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What began as a routine commute, ended up in a seven-vehicle pile-up on the M1 highway near Booysens, earlier today. At least three people were seriously injured, after a passenger allegedly got into an altercation with the bus driver and grabbed the steering wheel, while the vehicle was in motion. The bus then lost control, veered off the M1 South, crossed the central barricades and median, and collided with six […]

Tech giant, Google, has been ordered to pay an Argentinian man after he was captured naked in his yard by a Google Street View camera while shooting routes in the town he lived in. The incident happened in 2015. The plaintiff, a policeman, approached the courts after his bare back, his house number and street name ended up on Argentine TV and was shared widely on social media. He argued […]

As Tiffany Meek's bid for freedom enters a crucial phase, police have confirmed that five key witness statements remain outstanding — just days before closing arguments in the 31-year-old's bail hearing are set to be heard in the Roodepoort Magistrate Court. Meek is accused of murdering her 11-year-old son, Jayden-Lee, and defeating the ends of justice, among others. The 31-year-old has been in custody since her arrest, and the court […]

Kaizer Chiefs midfielder, Thabo Cele, is eager to work with his new teammates in the 2025/26 season as he believes the club has signed quality players who will bolster Amakhosi. Ethan Chislett, Flavio Silva, Nkanyiso Shinga, Thabiso Monyane, Paseka Mako and Siphesihle Ndovu are some of the new players at Chiefs. Cele, who joined Chiefs in January, says they are all fitting in very well. “It was important for the […]

The South African Students Federation (SASF) says problems with student accommodation for some of the country's tertiary students is a headache that seems to always rear its ugly head. SASF is reacting to complaints from students living in the Pretoria CBD over the standard of their residential areas, which they say are unsafe, exposed to crime, and drugs. Students from the Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) recently visited the Tshwane […]

Legal expert, Leo Maphosa, says the defence in the Senzo Meyiwa murder trial is in no way obligated to inherit the state's blind spots. Maphosa says they are within their right to excavate what the prosecution buried beneath silence. The state has officially concluded its case in the trial that began in 2022. The focus will now move sharply to the defence as the five men accused of Meyiwa's murder […]

  Orlando Pirates defender, Nkosinathi Sibisi, says the team is looking forward to the new season and they plan to win all trophies. The Buccaneers returned from their pre-season tour in Spain in preparation for what promises to be a thrilling 2025/26 campaign. Pirates finished the previous season as runners-up in the Premier Soccer League (PSL), behind Mamelodi Sundowns, and reached the semi-final of the CAF Champions League. The 2025/26 […]

Some political analysts are sympathetic to the uMkhonto weSizwe Party's (MKP) recent gaffe in the National Assembly. The country's official opposition party drew the ire of the public after its chief whip Colleen Makhubele "mistakenly" voted in favour of the Appropriation Bill on Wednesday, which the party had been against. The blunder led to the passing of the draft of the proposed law that's supported by the Government of National […]

In a dramatic and somber turn of events at the Johannesburg High Court, murder accused Amber Lee Hughes confessed to killing her ex-lover's four-year-old daughter, Nada-Jane Challita. Hughes admitted she intentionally drowned the child by sitting on her in the bathtub until she was submerged. This shocking revelation unfolded on Thursday morning, following last week’s postponement that allowed Hughes’ new legal team to consult with her. The 25-year-old former preschool […]