South Africa

Father of Pietermaritzburg tavern shooting survivor describes the horror

Crime

Police launch manhunt after Alexandra deadly shooting

Eskom confirms stage 2 load shedding for this weekend during evening peak hours

EFF says Operation Dudula instigating possible genocide against fellow-Africans

Social Development wants to increase minimum income for grant recipients by almost double

ANC wants to establish second power parastatal to challenge first, failed power parastatal (Eskom)

Ramaphosa says ANC remains committed to alliance with SACP, calls for reconfiguration talks to conclude

Crime

Alex FM presenter, four others shot and killed in separate incidents

Electoral Act changes must pass urgently to avoid constitutional crisis before 2024 polls

Poor police service in Pretoria slammed

Making Pretoria safe again to honour Mandela

Calls to end drinking games, after man dies during Jagermeister drinking competition

KZN farmer shot dead, another recovering in hospital, after tuckshop shooting

Load shedding on the cards until Thursday next week – Eskom

Blade simply couldn’t cut it: After 24 years under Nzimande, SACP communists in name only

Nzimande calls for public employment programmes to solve SA’s joblessness crisis

eThekwini municipality launches R3.5 million sheep breeding project

Several Joburg CBD roads closed for ‘Ramaphosa Must Go’ protest

Courts

Sindiso Magaqa murder trial set to begin next week

NSPCA to lay charges against teenagers who made pitbulls maul stolen dog to death

Lottery contractor gave millions towards ex-board chair’s mansion

Crime

Suspect arrested after found with R80 million worth of stolen truck cargo

Crime

Bheki Cele promises special team will investigate KZN taxi killings

Ramaphosa ‘mustn’t test our patience’, he must ‘resign or else…’ says Malema