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In response to a critical housing shortage in major metropolitan areas, a coalition of housing advocacy groups and academic institutions has launched the inaugural Township Rental Dialogue, framing the growing phenomenon of backyard rentals as a key part of the solution. The initiative, convened by the Development Action Group (DAG), PlanAct, and the University of […]

Provincial authorities are calling for municipalities to strictly enforce by-laws prohibiting building on riverbanks, following a devastating flash flood in the uMshwathi Local Municipality that left one woman dead and two others missing. The heavy rains that struck the New Hanover area in the KwaZulu-Natal Midlands on Sunday night caused extensive damage to homes and

Police have arrested two suspects in connection with the kidnapping and murder of a 25-year-old man in Umbhayi, Cottonlands. The pair, aged 31 and 27, are scheduled to make their first court appearance at the Verulam Magistrate’s Court on Monday, 24 November 2025. The arrests follow an intensive investigation into the disappearance of Siphenathi Manqina,

Westenburg police have arrested two men, aged 22 and 25, on a charge of murder following a fatal incident that occurred on Sunday afternoon, 23 November 2025. According to preliminary police reports, the chain of events began earlier on the same day when the 22-year-old suspect opened a case of theft at a Ladanna tavern

 A manhunt is underway for three male suspects following the fatal stabbing of a 35-year-old man at a tavern in Bloodriver in the early hours of Sunday morning. According to Limpopo police, the incident came to light after officers were summoned to Seshego Hospital following a complaint of murder. Upon their arrival, medical personnel on

A 31-year-old man is in police custody following the fatal stabbing of a 41-year-old man at Sebora Village in the early hours of Sunday, 23 November 2025. According to police reports, officers responded to a complaint of assault with the intent to cause grievous bodily harm. Upon their arrival at the scene, they discovered the

A multi-unit police operation has resulted in the arrests of two suspects in connection with the murder of a well-known Makhuva Village businessman. The suspects include an alleged hitman and the victim’s own stepdaughter, who is accused of orchestrating the killing. The breakthrough came on Saturday, 22 November 2025, following a joint investigation by the

A 40-year-old male suspect was apprehended in Onverwacht, Lephalale, on Monday, 24 November 2025, on charges of dealing in illicit drugs. The arrest was the result of a coordinated operation conducted by the Police in Lephalale, under the Waterberg District. The suspect is scheduled to appear before the Lephalale Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday, 25 November

The Democratic Alliance (DA) has initiated a formal internal investigation into the public dispute between its federal leader, John Steenhuisen, and the party’s former shadow minister of environmental affairs, Dion George, a party spokesperson confirmed. The party’s federal executive has referred the matter to its Federal Legal Commission (FLC), the DA’s internal disciplinary body. This

Leadership of the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) at the Dube hostel in Soweto has firmly denied any involvement in a shooting incident yesterday that left three Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK) party officials wounded, one of whom later died from injuries. The MK party claims its members were at the hostel for a planned recruitment drive