Category: SA News

Kraaifontein police probing case of double murder A shooting took place in the Bloekombos area on Thursday night. Picture: Winnie Theletsane/EWN CAPE TOWN – Kraaifontein police are probing the case of a double murder after a man and his three-year-old brother were shot and killed inside a vehicle this week. The shooting took place in […]

Police Minister Bheki Cele was speaking at Kinnear’s funeral service, which took place in Cape Town on Saturday. FILE: Police Minister Bheki Cele releases the first quarter crime statistics for 2020/2021 at a media briefing on 14 August 2020. Picture: GCIS JOHANNESBURG – Police Minister Bheki Cele said that no officer would rest until they […]

The victims, who were all shot in the upper body, were killed at the Zwelibomvu Reserve near a primary school last weekend. JOHANNESBURG – Three suspects have been arrested in connection with the killing of four people in KwaNdengezi in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN). The victims, who were all shot in the upper body, were killed at […]

The province has been at the centre of allegations of COVID-19 corruption that saw the suspension of Lukhele, the Health deputy Director-General Andile Gwebani and Health MEC Bandile Masuku. Gauteng Health Department’s Prof Mkhululi Lukhele at a media briefing on 23 May 2020. Picture: @GautengHealth/Twitter JOHANNESBURG – The fate of several Gauteng Health Department officials […]

After being diagnosed with the disease last year, Michael Wynne on Friday got confirmation from doctors that his cancer was in remission. Michael Wynne’s colon and prostate cancer is in remission a year after he was diagnosed. Picture: Supplied CAPE TOWN – A Cape Town man has travelled more than 1,100km this week, spreading the […]

The supply chain manager in the office of the premier, Nonhlanhla Hlongwa, was among them. Picture: Supplied. DURBAN – A senior official and three suppliers linked to alleged corruption in the office of KwaZulu-Natal Premier Sihle Zikalala on Friday were released on bail. The supply chain manager in the office of the premier, Nonhlanhla Hlongwa, […]

The Southern African Alcohol Policy Alliance said the COVID-19 pandemic exposed the extent of the problem, and it became clear that there was a need for more effective legislative measures to reduce alcohol-related harm. SAAPA has called for more effective measures from government to address the high levels of alcohol-related harm. Picture: 123rf CAPE TOWN […]

They were all charged on Friday with corruption and money laundering and theft at the Bloemfontein Magistrate Court in connection with the R255 million asbestos project. Blackhead Consulting director Edwin Sodi appears at the Bloemfontein Magistrate Court on 2 October 2020 over corruption linked to the R255 million Free State asbestos removal project. Picture: Nthakoana […]

The 7 suspects in the FS asbestos project case and the charges they face Abigail Javier & Xanderleigh Dookey | The seven accused in the R255 million asbestos saga were arrested earlier this week and were granted bail ranging from R50,000 to R500,000 on Friday 2 October 2020. Among them are businessman Edwin Sodi and former Mangaung mayor Olly […]

The activists appeared in court on Friday after they were served with an eviction notice. The group of activists who occupied a Camps Bay mansion to highlight land and housing issues stand outside the Western Cape High Court on 2 October 2020. Picture: Kaylynn Palm/EWN CAPE TOWN – Housing activists who occupied a mansion in […]