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Police have launched a manhunt for a Diepsloot pastor following the alleged rape of a woman and the murder of her four-month-old baby girl. The infant's body was found buried in a shallow grave yesterday, after the pastor's wife pointed out where the baby had been dumped in Atteridgeville. According to police, the woman had gone to the Hennops River near the R511 accompanied by the pastor and his wife […]
United States (US) death row inmate, Christa Pike, has regained consciousness and is speaking after surviving a botched execution in Tennessee, although her prognosis remains unclear. The 50-year-old survived two doses of the lethal drug pentobarbital at a Tennessee prison last week before being rushed to hospital in critical condition. It is understood that Pike suffered severe damage to both arms during the failed execution. She was sentenced to death […]
The Motor Industry Staff Association (MISA) is calling on government to urgently reinstate a temporary fuel levy reduction as petrol prices breach the historic R30 a litre mark. The call comes as both grades of petrol are set to rise by between R3.12 and R3.33 per litre from midnight, while diesel will increase by between R2.84 and R3.24 per litre. In Gauteng and other inland areas, 95-octane petrol will rise […]
The family of the 14-year-old twins murdered in Mamelodi believes they may have been killed by someone they knew. Bonolo and Bothlale Makena were found dead with multiple stab wounds at their home on Friday. Their mother reportedly discovered their bodies in a bedroom when she returned from work. One of the boys was found covered with a blanket. The family says the only items missing from the house are […]
The Department of Health has welcomed what it describes as a "change of heart" by Jehovah’s Witnesses on blood transfusions. The religious denomination has for decades prohibited transfusions of whole blood and its four primary components based on their religious beliefs. The denomination's Governing Body announced on 18 September changes to its practices, which will now allow its members to personally decide whether to accept red blood cells, white blood […]
Zimbabwean businessman, Lawrence Mudzinganyama, who threatened to murder women at a restaurant in Randburg has been granted R15 000 bail. Mudzinganyama was captured on video making the threats after one of the women reportedly rejected his romantic advances. It is alleged that Mudzinganyama entered the women's bathroom and demanded to take photographs of one of the witnesses. He faces three counts of intimidation, three counts of assault with intent to […]
Calls for action rather than more promises are mounting after President Cyril Ramaphosa unveiled a four-part action plan aimed at tackling South Africa’s gender-based violence and femicide (GBVF) crisis. The discovery of 12 women’s bodies in Gauteng over the past two months has prompted the President to announce measures. Eleven of the bodies were discovered in parts of Ekurhuleni, while another was found at a dam in Soweto. Addressing the […]
Suspended Deputy National Commissioner, Shadrack Sibiya, says the rape and trafficking charges against him are part of a ploy to force him out of the South African Police Service (SAPS). The 59-year-old, who is facing the charges in court, maintains that he is being targeted and has denied the allegations against him. Sibiya appeared in the Randburg Magistrates Court on Tuesday, where he applied for R20 000 bail. The state […]
Activists and Citizens Forum (ACF) says South Africa's townships are becoming "war zones" following a series of mass shootings in Gauteng and the Western Cape over the weekend. More than 30 people have been killed, including 18 at a tavern in Carletonville and more than 10 at a shisanyama in Lwandle. It is alleged that patrons were sitting inside and outside the tavern in Carletonville when unknown gunmen entered […]
