Seven people have been killed, while three were injured after lobola negotiations. According to Daily Sun, A three-year-old boy was among seven family members who were shot dead by a trigger-happy tavern owner in the early hours of Sunday morning, 13 October in Orange Farm, south of Joburg. It all Read more
A 23-year-old police constable killed himself inside the Sophiatown police station in Johannesburg on Thursday. Rivar Swartz allegedly shot himself with a service firearm and left a letter saying he committed suicide after experiencing “bullying” from his superiors. Gauteng police spokesperson Lt-Col Mavela Masondo said an inquest docket has been Read more
Mourners have gathered at the Naledi Community Hall to bid farewell to the five children who died from alleged food poisoning on Sunday, 6 October. The five children who died were Monica Sethakge (6), Njabulo Msimango (7), Isago Mabote (8), Zinhle Masilela (8), and Karabo Rampou (9). It’s alleged they Read more
Four people died in a bus crash on the N2, between Port Shepstone and Hibberdene earlier today. The bus, carrying passengers, lost control and rolled approximately 30 metres down an embankment. ALSO READ | Eight people killed in a car accident on N2 in Mandeni Seven people were critically injured and Read more
Friends and family gathered at the Akasia Community Hall in Pretoria where a special provincial funeral service is being held to honour the life of revered gospel singer, Solly Moholo on Saturday. The 65-year-old passed away on Wednesday, 2 October after being hospitalised in August after falling ill following his Read more
Following a spate of accidental poisonings, the Minister of the Presidency urges residents not to shop at unregistered spaza shops. Khumbudzo Ntshavheni from the Ministry of the Presidency warns that residents frequenting unregistered spaza shops could explain a spate of recent poisonings, reports TimesLive. Ntshavheni implied that some unregistered spaza Read more
The boyfriend of 22-year-old Koketso Lekgoathi, who was found dead with injuries after he reported to police that she had died of poisoning, will appear at the Orlando magistrate’s court on Friday facing a murder charge. Gauteng police spokesperson Lt-Col Mavela Masondo said Lekgoathi was found dead by police in Read more
One of the alleged victims of the policewoman believed to have pocketed R10m following the murders of the people she had insured was found burnt in her shack while another was found drowned in a dam. According to Limpopo National Prosecuting Authority spokesperson Mashudu Malabi-Dzhangi, allegations are that Sergeant Rachel Read more
Children were among the eight people killed in a crash on the N2 in Mandeni, northern KwaZulu-Natal, between a truck and a vehicle transporting school pupils on Friday. IPSS Medical Rescue and IPSS Search & Rescue said the N2 was closed in both directions. IPSS spokesperson Samantha Meyrick said the Read more
The Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation, also known as the Hawks, has arrested 37-year-old Caroline Diana Sserufusa after she allegedly received money, more than R600,000 defrauded from an unsuspecting North West woman in a romance scam. Sserufusa, aged 37, and her company on Wednesday appeared before the Specialised Commercial Crime Read more