A 13-year-old Elsies River boy went to play with his friends on Friday afternoon – but never made it home. Instead, his family was left shattered after he was shot dead at a church premises in Uitsig. The boy was

A 19-year-old pupil was shot dead in full view of his classmates at a school in KwaNdengezi, near Pinetown, on Monday morning. KwaZulu-Natal police spokesperson Colonel Robert Netshiunda said the shooter was apparently wearing the same school uniform as the victim. He said

Eight people accused of being involved in an alleged “cash-for-driver’s licence” corruption scheme at the Marble Hall Driving Licence Testing Centre in Limpopo appeared before the Groblersdal Magistrate’s Court on Monday. The accused appeared following a joint operation involving the

Seven suspects accused of being linked to a multimillion-rand electricity fraud scheme involving the Emfuleni Local Municipality have been granted R20,000 bail each. The seven appeared in the Vanderbijlpark Magistrates' Court, where the State opposed their release, but the court found

A four-month-old baby girl was laid down for a nap at her Gqeberha preschool and found unresponsive more than four hours later when a nanny went to change her nappy. The principal and paramedics tried to revive the infant, but

A 26-year-old woman believed to be a dumped corpse stunned emergency responders after waking up and informing them that she had been sleeping on an embankment alongside an unpaved road in Mount Vernon on Monday. Reaction Unit South Africa (RUSA)

A 53-year-old woman was arrested after allegedly attempting to bribe a police officer with R4,000 to secure her husband's release from custody at the Mankweng Community Service Centre in Limpopo. According to police, the incident occurred at about 9.30pm on

A 19-year-old woman has been arrested in connection with the murder of Limpopo businessman Tebogo Mothapo, who was shot and killed in Mankweng in December last year. The woman was apprehended on Sunday during an operation led by a multidisciplinary

South Africa is set for a sharp change in weather this week, with a cut-off low-pressure system expected to bring cold, wet and windy conditions to several provinces, while severe thunderstorms, flooding and possible snowfall could affect parts of the

South Africa's youth unemployment crisis worsened in the second quarter of 2026, with nearly two in three young people unable to find work, as economists warned that the country's jobs crisis is increasingly becoming a skills crisis. Statistics South Africa's

Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi has accused the DA of being “opportunistic” after the party launched a billboard in Hammanskraal accusing the ANC and ActionSA of spending R777 million on water tankers in Tshwane. The billboard, unveiled ahead of the local government elections,

A Hanover Park family is mourning a devastating double loss after two brothers were shot dead in the same street just seven months apart. Twenty-five-year-old Clinton Fortuin was gunned down in Surwood Walk, Hanover Park, at around 7.30pm on Thursday,

Tembisa Hospital corruption accused Stefan Joel Govindraju has been granted R200,000 bail by the Specialised Commercial Crimes Court sitting at the Palm Ridge Magistrates’ Court. Govindraju, 37, made a brief appearance in court on Monday, after being arrested by the