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On 1 July, tragedy struck in Macibe village, Centane, in the Eastern Cape. Two boys drowned. They had been swimming in an open oxidation pond, part of a sewer project that has been left unfinished for 25 years. When the contractor left in 2000, there was a fence, but it was vandalised, leaving the ponds […]

Our Tactical Response Unit recovered R9 MILLION in hijacked copper rods and arrested two suspects! On July 3rd, 2025, two AMPM SA trucks from DRC were hijacked, and their drivers were kidnapped by individuals posing as metro police. Our TRU swiftly located both trucks on the N3 South in Bedfordview. The officers apprehended two suspects

 A 26-year-old Mozambican national, Junior Mussica, has been sentenced to nine years in prison for rape and declared unfit to possess a firearm. The verdict was handed down by Magistrate Miss Mfaqa following a trial that revealed harrowing details of the assault. The incident occurred on April 1, 2023, at approximately 15:30, when the 39-year-old victim was at her

Political parties contesting the upcoming by-election in Ward 1 of the Sol Plaatje Municipality have accused the African National Congress (ANC) of using government resources to sway voters in its favor. The allegations come amid a flurry of government-led service delivery initiatives in the area over the past month. Opposition parties claim that the ANC

Standard Bank’s Business and Commercial Banking division is set to host a pivotal two-day conference on July 10–11, focusing on unlocking Africa’s economic potential. The event comes at a critical juncture, as rising global trade tensions—including new U.S. import tariffs on South African goods—threaten to strain the continent’s growth trajectory. Navigating Trade Headwinds The conference follows the U.S.

Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana faced sharp criticism from opposition parties in Parliament on Tuesday over his handling of South Africa’s growing debt burden. The backlash came as Godongwana presented his department’s R98 billion medium-term budget during a sitting of the National Assembly. Opposition lawmakers accused the minister of lacking a clear strategy to address the

A Cape Town attorney was found guilty of malicious damage to property by the Cape Town Magistrates’ Court on Monday. Magistrate Benge Qula stopped short of ruling on the state’s allegations that it was a racially motivated attack, saying that the issue must be dealt with by the Equality Court. Qula found that the evidence

The Galeshewe Regional Court has handed down a 12-year prison sentence to 39-year-old Theophilus Chabalala for the brutal killing of his girlfriend in Rhythm City, Kimberley, on Saturday, 25 May 2024. According to court proceedings, the tragic incident occurred following a domestic dispute inside their shack. During the altercation, Chabalala grabbed a knife and fatally

The Phuthaditjhaba Magistrate’s Court has sentenced 37-year-old Joseph Modupe to 18 years imprisonment for rape and an additional three years for kidnapping. The conviction, secured by the Phuthaditjhaba Family Violence, Child Protection and Sexual Offences Unit (FCS) in collaboration with the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA), was handed down on 07 July 2025. The case stems

Several homes near the Chromex mine near Burgersfort have been severely damaged, with residents attributing the destruction to recent blasting by the mine. The blasting, which occurred three days ago, has left houses with deep cracks, shattered windows, and structural instability. Affected residents say they have been left in distress, with some forced to live