Gambling machine, insecticides, medicine and branded shoes seized in R30m fake goods busts
A gambling machine, hundreds of pairs of branded footwear, a sewing machine, insecticides and cell phone accessories were among R30m of counterfeit and illicit goods seized nationally.
By TimesLIVE
Flying squad arrests 15 suspected gang members en route to cemetery with guns and ‘stolen’ goods
Western Cape Flying Squad members this week arrested 15 suspects who were en route to a funeral at Mowbray cemetery for possession of unlicensed firearms, ammunition and presumed stolen property.
By TimesLIVE
Level 9 weather warning for Mpumalanga and Gauteng on Sunday, with 100-150mm rainfall predicted
The South African Weather Service issued an orange level 9 weather warning for Gauteng and the extreme western parts of Mpumalanga for Sunday.
By TimesLIVE
Search teams rescue missing Polish tourists after Mpumalanga hiking ordeal
A police search and rescue team worked with Hoedspruit farmers and Mpumalanga Tourism and Parks Agency (MTPA) rangers to rescue two Polish women who were missing for two days after going on a hiking trail.
By TimesLIVE
Fatal crash between bus and truck in the Free State claims 10 lives
Ten people died and 30 others suffered critical to moderate injuries in a collision between a truck and a bus on the N8 road between Bloemfontein and Botshabelo on Saturday.
By TimesLIVE
Drunk taxi driver allegedly 16 times over legal limit among 113 arrested in northern KZN road blocks
A taxi driver whose blood alcohol count was 16 times over the legal limit and a foreign national carrying drugs were among 113 motorists arrested by road traffic inspectorate officers in the King Cetshwayo region on Friday.
By Mfundo Mkhize
Search continues for missing skipper believed to have jumped into water to retrieve personal items
Rescue efforts will continue on Saturday for a missing fisherman who is believed to have jumped overboard to retrieve items which fell into the water near Hawston harbour, between Hermanus and Kleinmond in the Western Cape, on Friday.
By TimesLIVE
Family of five die in KZN south coast accident
Five family members died in a head-on collision between a car and seven-seater vehicle in uMzumbe on the KwaZulu-Natal south coast on Friday night.
By Mfundo Mkhize
Court sentences son to life for killing mother
A 37-year-old man from Taung in North West who murdered his 55-year-old mother in March has been sentenced to life imprisonment.
By Ernest Mabuza
AG orders municipal manager to repay R4.6m for water contract mismanagement
The Ngaka Modiri Molema municipal manager, Allan Olehile Losaba, has been ordered to repay R4.6m lost due to payments made to a water trucking company with questionable invoices. This decision was made by Auditor-General Tsakane Maluleke.
By Koena Mashale
KZN residents warned to brace for disruptive weather similar to April 2022 floods
Disaster management teams in KwaZulu-Natal are on full alert for disruptive level 2 and 4 weather on Saturday.
By TimesLIVE
LISTEN | Black leaders should be celebrated for Eskom’s turnaround – Robert Gumede
Black Business Councils lauds power utility’s leaders for renewed stability
By Koena Mashale
Unregistered group took money from families to fly Palestinians to SA, says embassy
The embassy warned its citizens not to deal with unofficial intermediaries.
By TimesLIVE
Zulu prince to spend a week behind bars pending bail in fresh R7m minerals theft case
Prince Lungalomndeni Zulu will spend a week behind bars after his bail application was remanded in a fresh multimillion-rand mineral theft case in the Richards Bay magistrate’s court on Thursday.
By Lwazi Hlangu
Ramaphosa vows crackdown on ‘construction mafias’
State is committed to spending R1-trillion on infrastructure in medium term, he said
By Noxolo Majavu
