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Police commissioner confirms shooting of Paul Mashatile’s convoy

National police commissioner Gen Fannie Masemola has confirmed that Deputy President Paul Mashatile's official state vehicle was shot at.  Masemola said police are still investigating...

News anchor Aldrin Sampear taken off air pending assault probe

Newzroom Afrika has announced that its news anchor Aldrin Sampear will take a break from his broadcast duties with immediate effect, pending an internal...

‘Albert Luthuli was a man of peace, apartheid state changed him’

African National Congress (ANC) veteran and former Minister in the Presidency Jeff Radebe has told the court that the apartheid government considered Chief Albert...

Cops close over 500 illegal shebeens over Easter weekend

Police have shut down 541 illegal shebeens across the country during this past week's Easter long weekend. National police spokesperson Brigadier Athlenda Mathe said of...

Defence lawyer in Senzo Meyiwa trial granted more time to prepare

For the umpteenth time, the court proceedings for the Senzo Meyiwa murder trial have been delayed, this time to May. The case was postponed on...

State extends contracts of elderly staff, but axe to drop in...

The national Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs has announced a four-month extension for community work programme (CWP) participants above the age of...

Horrific Easter weekend road accidents claim seven lives

Six people have died in a horrific head-on collision on the North West's R49 Road between Zeerust and Kopfontein port of entry near Botswana's...

Anti-Mashatile campaign exposes fear of authentic black leadership 

Kay Sexwale  There’s a particular discomfort that grips certain types of racists when a black leader that cannot be easily categorised, controlled or contained emerges....

Pope Francis dies aged 88 due to respiratory illness

The Catholic world is mourning the loss of Pope Francis, who died at 7.35am on Easter Monday at his Casa Santa Marta residence. Cardinal Keevin...

Cops make another breakthrough in Gqeberha taxi driver’s murder

The Nelson Mandela Bay district intervention task team has arrested another suspect in the murder of a taxi driver in Gqeberha, Eastern Cape. The man...

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