A night of drinking in a Limpopo village ended in a brutal killing, with a 29-year-old man sentenced to 15 years in prison after his drinking companion was found naked, bleeding, and badly beaten in the street. Potego William Tolo, from Ga Rakgwatha village, was convicted of murder and sentenced
A 31-year-old man has been sentenced to 20 years’ direct imprisonment for the murder of his 20-year-old girlfriend at a farm near Swartruggens in the North West. The sentence brings a conclusion to a case that began after the young woman was found unresponsive in the accused’s room with multiple
Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa has declared a State of Disaster following a devastating road crash that killed 27 people, many of them members of the African Apostolic Church, near Chivhu. The collision happened along the Harare-Masvingo Highway near Honeyspruit Bridge in Chikomba District, about 130 kilometres south of Harare. A
South Africa recorded 4,638 kidnapping cases between April and June 2026, with Gauteng accounting for more than half of all reported incidents nationally, according to the latest quarterly crime statistics. The figures place kidnapping among the crime categories moving in the wrong direction, even as murders declined nationally during the
Niger’s military government has confirmed that soldiers staged an attempted mutiny in the capital Niamey, taking fellow military personnel hostage and opening fire on sensitive sites before loyalist security forces moved to regain control. NIAMEY, NIGER, 29 August 2026 — Niger has confirmed an extraordinary rebellion from within its own
Mutinous soldiers have launched coordinated attacks against key installations in Niger’s capital, including the presidential palace and Niamey’s international airport, dramatically escalating the overnight violence first reported across the city. Fresh reporting on Saturday, 29 August 2026, now indicates that the violence was not simply an unidentified security incident. Four
BREAKING NEWS: Taxi businessman Joe Sibanyoni has made explosive allegations about an alleged drug operation and a network of suspected hitmen linked to a farm owned by Mswazi Msibi, claiming the property became a hub for criminal activity and that he was forced into hiding after fearing for his life.
Polokwane: Limpopo roads have been plunged into chaos following a series of serious incidents that left at least four people dead, more than a dozen injured and major routes disrupted across the province. The incidents, which included two fatal crashes and a separate truck obstruction, prompted the deployment of police,
Controversial Mpumalanga businessman and taxi owner Joe “Ferrari” Sibanyoni dropped a series of bombshells at the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry, revealing that former Police Minister Bheki Cele dismissed his safety concerns by telling him that taxi operators “are killing each other anyway”. Taking the stand for his highly anticipated testimony,
The death toll from the catastrophic Nepal flash floods has surged to 469, making the disaster dramatically deadlier than previously reported as rescue teams continue searching for hundreds of people still missing along the Nepal-China border. Nepalese police confirmed the new toll early on Friday, 28 August 2026, while authorities
