A KwaZulu-Natal mother is appealing to the public for help in finding her 22-year-old daughter, Nolwazi Ngwane, who disappeared after joining a religious mission her family describes as a cult. Thandeka Ngwane says her daughter cut all contact with the family after joining the group. She is pleading for information about Nolwazi’s whereabouts and hopes […]
CAPE TOWN – Police in the Western Cape have arrested a 29-year-old man after discovering drugs worth an estimated R10 million at an apartment in Bothasig, believed to have been used as a drug storage facility by a local gang. During the raid, officers seized large quantities of cocaine and other drugs, along with seven […]
JOHANNESBURG – The trial of businessman Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala, his wife Tsakane, and three co-accused is set to run for 30 days in the Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg. The accused face 25 charges, including attempted murder, conspiracy to commit murder, money laundering, fraud and defeating the ends of justice. Judge Cassim Moosa confirmed the […]
UPDATE – Former Miss South Africa contestant and Miss Universe Nigeria, Chidimma Adetshina, will have to wait until 19 August after the Cape Town Regional Court postponed her bid to stop her deportation. She was arrested in Cape Town last month for allegedly being in South Africa illegally. The Department of Home Affairs argued that […]
CAPE TOWN – Former Miss South Africa contestant and Miss Universe Nigeria Chidimma Adetshina appeared in the Cape Town Regional Court today to challenge her deportation. She was arrested last month for allegedly being in South Africa illegally after the Department of Home Affairs revoked her identity documents two years ago.
The National Treasury has lifted its funding freeze for 42 of the 69 municipalities that had their July equitable share withheld due to financial mismanagement. Ten municipalities have received their full allocations worth R1.7 billion after addressing the Treasury’s concerns. Another 17 municipalities received R2.9 billion, but only to pay outstanding debts to creditors such […]
Gauteng police arrested more than 1,200 suspects for various crimes during Operation Shanela II conducted across the province over the weekend. Those arrested included 157 motorists for driving under the influence of alcohol and 159 undocumented foreign nationals for contravening the Immigration Act. The operation, led by Provincial Commissioner Lieutenant General Tommy Mthombeni in Orange […]
JOHANNESBURG – Fuel price data for the middle of July suggests motorists could see only a small petrol price cut in August, while diesel users may face a price increase. According to the Central Energy Fund, petrol is currently showing an over-recovery of just over R1 per litre, but diesel has moved into slight under-recovery. […]
Veteran South African actor Seputla Sebogodi has died. His family confirmed that he passed away on Wednesday evening due to complications related to diabetes. Sebogodi was best known for his role as Kenneth Mashaba on Generations and also appeared in Rhythm City, The River and Scandal!. He remained active in theatre, performing in the production […]
WESTERN CAPE – South Africa’s first “Rooibos in Space” project will send indigenous rooibos seeds to the International Space Station, where they will be exposed to microgravity and space radiation before returning to Earth for comparative planting. The initiative is led by Max IQ Space in partnership with the South African Rooibos Council. Seven schools […]