Category: News

The long arm of the law finally caught up with Xolani Qanqane when he was sentenced to 11 years imprisonment for a crime he committed in 1997. The Zwelitsha Regional Court in the Eastern Cape sentenced Qanqane, now 58, for raping a then 14-year-old girl after she visited his photography business at a shopping centre… Read more

Despite an estimated R6 to 14m being budgeted for the opening of parliament (OPA) on Thursday, there will be no gala dinner for parliamentarians. ALSO READ: Ramaphosa’s opening of parliament ‘will have broad sweeping statements’ In a media briefing in Cape Town on Wednesday parliaments presiding officer and chairperson of the National Council of Provinces… Read more

The South African Weather Service (Saws) has released its latest weather forecast for Thursday, 18 July 2024. The weather service has warned that disruptive rainfall is still possible over some parts south of the Western Cape, but otherwise partly cloudy conditions are expected for the south-west of South Africa, and fine and cool to warm conditions are… Read more

Mangwanani African Spa has warned its clients to be cautious about where they make their bookings after discovering a fraud syndicate. “Unauthorised individuals are selling fake vouchers claiming to be associated with our services. Please be vigilant and do not purchase any vouchers from unofficial sources,” read the statement from the spa. Speaking to The… Read more

Convicted murderer, Sandile Kagiso Mantsoe has been slapped with an additional 15 years behind bars for fraud. In 2016, Mantsoe operated a fake investment scheme through his company, Trillion Dollar Legacy, swindling more than 100 people of at least R1 million. Mantsoe linked with fraud According to the Hawks in Mpumalanga, Mantsoe first appeared in… Read more

Minister of Agriculture John Steenhuisen, who is also the leader of the Democratic Alliance (DA), on Wednesday expressed his party’s position on key political matters. Addressing the media on the role of the party in the national government and parliament in the current administration, Steenhuisen emphasised that the DA would stand with President Cyril Ramaphosa… Read more

Authorities were scouring the ocean off South Africa’s east coast Wednesday for 44 containers missing after breaking loose from a French-owned ship in heavy seas last week, the maritime body said. The ultra-large container ship heading to Le Havre from Asia encountered bad weather in the Indian Ocean near the city of Durban on July… Read more

Johannesburg mayor, Kabelo Gwamanda says the metropolitan municipality will offer extra protection for the city’s Group Forensics and Investigation Services (GFIS) investigators, if necessary. On Tuesday, Mayor Kabelo Gwamanda visited the family of Zenzele Benedict Sithole, a forensic investigator who was recently murdered. Sithole was shot and killed last week in Johannesburg while travelling home.… Read more

In yet another fire incident in the Free State, 11 patients have been evacuated from Phuthuloha Hospital after a fire on Tuesday evening. According to the Free State Department of Health, the fire which started in a seclusion room, was extinguished immediately. The 11 patients, who were evacuated to avoid the risk of smoke inhalation,… Read more

A Limpopo man believed to be a teacher was arrested on Tuesday after police responded to a drug-related tip-off.   Officers in the Capricorn District were patrolling hotspots on 16 July when they received information about a VW Polo selling drugs in the Polokwane CBD. Police intercepted the 33-year-old shortly after 1 pm, finding the… Read more