The pain of losing a young police officer in the line of duty has returned to his family home in Limpopo, where 29-year-old Constable Thapelo Kleinbooi Tlometsane is being laid to rest following the deadly ambush that claimed his life in Reiger Park, Ekurhuleni. Tlometsane, a member of the Gauteng
President Cyril Ramaphosa has condemned attacks and harassment targeting foreign nationals in South Africa, saying the country is “deeply ashamed” of the treatment of people from neighbouring states. His remarks come as Southern African leaders gather in Durban for the 46th Ordinary Summit of the Southern African Development Community (SADC),
The glitz and glamour of the South African Music Awards were overshadowed by a familiar sight on Saturday night: empty seats and unclaimed trophies. The 32nd South African Music Awards, held at the Sun City Superbowl under the banner of the “Homecoming Edition”, brought together some of the country’s biggest
THULAMELA: Limpopo Premier Dr Phophi Ramathuba has issued a stark warning over the growing social challenges confronting learners in Vhembe East Circuit, calling for urgent action as teenage pregnancy, substance abuse, bullying and gangsterism threaten to derail young people’s futures. Speaking at Raluswielo Secondary School in Thulamela Local Municipality on
A routine Friday morning journey turned fatal when a woman was killed after a large rock was thrown from a bridge onto the R24 near Bedfordview, east of Johannesburg. The woman was travelling along the eastbound carriageway when the rock was hurled from the Concord Road Bridge at about 7.38am.
A crucial road link between Tzaneen and Haenertsburg is undergoing a R45 million rehabilitation, as Limpopo authorities move to address years of potholes, deteriorating surfaces and growing safety concerns along George’s Valley Road. Limpopo MEC for Public Works, Roads and Infrastructure Tonny Ernest Rachoene visited the project on Friday to
A routine intelligence operation on the N3 took a dramatic turn when police discovered more than R1.1 million in cash concealed inside a Ford Ranger Raptor, leading to the arrest of a 42-year-old man and the seizure of the vehicle. The arrest was carried out by the South African Police
The KwaZulu-Natal Political Killings Task Team has arrested a fifth suspect in connection with the murder of Umngeni Municipality DA councillor Nhlalayenza Ndlovu, bringing the investigation closer to those allegedly behind the killing. The 44-year-old suspect was arrested on Friday morning in the Mpophomeni area and is expected to appear
South Africa’s communications regulator has withdrawn its suggestion that mobile network operators may have been colluding over controversial new data regulations, acknowledging that it had not conducted an investigation capable of establishing such conduct. The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa issued the clarification after its use of the term
The legal battle over South Africa’s R370 Social Relief of Distress grant is heading to the Supreme Court of Appeal, placing the future administration of one of the country’s most important poverty-relief programmes back before the courts. The appeal is scheduled to be heard in Bloemfontein on 25 August 2026.
