Category: SA News

It’s believed the teenager was headed to a shop when she came across 29-year-old Ncedo Nyathela. Picture: SAPS. CAPE TOWN – A man was sentenced to 20 years imprisonment at the Mount Fletcher Magistrates Court after raping a mentally ill teenager. The rape happened in the area in June 2017 when the girl was 17-years-old. […]

Premier David Makhura said he won’t appoint anyone to replace him until the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) finalises its probe. Gauteng Premier David Makhura and Health MEC Bandile Masuku visit the Diepsloot screening and testing site on 8 May 2020. The visit followed a health worker testing positive for COVID-19 in the area and has […]

This is the second demonstration under the banner “Unite Against Farm Murders” in as many months. FILE: Farming communities protested against farm murders on 30 October 2017 under the banner ‘genoeg is genoeg’ (enough is enough). Picture: Shamiela Fisher/EWN JOHANNESBURG – Several people marched to the Union Buildings on Saturday to protest farm murders in […]

At the beginning of the had lockdown in March, the city was forced to find shelter for more than 2,000 people living on the streets. DURBAN/CAPE TOWN – As the world commemorates World Homeless Day, officials in eThekwini in KwaZulu-Natal said 660 homeless people in the municipality have stopped using drugs because of the lockdown. […]

The Cancer Association of South Africa said approximately 19.4 million women aged 15 years and older are at risk of being diagnosed with breast cancer. WC Health MEC Nomafrench Mbombo prepares to undergo a mammogram test at Groote Schuur Hopsital. Picture: @WCHealthMEC/Twitter CAPE TOWN – Western Cape Health MEC Nomafrench Mbombo has taken the lead […]

Suspect (20) killed in attempted armed robbery in Randpark Ridge Paramedics arrived on the scene earlier on Saturday to find the man lying on the roadside embankment. Picture: SAPS Facebook page. JOHANNESBURG – A 20-year-old suspect has been killed in an attempted armed robber on Beyers Naude in Randpark Ridge. Paramedics arrived on the scene […]

Wage negotiations between the parties deadlocked leading workers to down tools this week. FILE: A Gautrain security official is seen standing at the door of the train at the Hatfield Station in Pretoria. Picture: AFP JOHANNESBURG – Gautrain has announced a limited-service for Sunday between 9 am and 6 pm. Operations were grounded to a […]

Detectives probing the murder of Duran Visagie arrested a 19-year-old woman on Friday after she was found in possession of an unlicensed firearm and ammunition. CAPE TOWN – A third suspect believed to be linked to the murder of an 11-year-old Kraaifontein boy has been apprehended. Detectives probing the murder of Duran Visagie arrested a […]

Whale carcass washed ashore in Strandfontein The National Sea Rescue Institute is appealing to the public to exercise caution, in the event of increased shark activity in the area. Picture: Supplied CAPE TOWN – A whale carcass has washed ashore in Strandfontein, in the Western Cape. The National Sea Rescue Institute is appealing to the […]

Masuku was fired by Premier David Makhura on the back of the findings of a preliminary report by the SIU. Gauteng Health MEC Bandile Masuku visits the Nasrec quarantine and isolation centre on 20 July 2020. Picture: Kayleen Morgan/EWN JOHANNESBURG – The Special Investigative Unit (SIU) has rubbished claims by axed Gauteng MEC Bandile Masuku […]