As South Africa marks Child Protection Week, a dark cloud has descended over Johannesburg with the tragic recovery of two-year-old Kutlwano Shalaba’s body—ending months of anxious searching and prayers. Kutlwano had been missing since November 2024, his disappearance sparking outrage, fear, and desperate hope that the little boy would
As the courtroom doors closed behind the three people convicted in the disappearance of little Joshlin Smith, her father, José Emke, stepped forward to speak—his voice trembling with grief and a desperate longing for answers. Joshlin, just six years old, vanished from her home in Middelpos, Saldanha Bay, on
The MEC for Community Safety, Roads and Transport (CSR&T), Mr Jabu Mbalula, engaged with community representatives from Lake View, Martindale, and Bloemspruit, along with members of business forums, the mining sector, and the School Governing Body of Koot Nieman. The Mangaung Metro Municipality (MMM) was represented by three ward
The MEC for Community Safety, Roads and Transport (CSR&T), Mr Jabu Mbalula, engaged with community representatives from Lake View, Martindale, and Bloemspruit, along with members of business forums, the mining sector, and the School Governing Body of Koot Nieman. The Mangaung Metro Municipality (MMM) was represented by three ward councillors
A 50-year-old man from Brackenfell, Western Cape, has been arrested by the Free State Provincial Serious and Violent Crimes Unit (SECI) following a cyber sexual offences investigation involving minors. Free State Policespokesperson Sergent Mahlomola Kareli said the arrest follows a complaint lodged in February 2025 by a clinical psychologist
The Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA), Mr. Velenkosini Hlabisa will launch the 2025 winter Customary Initiation Season. This sacred cultural practice, which marks the transition to adulthood, has faced challenges in the past due to unregulated initiation schools and related fatalities. In response, government enacted the
The Hawks’ Serious Corruption Investigation members executed a J50 warrant of arrest on former Police officer Lieutenant Colonel Pieter Andries Nel on Wednesday, 28 May 2025. The arrest was executed at his residential place in Upington. Lt/Col Nel was serving as Head of Financial Services – SAPS at ZF
Kelly Smith’s mom: “I begged her to tell the truth about Joshlin” Amanda Daniels-Smith, the mother of Racquel “Kelly” Smith, who was convicted of kidnapping and human trafficking, has publicly shared her heartbreak over her daughter’s decision to sell her six-year-old daughter, Joshlin Smith. Joshlin has been missing since February
KZN tycoons strike gold as Sizekhaya Holdings secures National Lottery contract KwaZulu-Natal business heavyweights Moses Tembe and Sandile Zungu have hit the jackpot as their consortium, Sizekhaya Holdings, was named the new operator of South Africa’s National Lottery, ousting Ithuba Holdings after a decade of management since 2015. The announcement,
Fleeing suspect caught and beaten by umphakhathi in Verulam CBD A suspected thief was apprehended and addressed properly by umphakhathi after allegedly stealing cash from a bus conductor in the Verulam Central Business District on Wednesday afternoon. According to reports, the suspect boarded a bus and grabbed a stack of
