The days of gangs who terrorise communities in and around Barberton will soon be a thing of the past. This is according to MEC for Community Safety, Security and Liaison, Vusi Shongwe, who was speaking during the Public Participation Programme (Imbizo) that was held in Emjindini outside Barberton last Saturday.…
Today marks the founder of the Black Consciousness Movement, Bantu Stephen Biko’s 45th anniversary since his death. Biko died in police custody in Pretoria Central Prison. He was just 30 years old when he died in 1977. The apartheid regime deprived him of food, water and medical treatment he urgently…
Bones of a human were discovered in the field at a certain farm in Delmas on September 1. The police confirmed they were investigating an inquest case. According to the Delmas police, they received a tip-off coming from a game hunter about the discovery at Hekpoort Farm near R42, Bronkhorstspruit…
A 38-year-old Muzi Shakwane allegedly murdered a man after he found him and his girlfriend in the house on August 19. He made his first appearance at the Bushbuckridge Magistrate’s Court yesterday following the incident. READ | Man hands himself over for murder of minor According to the police, the deceased…
A 37-year-old woman dumped her newborn in the bushes next to a railway in Dullstroom on Sunday afternoon. READ | Mother and children burn to death in Klarinet The police received a tip-off from a passerby who remained anonymous that he spotted what looked like a baby. Upon arrival, the police…
Abraham Desalenge Menedo was arrested for selling counterfeit goods yesterday. He was granted R1000 bail by the Tonga Magistrate’s Court on Friday after he was arrested for Contravening Section 2 (1) and Section 2 (2) of the Counterfeit Goods Act, Act 37 of 1997. READ | Security guard nabbed for stolen…
MIDDELBURG – A man is behind bars following the killing of a 10-year-old boy on Mhluzi on Sunday, August 14. READ | Pensioner and her sons linked to traffic officer’s murder Police say the boy was shot deaf after a soccer tournament around 18:00 on the day. “Reports reveal that there were…
He was supposed to perform a ritual for his daughter in April 2019, but he instead raped her at a gravesite. The 34-year-old man from Masoyi was sentenced to 22 years’ direct imprisonment by the Nelspruit Sexual offences Court. READ | Suspect rapes his grandmother and cousin According to the National…
A 36-year-old man was arrested on Thursday in Kwa-Thema outside Springs, Gauteng. READ | WATCH | Sipho Mkhatshwa denied bail Police confirmed that he is the fourth suspect in the Hillary Gardee murder case. He joins three suspects, Sipho Mkhatshwa, Philemon Lukhele and Albert Mduduzi Gama who are in custody. According…
Five people lost their lives on the N4 near Ngodwana this morning. A sedan crashed into the side of an articulated truck and it overturned on the side of the road, killing the five instantly. READ | Three die in collision near UMP turnoff A bakkie also crashed into the truck.…