A security guard who said he fired 15 shots at two gunmen was told by the defence in the trial of Vusimuzi "Cat" Matlala and his four co-accused on Thursday that not one of his empty bullet casings was found

A Cape Town man has been sentenced to two life terms in the Western Cape High Court for the rape and murder of eight-year-old Daniel Jamneck. Daniel was raped and strangled to death on June 15, 2023, while attending a

USA President Donald Trump on Wednesday, July 22, attended the dignified transfer of four US soldiers killed in the Iran war, appearing at the solemn event at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware on Wednesday after meeting privately with their

For almost three months, a 66-year-old woman and her 33-year-old son lived in a makeshift shelter behind an electrical substation on church property in New Germany, Durban, without anyone knowing they were there. The discovery was made after community upliftment organisation

A suspected cash-in-transit (CIT) robbery gang narrowly escaped arrest after a joint intelligence-driven operation uncovered seven rifles, a pistol and a hijacked BMW X5 at a house in Daveyton. The operation was carried out on Wednesday evening by the South African Police

A 49-year-old Congolese pastor has been arrested on a charge of attempted murder after allegedly stabbing a woman more than 40 times and attacking her daughter at a home in Bluff, Durban, in the early hours of Thursday, in an

US President Donald Trump has announced that the U.S. will retaliate directly against Iranian domestic infrastructure if Tehran attacks commercial or military vessels in the Middle East. Writing on Truth Social, he declared that any strike involving missiles, rockets, or

The legal representation of former Miss Universe Nigeria runner-up Chidimma Adetshina has placed immigration lawyer Stefanie de Saude-Darbandi under public scrutiny over her simultaneous role on the Department of Home Affairs' Immigration Advisory Board (IAB). De Saude-Darbandi has defended Adetshina

Higher education minister Buti Manamela said no minutes were kept of the meeting he held with selected National Student Financial Aid Scheme board members three weeks before he fired them. Manamela was replying to a written parliamentary question from EFF

A 26-year-old cashier has been arrested in connection with an alleged fraud scheme that reportedly cost a milling company in Mokopane more than R500,000 in unaccounted stock. According to Limpopo police, members of the Provincial Commercial Crimes Unit arrested Sune

Child-on-child sexual abuse is under the spotlight, with experts warning that increasing numbers of children are becoming involved in serious sexual offences after being exposed to violence, abuse and trauma. The issue has been thrust into the spotlight in the

The South African Weather Service (SAWS) has issued an alert for extremely high fire danger conditions in parts of the Eastern Cape. The warning applies to the Enoch Mgijima, Intsika Yethu and Emalahleni local municipalities, where conditions are expected to

A Michelin-starred chef could be facing a year in jail after he allegedly used ants as garnish in a dessert dish. It is believed that the restaurant imported approximately 49,000 ants from the United States and Thailand over four years