Category: SA News

Ndobe died at his Durban home on Saturday from a gunshot wound to his chest. Mluleki Ndobe. Picture: kznlegislature.gov.za/ JOHANNESBURG – KwaZulu-Natal Premier Sihle Zikalala said that the province had been dealt a blow with the death of provincial deputy Speaker, Mluleki Ndobe. Ndobe died at his Durban home on Saturday from a gunshot wound […]

ActionSA said that it believed that young people had been alienated from the political system despite making up the majority of the nation. The first 16 members of ActionSA’s Youth Advisory Council. Picture: @Action4SA/Twitter JOHANNESBURG – The leader of ActionSA Herman Mashaba has launched the party’s youth wing, the Youth Advisory Council. ActionSA said that […]

Four suspects were arrested just hours after Pieter Hills and his son, Eddie, were attacked. Hills was shot in the head and his son stabbed in the back. JOHANNESBURG – Free State police said that one of the four suspects linked to the killing of Swartpan farmer, Pieter Hills, had been found hanging in police […]

SK11, the male chacma baboon better known as Kataza, was removed from Kommetjie by the municipality in August and relocated to Tokai. A volunteer resident marshalls Kataza the baboon as he wanders around the suburb of Tokai on 17 October 2020. Picture: Lizell Persens/EWN CAPE TOWN – After more than 70 days, Cape Town’s much-loved […]

The chair of the school governing body, Willie Dry, said that the school would remain transparent in its efforts to conclude the investigation. Keamohetswe Seboko’s body was found in the hostel pool at Laerskool Bekker in Magaliesburg. Picture: Supplied JOHANNESBURG – The school governing body at Laerskool Bekker in Magaliesburg is expected to consult its […]

Dubbed the Umbiflow, the diagnostic tool measures blood flow in the fetal umbilical cord. CAPE TOWN – A locally produced ultrasound device is reducing perinatal deaths by up to 40%. Dubbed the Umbiflow, the diagnostic tool measures blood flow in the fetal umbilical cord. Its development was funded by the Department of Science and Innovation, […]

Earlier reports suggested that his death may be the result of criminal activity but police said that the information was still sketchy and a probe into the circumstances surrounding Prince Lethukuthula Zulu’s death was now under way. Prince Lethukuthula Zulu. Picture: Vusumuzi Shongwe/Wikimedia Commons. JOHANNESBURG – The Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) has wished strength to […]

Dudu Myeni repeated the name of the whistleblower known as Mr X numerous times while giving testimony at the commission. Former SAA board chairperson Dudu Myeni testifying in her delinquency case at the High Court in Pretoria. Picture: Sethembiso Zulu/EWN JOHANNESBURG – The Congress of the People (Cope) said that it planned to lay a […]

Several crime-rife areas in the Cape have been the scenes of violent crime this weekend. FILE: Police tape at a crime scene. Picture: Thomas Holder/EWN. CAPE TOWN – Several crime-rife areas in the Cape have been the scenes of violent crime this weekend. Three men have been shot and killed, while another was stabbed to […]

The murder-accused was expected to appear before the Strand Magistrates Court on Monday. CAPE TOWN – An off-duty police Cape Town police officer was killed in Lwandle in Strand on Saturday. Police spokesperson Brigadier Novela Potelwa said on Monday the 43-year-old man was arrested after the officer was stabbed to death. The murder-accused was expected […]