Foreign-owned spaza shops in Cape Town’s townships say they are under relentless pressure from extortion gangs. In Khayelitsha alone, more than 30 shops have already closed after criminals demanded higher payments. The situation has escalated to the point where police are also being targeted, believed to be in
A 54-year-old former attorney, Catherine Wilheminah Papenfus, has been granted bail of R10,000 after appearing in the Johannesburg Specialised Commercial Crimes Court on charges of theft and fraud. The allegations date back to between September 2010 and July 2013, when Papenfus, then an admitted attorney and conveyancer, allegedly received
Rescue teams are still searching for 61-year-old pilot Andrew Blackwood-Murray, who went missing after his aircraft crashed into the sea off the Durban coastline. The accident happened just before 2 p.m. during the final display of an airshow linked to the Next Generation of Aviation Professionals Global Summit at
I wish to bring urgent public attention to the treatment my mother has recently received at Westville Hospital, and the wider impact this is having on other patients. My mother, a long-time patient of cardiologist Dr. Duze, has been left in a precarious medical situation following what I believe to
The bail application for murder-accused Katiso “KT” Molefe, alleged mastermind behind the killings of DJs Sumbody and Vintos, took a dramatic turn in the Alexandra Magistrate’s Court. Defence lawyer Adv. Michael Hellens accused the State of distorting facts to sway the court’s decision, pointing out that an investigator falsely claimed
The South African National Taxi Council has called for peace in the transport industry following the killing of an e-hailing operator in Pimville, Soweto. The council stressed that dialogue, not violence, is the only way to address tensions between taxi operators and e-hailing services. In response to the incident, Gauteng’s
Mali’s military government has announced the arrest of several people accused of plotting to destabilize the country, including two high-ranking Malian generals and a foreign national believed to be linked to an intelligence agency. The announcement came after days of speculation about arrests within the army. Mali’s security minister
Rescue teams have temporarily suspended the search for a missing pilot whose aircraft crashed into the ocean off Durban’s North Beach during an airshow on Thursday. The light aircraft went down shortly after 2pm during its final display at the Next Generation of Aviation Professionals Global Summit. Emergency services,
A North West family has been left devastated after the man who killed their daughter — and was sentenced to life in prison — was unexpectedly released on appeal. Atlholanang William Mosiane, a traffic officer, confessed to shooting his partner, 35-year-old Dimpho Motlodi, five times in front of their
A Durban family’s grief turned into shock and confusion when their loved one’s funeral was abruptly interrupted by a hospital request to return the body for a post-mortem examination. Poonsamy “Dino” Naicker, 53, had passed away on Monday at St Augustine’s Hospital after a seven-week stay. Initially admitted for
