A cash-in-transit driver was injured during a robbery on Saturday in Mamelodi, Pretoria. The incident took place on Rammapudu Road, where a group of armed suspects targeted the vehicle and escaped with an undisclosed amount of money. According to a security firm, the suspects used a black Mercedes-Benz to ram
FNB Stadium roars as Soweto giants clash today The iconic Soweto Derby sets FNB Stadium ablaze today at 3h00 PM as Kaizer Chiefs take on Orlando Pirates in a sold-out Betway Premiership clash. This fierce rivalry, a cornerstone of South African football, promises electrifying action and raw passion. Kaizer Chiefs,
Where is Joslin Smith? South Africa demands answers after guilty verdicts The disappearance of six-year-old Joslin Smith from Saldanha Bay has shaken the nation. Even after yesterday’s guilty verdicts against her mother, Kelly Smith; her mother’s boyfriend, Jacquen “Boeta” Appollis; and their friend, Steveno van Rhyn, for human trafficking and
The home of Kelly Smith, recently found guilty of kidnapping and trafficking her daughter Joshlin Smith, has been destroyed by fire in Saldanha Bay. Authorities have arrested a woman in connection with the blaze, and a case of arson has been opened as investigations continue. The fire came shortly after
Joshlin Smith’s paternal grandmother, Rita Yon, has expressed her approval of the court’s decision that found Kelly Smith and her co-accused guilty of kidnapping and trafficking the six-year-old girl. The verdict was delivered at the Saldanha Bay community hall, where many locals gathered to hear the outcome. Judge
Grief has swept through the Nigerian and UK nursing communities following the discovery of Nnena Miriam, a Nigerian nurse based in Leeds, who was found dead in her apartment. Miriam, who had recently returned to the UK after celebrating her introduction ceremony in Nigeria ahead of her traditional wedding,
Hundreds of people took to the streets of Durban on Friday, calling for all undocumented immigrants to leave South Africa. The demonstration disrupted traffic along one of the city’s busiest roads, Dr Pixley KaSeme Street, as marchers voiced their concerns about rising crime and unemployment, which they attributed to
The house where six-year-old Joshlin Smith once lived in Middelpos, Saldanha, was burned to the ground shortly after her mother, Racquel “Kelly” Smith, was convicted for kidnapping and trafficking the child. Kelly Smith was found guilty alongside her boyfriend Jacques “Boeta” Appollis and their friend Steveno “Steffie” van Rhyn.
A 39-year-old biological father who a Lesotho citizen of a 15-year-old victim was found guilty by the Phuthaditjhaba Regional Court on the 30 April 2025 for the rape of his own daughter. Free State Policespokesperson Sergent Sinah Mpakane said the Rapist was sentenced to life imprisonment. The victim, who is
OFFICIAL FUNERALS AFFORDED TO FALLEN CONSTABLES FREE STATE After a meeting which was held between the families of the late Constables Cebekhulu Linda (24), Boipelo Senoge (24), and Keamogetswe Buys (30), the Premier of the Free State, Honourable Maqueen Letsoha-Mathae and the Provincial Commissioner of Police in the Free State,
