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Residents of Jeffesville in Atteridgeville, Pretoria, are relieved that Alfred Maloba, the suspected stepfather accused of sexually grooming a teenage girl, has been denied bail. Maloba was given custody of five children, including the victim, after their mother died in 2021 from a long-term illness. The alleged sexual predator, molested his 14-year-old stepdaughter from November last year until his arrest in early April this year. The Atteridgeville Magistrate Court denied […]

Shukri Conrad, Proteas Men's Test coach, will take over Proteas limited-overs coach in an expansion of his current role that will run until the home ODI World Cup in 2027. Conrad succeeds Rob Walter, who resigned in April. The decision to do away with a separate white-ball coach and add to Conrad's already existing role meant that Cricket South Africa did not need to advertise the position or conduct interviews. "I'm […]

The mother of missing six-year-old Joshlin Smith, and her two co-accused will be sentenced on 29 May following their conviction for kidnapping and trafficking the child for exploitation. Smith, her boyfriend Jacquen Appolis, and Steveno van Rhyn appeared in the Western Cape High Court on Friday. The trio was found guilty after an eight-week trial that uncovered chilling details about Joshlin’s disappearance. Despite the convictions, the search for Joshlin, who […]

Governance Expert, Professor Sam Koma says should the motive behind the rejection of EFF leader Julius Malema's visa to the United Kingdom (UK) be politically motivated, it could have bad ramifications for the political landscape. His remarks come after Malema who was preparing to travel to the UK for the Cambridge Africa Together Conference, received a rejection letter just hours before his scheduled departure, on Wednesday. The Cambridge Conference is […]

Double Olympic champion Caster Semenya says she has found a new passion in coaching and helping to develop more athletes in the country. She says no one can stop her from running and doing what she loves most. The record-holder says the future of the sport is in good hands seeing how well young South African athletes are doing on the world stage. She hailed the likes of Akani Simbine, […]

The family of one of the three Free State police constables, whose bodies were found in the Hennops River in Centurion, have expressed unhappiness in how the case has been handled. Constables Cebekhulu Linda, Keamogetswe Buys and Boipelo Senoge went missing last week Thursday, as they travelled from Bloemfontein to Limpopo where they were deployed as part of Operation Vala Umgodi. While preliminary findings say they could have been in […]

The country is reeling from shock after days of searching for three police constables ended on a sad note. Their bodies were found in the Hennops river along the N1 in Centurion. Constables Cebekhulu Linda (24), Keamogetswe Buys (30) and Boipelo Senoge (20) went missing last week while travelling from Bloemfontein to their area of deployment in Limpopo. They were going there to join their colleagues who are part of […]

Former NFL star, Shannon Sharpe, has been slammed on social media this week over rape allegations. Social media users have been hammering at the 56-year-old for his actions after a young woman filed a $50 million lawsuit against him, saying he raped her when she was only 19. The Hall of Fame tight end turned sports media figure, a prominent voice on ESPN’s First Take says he will now take […]

Political analyst, Professor Sam Koma, says Donald Trump bit off more than he could chew when he unleashed a global tariff war. While many were still dissecting and digesting his decision to implement a 90-day pause on tariffs against various countries who did not retaliate to Washington's provocative tariff hikes, he has now made an about turn on China. Following an American initiated tit-for-tat battle with Beijing, he's now indicated […]