Accused Claims Self-Defense in Fatal University Shooting, Bail Hearing Continues

Accused Claims Self-Defense in Fatal Shooting of WSU Student, Bail Hearing...

The bail hearing of a man accused of shooting students at Walter Sisulu University (WSU) took a dramatic turn as he claimed he fired...
Vhonqo Residents Take Matters Into Their Own Hands to Repair Dilapidated Bridge

Vhonqo Residents Take Matters Into Their Own Hands to Repair Dilapidated...

Frustrated by the lack of action from local authorities, residents of Vhonqo, Idutywa in Eastern Cape have pooled their own funds to repair a...
Shocking Conditions at Eastern Cape Hospital: Pregnant Women Forced to Wait on Floor for Care

Shocking Conditions at Eastern Cape Hospital: Pregnant Women Forced to Wait...

Disturbing new footage from Dora Nginza Hospital has revealed pregnant women being forced to sit on chairs and lie on the floor while waiting...
Robbery suspect fatally shot and two others fled following a shootout with police in Madeira

Robbery suspect fatally shot and two others fled following a shootout...

A robbery suspect was fatally shot while two others managed to flee following a shootout with members from the SAPS Tactical Response TEAM (TRT)...
Eastern Cape crash claims 15 lives

Eastern Cape crash claims 15 lives

An inquest docket has been opened following the deaths of 15 people in a head-on collision between a minibus taxi and a bakkie, the...
Nozamikhaya Bikhwe submitted DNA test results to Home Affairs eight years ago, but her 22-year-old daughter Inathi has still not received a birth certificate. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks

No identity eight years after submitting DNA evidence

Inathi Bikhwe was born at home in a rural village 22 years ago. Health and Home Affairs services were far away, which meant...
Water trucks are supplying water to high-lying areas of Komani where taps ran dry in November last year, but residents say they do not arrive often enough. Photo: Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik.

Five months without water in Komani

Taps ran dry in parts of Komani in November last year when the Bonkolo dam dried up and there were serious leaks in...
Injured K9 Night recovering well

Injured K9 Night recovering well

K9 “Night” was discharged from the Walmer Veterinary Hospital today 23 April 2025. He will be “off duty” for three weeks but will make...
SAPS Despatch seeks assistance into the investigation of culpable homicide after a hit-and-run

SAPS Despatch seeks assistance into the investigation of culpable homicide after...

SAPS Despatch is seeking the community’s assistance into the investigation of a culpable homicide that occurred on Saturday 19 April 2025 on the Old...
Warrant Officer Damian Theron and K9 “Night”

Injured K9 ‘Night’ apprehended suspect in housebreaking

Gqeberha K9 responded to a complaint of housebreaking in progress in the earlier hours today 21 April 2025, Warrant Officer Damian Theron utilized K9...
The Buffalo City Metro Municipality has spent R57-million on the Mdantsane NU2 Olympic-size swimming pool construction project, yet it remains unusable due to neglect, vandalism and non-existent maintenance. Photos: Johnnie Isaac

Damning report on R57-million Buffalo City swimming pool

The Buffalo City Metro Municipality has been criticised following the release of a report by the Municipal Public Accounts Committee (MPAC) which found...
Two suspects arrested for possession of unlicensed AK47 rifles

Two suspects arrested for possession of unlicensed AK47 rifles

Search and seizure operation conducted by the Tactical Response Team based in OR Tambo District led to the arrest of two male suspects aged...