsive. Multiple Reaction Officers were expedited Read more
The City of Ekurhuleni’s Disaster Management team responded to the drowning incident near Katlehong, where three boys between the ages of 18-20 jumped into the river for a swim and during cultural rituals. ALSO READ | Mozambican who raped and killed a 6-year-old child seeking for bail Ekurhuleni emergency spokesperson William Read more
The Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality has set aside R3 million to fix the Motherwell Cemetery storm water drainage system following recent floods in Gqeberha, Eastern Cape. Public Health Portfolio head, Thsonono Buyeye, who led a site visit to one of the flooded cemeteries, the Motherwell Cemetery on Wednesday, 23 October, Read more
The second victim in the N4 shootings on Sunday, October 20, has been identified as 23-year-old Busisiwe Khumalo. She worked as an intern in Mbombela and will be laid to rest in Mayflower on Sunday, October 27. Her body was found in a stationary BMW next to the N4 shortly Read more