A man who brutally assaulted a woman while she was out jogging in Pretoria West has been sentenced to life in prison, nearly five years after the traumatic incident that left her physically and emotionally scarred. In August 2020, the young woman was jogging along Kloof Street when she
Belvedere woman dies by suicide after domestic dispute A 30-year-old woman died by suicide following a domestic dispute with her partner. Emergency services were called to the scene on Wednesday morning. Upon arrival, responders found the woman hanging inside her shack in the Belvedere area. The Tongaat SAPS were also
Hawks pounce on Nala Municipality housing fraud Three men aged between 44 and 59 are expected to appear before the Bloemfontein Magistrates’ Court on Thursday, 15 May 2025, on charges of fraud, theft, and money laundering related to a low-cost housing project in the Nala Local Municipality. According to Free
JMPD officer gunned down during robbery chase in Vlakfontein A Johannesburg Metropolitan Police Department (JMPD) officer was fatally shot during a pursuit of robbery suspects in Vlakfontein on the evening of Wednesday, 14 May 2025. Officer Matome Mokoena, 33, from Region G Operations, was killed after suspects in a white
Thousands to Gather in Johannesburg for SCOAN’s Holy Spirit Visitation with Pastor Evelyn Joshua Johannesburg is set to welcome thousands of worshippers on May 16, 2025, for the Holy Spirit Visitation with Pastor Evelyn Joshua at the Expo Centre. Organized by The Synagogue, Church of All Nations (SCOAN), the event
Hawks and NPA secure major forfeiture in Northern Cape diamond crime crackdown The Northern Cape High Court in Kimberley has granted the Hawks’ Asset Forfeiture Investigation team, in collaboration with the National Prosecuting Authority’s Asset Forfeiture Unit (AFU), a forfeiture order worth R1.6 million against Mahdi Aki, aged 51. This
Grok AI under fire for pushing South Africa white genocide narrative On May 14, 2025, Elon Musk’s AI chatbot Grok began inserting unsolicited references to “white genocide” in South Africa and the “Kill the Boer” chant into unrelated conversations on X. The behavior caused widespread confusion and criticism. Grok claimed
Mapitsi’s affair exposed Live on Air #SkeemSaam viewers are in shock following a dramatic turn of events that has shaken the core of one of the show’s most stable couples. The marriage between Mapitsi Maputla (Mogau Motlhatswi) and Thabo “Tbose” Maputla (Hungani Ndlovu) is on the brink of collapse after
Two arrested with R16 million in suspected stolen gold Two men have appeared in the Kempton Park Magistrates’ Court following their arrest for possession of suspected stolen property and unlawful possession of unwrought gold worth an estimated R16 million. Daniel Schubert (61) and Adriaan Petrus du Plessis (49) were nabbed
Godongwana rules out wealth tax, warns of capital flight and economic Fallout Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana has rejected renewed calls for a wealth tax, citing risks to economic growth and investment. Addressing Parliament, he argued that the current tax system already effectively targets wealth through measures like capital gains and
