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5 Farm attacks and 1 farm murder in South Africa, 1-15 January 2022

5 Farm attacks and 1 farm murder in South Africa, 1-15...

In the first fifteen days of January 2022, there were five farm attacks and one farm murder in South Africa. During December 2021 there...
Anti gang unit recover another firearm, Lavender Hill

Anti gang unit recover another firearm, Lavender Hill

Anti Gang Unit members, on the afternoon of 24 August 2019, followed up information about an unlicensed firearm that was kept at a house...
Knife fight, two school pupils die fighting over a cell phone

Knife fight, two school pupils die fighting over a cell phone

Two pupils at the Masakhaneni High School, Kwamakhutha, Amanzimtoti in KZN died after a knife fight at the school over a cellphone. The deceased were...

Five facts that prove South Africa’s nuclear power plan should die

Under the presidency of Jacob Zuma, South Africa has been trying to implement a massive new nuclear programme. The initiative stood against a growing...
KZN population increases by 21%

KZN population increases by 21%

The 2022 Census results has showed an increase in the KwaZulu-Natal population by 21%, between 2011 and 2022. The Census results, presented to the KwaZulu-Natal...

Elderly woman murdered in Golf Park Naboomspruit

On February 2, around 20H00 an elderly lady, Mrs. Patts Truter (77) was found dead in the garage of her home situated in Golf...

SASSA still in the news

Shortly after the appointment of the new chief executive officer of SASSA, Pearl Bhengu, it appears that Bhengu has a registered business where she...
Informal homes destroyed in fire, Canelands. Photo: RUSA

Informal homes destroyed in fire, Canelands

Two informal homes were destroyed in a fire on Larson Road in Canelands, Verulam on Monday morning 20 January 2020. At approximately 07:50 the Reaction...

ANC activists gunned down in Pietermaritzburg

One African National Congress activist was killed and another critically wounded in Pietermaritzburg as they were leaving a local branch meeting in the city’s...
Limpopo Department of Health Deputy Director convicted and sentenced for fraud

Limpopo Department of Health Deputy Director convicted and sentenced for fraud

The Deputy Director at Limpopo Department of Health, Modjadji Florance Ramarumo (51) was convicted and sentenced for fraud by the Polokwane Specialised Commercial Crimes Court on 26 September 2023. During 2014, the accused in her professional capacity as Deputy Director (Risk Manager) structured a Mercedes Benz Kompressor vehicle to be used for official duties. Instead [...]
Impunity is the reason why military land is, just like elsewhere, being unlawfully occupied

Impunity is the reason why military land is, just like elsewhere,...

Just like in civil society, impunity is the single biggest reason why military land and bases are being unlawfully accessed and occupied. The parliamentary debate...
Greenwood Park escapee re-arrested, sentenced, Durban

Greenwood Park escapee re-arrested, sentenced, Durban

On 3 September 2021, the Durban Regional Court sentenced Lindani Mngoma (26) to five years direct imprisonment for escaping from lawful custody. On 18 December...