South Africa

Crime

Traffic officer shot dead on N2 in KZN

Councillor calls for action against littering e-hailing drivers in Midrand

MMC visits site where plumbers died in municipal manhole

Mossel Bay wedding planner faces string of fraud charges

Edenvale police warn residents after spike in online fraud

Gauteng heatwave continues as some provinces receive storm warnings

Work begins on rail link between Gauteng and Polokwane

Crime

Valoworx: Ponzi scheme ‘broke us’, say victims

Exams resume at University of Limpopo’s campus after water woes

10-year-old Alex girl passes away after suspected food poisoning

ANC councillors in North West to be removed for defying orders

Crime

Mark Lifman shot dead in George

Johannesburg Water with R37bn infrastructure backlog, DA calls for board to be dissolved

Proposed Eskom tariff increase could sink municipalities – report

Almost R300 million spent on underused SA-Cuba health practitioners – report

Crime

Number of illegal miners who have resurfaced in Orkney rises to 565

Crime

Two Eskom contract workers murdered in Mpumalanga

Male lion captured after roaming Mbombela for days

Crime

Suspended head of Ekurhuleni metro police accused of using civilians

Courts

Ex-US attorney loses extradition appeal, 22 years after ‘fleeing US to evade tax crimes’

Courts

Former government employee and church deacon sentenced to life for raping niece

Crime

Sergeant wanted for shooting wife and domestic worker arrested after police shootout

Courts

Kodwa claims corruption case was to ‘eliminate and humiliate’ him [VIDEO]

Most of SA under heatwave until Monday and fire danger warnings

Courts

‘Lover of peace’ Free State mayor found guilty of assaulting own protectors

Courts

Sekhukhune United’s Shaune Mogaila granted R20k bail as case postponed to 2025

Road closures for Soweto Marathon and Chiefs-Sundowns date at FNB Stadium

Courts

Closing arguments delayed in Malema’s firearm discharge trial

A first for SA: Parliament votes for committee to oversee Presidency’s functions

Back to school: John Steenhuisen enrolls at Unisa [VIDEO]

Gauteng heatwave: Residents warned to stay out of the sun this weekend

Courts

Amantle Samane’s alleged killer hospitalised after ‘assault’ in custody [VIDEO]

Courts

Alleged insurance killer and her daughter abandon bail bid

Courts

Corruption charges against Zizi Kodwa withdrawn [VIDEO]

Fed-up Kibler Park residents confront informal settlement, demand immediate eviction

Church worshipers blamed for allegedly polluting river

Primary school principal under fire from the SGB

Limpopo businessman gifts family with new home

Inside the eviction of Castle of Good Hope’s illegal dwellers [VIDEO]

Health

Food poisoning: It’s up to parents to control what kids eat, not the school, says expert

Crime

Gauteng police kill two in shootout, launch manhunt for third suspect

WATCH: Tshwane council meeting turns violent, DA councillors forcefully removed

Budget shows failing ANC ‘forced to accept’ new ideology

Mpumalanga flat tenants live in fear after violent incidents

Courts

Elderly woman who defrauded Sassa ordered to pay back money

Courts

Minister Groenewald denies Liebenberg’s ‘make his life hell’ allegation as courtroom drama unfolds

JMPD operation: Point a gun at the police and they will ‘shoot to kill’

Hot weather tomorrow: Temperatures well into 30s before weekend heatwave

Courts

Case of Sekhukhune United soccer player delayed, as girl’s uncle speaks of family’s ‘devastation’ [VIDEO]

Crime

Teen and baby removed from KZN home after mother’s fatal bathroom shooting

Crime

Police warn against vehicle theft in Tshwane

Courts

Alleged insurance killer defends policy: ‘My uncle was my unemployed mother’s responsibility’

Courts

Deceased ‘took out funeral policy under my guidance’, alleged insurance killer tells court

Crime

City Power electricity testing device worth R800k stolen in Alex

Resign or be removed: Emfuleni Mayor Radebe under fire

Courts

Lusikisiki mass shooting ‘mastermind’ already serving life in prison for murder, robbery

F1 is coming home: SA likely to host Grand Prix at Kyalami by 2027

Len Cloete shooting: No charges laid three years later

Body found in shallow grave at previous home of murder accused

Ermelo police probe double homicide, third shooting in two weeks

Nelson Mandela Bay gets new mayor after Gary Van Niekerk resignation

Contaminated food suspected as 2-year-old dies and siblings hospitalised in Bushbuckridge

Zuma’s appeal on ANC expulsion set for Friday, ‘other objections’ expected

Egoli Gas: Thousands will be without gas this weekend [MAP]

Creecy ‘very concerned’ about Air Traffic Navigation Services woes

Courts

OVERVIEW | Liebenberg in court: Pieter Groenewald told prison heads to ‘make my life hell’

Crime

Lusikisiki mass shooting: Another suspect arrested

Courts

Sekhukhune United star to appear in court following crash that killed nine-year-old girl

Suspended Pretoria Girls principal not allowed to return to work despite time served

Ramaphosa warns Mqhekezweni attack will end ‘disastrously’ for suspects

Courts

‘Unrealistic and counterproductive’, says National Treasury on providing more money for SRD grant

Adhering to water restrictions can save SA – expert

MTBPS: Split reactions as political leaders debate priorities [VIDEOS]

Vaal Dam level continues to drop: Here’s what it and other reserves below 50% stood at this week

Hot and sunny conditions across SA and high fire danger