Tensions within the Zulu royal family are intensifying as the Supreme Court of Appeal prepares to hear a case that could have far-reaching implications for the AmaZulu throne. At the heart of the conflict is a statement by King Misuzulu kaZwelithini, who said that no matter what the court
47-year-old pastor from Edenburg in the Free “`State“` was sentenced to two counts of rape and one count of sexual assault before Edenburg Regional Court on Friday 23 May 2025. A case of rape was opened at Edenburg Police Station in 2022 after a 12-year-old victim reported to her
A funeral meant to bring people together in mourning turned into a crime scene when gunshots rang out at Ga-Molepo in Limpopo. A 30-year-old man was arrested on the spot for attempted murder after allegedly opening fire on another attendee during the gathering. Police spokesperson Brigadier Hlulani Mashaba said
A devastating fire tore through a home in the Marikana Informal Settlement in Ekurhuleni in the early hours of Monday morning, leaving six members of the same family dead. The fire broke out around 3am while the family was asleep in their four-roomed shack. Flames quickly engulfed the structure,
A 37-year-old man has been arrested after a woman was allegedly fatally wounded following a domestic dispute in Thabong. It is alleged that on Sunday, 25 May 2025, police were summoned to a scene of a possible murder in Thabong. Lejweleputswa Policespokesperson Sergent Palesa Thabana said On arrival,
A recent Auditor-General report has noted that Mangaung and Masilonyana municipalities in the Free State province are so poorly run that they’re actively harming their residents. The poor state of municipalities in the Free State has been a concern for many years, with infrastructure collapse becoming a defining feature
Police have arrested a 28-year-old man and a 21-year-old woman after an unlicensed firearm was allegedly discovered at their home in Thabong. According to the Lejweleputswa Policespokesperson Sergent Palesa Thabana on Friday, 23 May 2025 members attached to the Welkom Anti-Gang Unit received intelligence driven information about a suspect
A 29-year-old suspect has been apprehended by the Hawks’ Serious Corruption Investigation based in Bloemfontein and charged for fraud and money laundering. The arrest follows an extensive investigation relating to fraud allegations where approximately R85 800 was swindled from an unsuspecting complainant in December 2022. It is alleged
The Director of Public Prosecutions in the Western Cape, Adv Nicollette Bell, has provisionally withdrawn the commercial charges against Ralph Stanfield, his wife Nicole Johnson, former Mayoral Committee Member for Human Settlements Malusi Booi and nine others pending the finalization of an investigation on newfound evidence against them. Adv
Terry Jabulani Ngomane (35) was sentenced to an effective 25 years in prison for the brutal murder and robbery with aggravating circumstances of a pensioner and ex-police officer at his home in Theunissen. Ngomane was convicted on Friday 23 May by the Theunissen regional court on both charges, receiving
