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
VIDEO | Horror attack on two friends, leaving one dead, adds fuel to anti-GBV shutdown plan
Messina Moremi is fighting for her life in the intensive care unit of a Joburg hospital. She was shot twice in the head while out with a friend to celebrate getting a job.
By Nandi Ntini
Ex-policewoman gets 8 years for sexually abusing son at sangoma’s orders
A former police officer who experienced personal problems and sought help from a traditional healer who then advised her to sexually assault her child and record it has been sentenced to eight years behind bars
By Jeanette Chabalala
WATCH| How Ekurhuleni officials shielded Brig Mkhwanazi
The City of Ekurhuleni wrote a letter rejecting the findings of the Independent Police Investigative Directorate, which, among other things, recommended that embattled Brig Julius Mkhwanazi has a case to answer.
By Herman Moloi
MPs accuse Nkabinde of perjury, halt his testimony
The chief of staff in the minister of police’s office, Cedrick Nkabinde, has been accused of deliberately misleading parliament’s ad hoc committee by giving thumb-sucked dates in his affidavit and testimony.
By Jeanette Chabalala
A hundred thousand Africans die every year from unsafe food
Poor regulation and weak enforcement make continent vulnerable
By Michelle Banda
Heavy rains, flooding predicted for most parts of the country over the weekend
The South African Weather Service has warned of severe weather, including heavy rains in several areas, accompanied by a risk of flooding and severe thunderstorms capable of producing strong, damaging winds.
By Jeanette Chabalala
