Author: Coceka Magubeni

Mamelodi father gets life sentence for raping daughter
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North West ‘serial rapist’ nabbed with victims’ handbags, cellphones

A 36-year-old man who is accused of unleashing a few months of reign of terror on a North West community on the platinum belt has been arrested. According to police,... Read more.
Makwetla remembered as a black business icon at his funeral
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Makwetla remembered as a black business icon at his funeral

Black business advocate Khomotso Jacob Makwetla was remembered as a servant and a man of integrity during his funeral service. Members of his church, businesspeople... Read more.
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Afrosoul musician Yallunder dies after battling illness

Eastern Cape-born songstress Yolanda Nyembezi, affectionately known as Yallunder, has passed away. On Friday, the family of the Ndinovalo singer and lyricist released... Read more.
The Department of Home Affairs has been ordered by the court to register a child born in SA to Rwandan refugees as a citizen.
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Court grants SA citizenship to Rwandan refugees’ 10-year-old child

The Department of Home Affairs has been ordered to grant citizenship to a minor child belonging to a Rwandan refugee family. According to the Pretoria High Court,... Read more.
Mpumalanga principal suspended over sex scandal, department silent on details
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Hand, foot, mouth disease hits Eastern Cape primary schools

The rising number of hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD) cases recorded in the Eastern Cape is becoming a cause for concern. This comes as 78 cases were reported,... Read more.
ANC councillor Thabang Masemola shot dead in Mamelodi
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Zimbabwean domestic helper arrested for sins of her boss

A 59-year-old domestic worker from Zimbabwe was taken into custody after she was discovered in a home with what are thought to be weapons used to murder a police... Read more.
ANC councillor Thabang Masemola shot dead in Mamelodi
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Parents baffled by hanging death of boy, 5, at their Tembisa home

Police have opened an inquest docket, pending the investigation after five-year-old Lucas, the Mlambo family’s firstborn son, was found hanging from the ceiling,... Read more.
Ethiopian businessman rescued from abductors in Joburg
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Ethiopian businessman rescued from abductors in Joburg

An Ethiopian businessman who was allegedly kidnapped has been rescued by the police at a house in Kensington, Johannesburg. According to national police spokesperson,... Read more.
Foreigners must not be denied healthcare, says SAHRC
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Bus crash near OR Tambo airport kills 12 passengers

A bus crash on the R21 northbound near the OR Tambo International Airport in Ekurhuleni on Tuesday morning resulted in the deaths of 12 passengers. Ekurhuleni emergency... Read more.
Lusikisiki massacre accused wants state to drop charges
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Six men linked to Lusikisiki massacre abandon bail bid

Six men who are accused of killing 18 people in Ngobozana, Lusikisiki, in the Eastern Cape, have abandoned their shot at bail. Aphiwe “AP” Ndende, Bonga... Read more.