# The South African Policing Union has called on members of the public with information regarding the missing car the three Free State police officers were travelling in, to come forward. The officers went missing en route from Bloemfontein to Limpopo for a three-month deployment under Operation Vala Umgodi. Their bodies were found in the […]
# Deputy Police minister Polly Boshielo says she had hoped the missing Free State police officers would be found alive. The bodies of Cebekhulu Linda, Keamogetswe Buys, and Boipelo Senoge were recovered from the Hennops River. A fourth body was confirmed as a member from Lyttelton Police Station, while a fifth remains unidentified. Boshielo called […]
# The Citrus Growers’ Association says the Southern African citrus industry expects to export 171-million cartons this season, up 3.6-percent from last year. The association’s CEO Boitshoko Ntshabele says lemon and grapefruit exports are off to a strong start. Ntshabele warns that US tariff uncertainty remains a major threat to the sector as well as […]
# State prosecutor Zelda Swanepoel has called the Joslin Smith trial the first of its kind in South Africa. In closing arguments, she told the Western Cape High Court that Joslin’s continued disappearance complicates the case. Joslin’s mother and two others face trafficking charges. Swanepoel alleges the child was sold for muthi, with no effort […]
# The DA in Johannesburg will lay criminal charges of fraud, corruption, and possible money laundering against five senior City officials. The DA’s Belinda Kayser-Echeozonjoku says the case, linked to over 18-million-rand in missing funds, highlights ongoing financial mismanagement in the metro. She reiterated the importance of accountability:
# Defence advocate Fanie Harmse, representing Jacquen Appollis, in the Joslin Smith trial insists his client never confessed to involvement or to money being exchanged, contrary to witness Laurentia Lombaard’s testimony. In the closing arguments at the Western Cape High Court, state prosecutor Zelda Swanepoel claimed Joslin’s mother, Kelly, told Appollis she received 20-thousand-rand from […]
# Gautrain will offer a free midibus shuttle from Centurion Station to the South African Air Force Museum Air Show at the former air force base Swartkop on Saturday. The shuttle will run from 6am to 7pm for ticketholders heading to the aviation event. The fun prelude race between a Gautrain and an Alouette II […]
# The South African Weather Service has issued a cold front alert for the Western Cape and southern Namakwa, effective from today through Friday. According to the service, a high-pressure system will bring cold to very cold, wet, and windy conditions across the Cape Winelands, Central Karoo, Little Karoo, and southern Namakwa. The public and […]
# Police spokesperson Athlenda Mathe has confirmed a fifth body has been recovered from the Hennops River. This follows the retrieval of three bodies believed to be missing police officers from the Free State who went missing last Wednesday. A fourth body was found today. She says the identities remain unknown, and investigations are ongoing […]
