Shadrack Ngema Dies at the Age of 65

Veteran actor and retired broadcaster Bhekinkosi Shadrack Ngema has died at the age of 65. He died on Saturday, 05 December 2015, at Mshiyeni Hospital in Umlazi from a heart-related illness. In a telephone interview with Ukhozi FM, Ngema’s brother Mandla said Shadrack started feeling sick in 2011. In the early stages of his sickness he complained of muscle spasms and cramps in his lower legs. Later he started having heart problems. On Saturday he complained of severe he... Read more »
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By Staff Writer On Thursday, December 3rd, 2015

More Jail Time Awaits Oscar Pistorious as His Conviction is Upgraded to Murder

It appears that Oscar Pistorious will soon be heading back to jail to serve a longer sentence following the decision of the Supreme Court of Appeals (SCA) on Thursday to upgrade his conviction from culpable hom... Read more »
By Staff Writer On Monday, November 30th, 2015

19 Die in Collision Between Taxi and Truck

Nineteen people died when a taxi they were travelling in collided with a truck on the R28 in Westonaria, Gauteng on Sunday afternoon. According to preliminary reports, the collision occurred after a tyre of the... Read more »
By Oliver Ngwenya On Monday, October 19th, 2015

Regional Organiser for Political Party Alleged With Murder

A 45-year-old murder suspect who was working as a regional organiser for a political party was arrested at a community meeting on Saturday and will soon appear in the Durban Magistrate’s Court, the police sai... Read more »
By Oliver Ngwenya On Thursday, October 15th, 2015

Late Birth Registrations Must Be Tough: Says Deputy Minister of Home Affairs

On Tuesday in Parliament during the Home Affairs briefing, Fatima Chohan the Deputy Minister of Home Affairs said the department of Home Affairs wants to make late birth registrations tough in order to get rid ... Read more »
By Oliver Ngwenya On Thursday, October 15th, 2015

M1 Closed Following the Collapse of a Pedestrian Bridge

Early on Thursday morning, Phindile Chauke, the spokesperson of the Johannesburg Mayor (Parks Tau), said the M1 freeway would remain closed following the collapse of a pedestrian bridge which was under construc... Read more »
By Oliver Ngwenya On Sunday, October 11th, 2015

South Africa To Retreat From The ICC Due To ICC’s Loss Of Direction

On Sunday, during a briefing in Midrand, where the African National Congress is holding its National General Council meeting, Obed Bapela, ANC’s international relations subcommittee chairperson, said the ruli... Read more »
By Oliver Ngwenya On Tuesday, October 6th, 2015

Paul Kruger’s Statue Spoiled with Green Paint Again

On Tuesday some of the Tshwane Metro Police were at the Church Square, where the bronze sculpture of Paul Kruger, the Boer political and military leader and President of  the Republic of South Africa from 1883... Read more »
By Oliver Ngwenya On Saturday, October 3rd, 2015

Royal Family Appeals to AbaThembu Tribe to Reboot Confidence in Them

Next Sunday, the King Ngangelizwe Royal Family will meet to plot a way forward following the 12-year sentence handed to the former king of AbaThembu‚ Zwelibanzi Buyelekhaya Dalindyebo by the Supreme Court of ... Read more »
By Oliver Ngwenya On Thursday, October 1st, 2015

Recent Crime Statistics Are No Surprise, Says EFF

The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) said that the declining levels of public order and policing in South Africa which were released on Tuesday by Riah Phiyega comes as no surprise. Riah Phiyega, the National Po... Read more »