Nomalanga Prerty Labane (43) has been sentenced to five years’ imprisonment, wholly suspended for five years, after pleading guilty to fraud. Labane used a forged matric certificate bearing the details of another candidate to gain admission to Walter Sisulu University, where she obtained a Bachelor of Education degree in 2014.
The funeral of slain South African Police Service officer Louis Nel was held on Friday morning, where emotional tributes were paid to the fallen officer who died in the line of duty. Captain Nel was gunned down in a hail of bullets during an ambush in Mount Edgecombe on 30
The murder trial of Bafana Mahungela, who is accused of killing schoolteacher Kirsten Kluyts, is expected to officially begin on Monday, 11 May 2026. The trial is set to proceed after the court rejected further attempts to delay the matter, clearing the way for proceedings to move forward. Mahungela faces
MAVALANI: A joint intelligence- driven operation by Giyani police, Illegal Mining Task Team, Tactical Response Team (TRT), and Mopani Tracing Team led to the arrest of 08 suspects and seizure of unlicensed firearms, ammunition, one bakkie, and illegal mining equipment in Mavalani village on Friday, 08 May 2026. The operation
VHEMBE: Police in Musina have arrested a 48-year-old male suspect for allegedly raping a 10-year-old girl at Matswale Phase 12, Musina, in the Vhembe District on Thursday night, 07 May 2026 at approximately 20:00. The incident came to light on Friday, 08 May 2026, when the victim returned home from
The Limpopo Department of Transport and Community Safety informs motorists of a serious road accident involving a Malawian bus travelling from Gauteng on the N1 near the Witvlag turn-off. An unconfirmed number of fatalities has been reported, while the number of injured persons is still to be confirmed. The road
The National Prosecuting Authority says it is ready to proceed with the trial in the case against controversial businessman Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala and his co-accused. Matlala, together with Musa Kekana, Tiego Floyd Mabusela, and Tsakani Matlala, appeared before the High Court of South Africa, Gauteng Division, Johannesburg on Thursday. The
The murder case involving four accused linked to the killing of a soldier from Kurhula Village has been postponed once again, with the Lulekani Magistrate’s Court expected to deliver a bail judgment later this month. The accused, Daniel Dan Lubisi, Grace Nomthandaza Mazibuko, Sam Masangu, and Amos Bvuma, appeared in
Fadiel Adams, leader of the National Coloured Congress and Member of Parliament, appeared before the Pinetown Magistrate’s Court on 7 May 2026 following his arrest in Cape Town on Tuesday. Adams is facing charges of defeating the ends of justice in connection with the 2017 murder case of former
Breaking news A Malawian-registered bus travelling from Gauteng has been involved in a serious accident on the N1 highway near the Witvlag turn-off outside Makhado this evening. The Limpopo Department of Transport has confirmed an unconfirmed number of fatalities, with the exact death toll and number of injured passengers still
