Two people have been injured when a light aircraft crashed near the intersection of New Road and Old Pretoria Main Road (R101) in Glen Austin, Midrand, today, Tuesday afternoon. The aircraft came down near a business complex, with both occupants sustaining injuries. Emergency crews responded to the scene, where private
A 53-year-old man has abandoned his bail application in the Cullinan Cullinan murder case, Magistrate’s Court in Gauteng where he is facing a charge of murder. It is alleged that on 1 September 2026, a group of young people in Refilwe Extension 3 were celebrating Spring Day by pouring water
In a major crackdown on institutional corruption, the Minister of Correctional Services, Dr Pieter Groenewald, has announced the immediate suspension of four high-ranking department officials, including the Chief Financial Officer (CFO). The sweeping suspensions come amid a explosive criminal investigation into extensive fraud and irregularities linked directly to a lucrative
Messages supplied to MDNtv appear to show the murder accused discussing how a cellphone was secretly brought into prison and how inmates allegedly evade searches Murder accused Tiffany Meek allegedly possessed and used an unauthorised cellphone while incarcerated, according to material exclusively supplied to MDNtv. The material includes screenshots of
Gauteng police have launched a manhunt for multiple armed suspects following an attempted cash-in-transit in Extension 16, Mamelodi East, on Monday. It is alleged that the suspects, who were travelling in two vehicles, a white or cream Volkswagen Polo and a maroon Volkswagen Polo, attacked security guards who were transporting
Police have arrested a 45-year-old man at OR Tambo International Airport after allegedly finding about 2kg of cocaine worth more than R800,000 in his luggage. The man was intercepted on Monday, 7 September, following intelligence-led information. He was allegedly travelling to Hong Kong, China, when police arrested him at the
Edward Khomotso Madiba, a convicted prisoner serving a 20-year sentence, is on the run after escaping from Rooigrond Maximum Correctional Centre near Mahikeng in the North West. The Department of Correctional Services (DCS) said Madiba escaped on Sunday, 6 September 2026, while being held in a single cell on a
The Pretoria High Court has dismissed former National Assembly Speaker Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula’s Section 174 application to have 12 corruption charges and one money-laundering charge thrown out, with Judge Mashudu Munzhelele ruling that the trial must continue. The State argued there was enough evidence after closing its case that she solicited
Mamelodi Sundowns have announced the signing of former Orlando Pirates defender Deano van Rooyen, adding experience and depth to their defence during a demanding period of the season. The 29-year-old right-back joins the Brazilians after leaving Pirates by mutual agreement last month, becoming a free agent. Sundowns moved quickly to
ANC NEC member Dr Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma has filed an opposing affidavit in the Johannesburg High Court against Secretary-General Fikile Mbalula. The case follows her podcast claim that Mbalula “dished out money” at the 2022 Nasrec conference to win the secretary-general post and help Cyril Ramaphosa stay president. Mbalula denies this
