7 h. ago Tavern owner shot dead, four wounded at Marble Hall, Limpopo

Tavern shooting leaves one dead, four injured; motive unknown as police search for suspect.

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33 h. ago Shivambu Criticizes DA’s Campaign Tactics Following MK Party’s Victory in eThekwini By

Floyd Shivambu, Secretary-General of the uMkhonto we Sizwe (MK) Party, has accused the Democratic Alliance (DA) of employing negative campaigning during the recent Ward 110 by-election in eThekwini. Despite these tactics, the MK Party secured a narrow victory, garnering 2,435 votes to the DA’s 2,413, with the African National Congress (ANC) trailing at 966 votes.… Read More »Shivambu Criticizes DA’s Campaign Tactics Following MK Party’s Victory in eThekwini By-Election The post Shivambu Criticizes DA’s Campaign Tactics Following MK Party’s Victory in eThekwini By-Election first appeared on iAfrica.

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36 h. ago Limpopo police tighten security for ZCC Easter pilgrimage at Moria

Thousands of ZCC and St. Engenas ZCC pilgrims have converged on the area for Easter conferences.

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57 h. ago Judge Admits Confession Statements in Joshlin Smith Trial Despite Torture Allegations

Confession statements by two accused in the Joshlin Smith kidnapping and human trafficking trial will be admitted as evidence, Judge Nathan Erasmus ruled on Thursday. The decision follows a trial within a trial, during which co-accused Jacquen Appollis and Steveno van Rhyn alleged they had been tortured by police into confessing their involvement. Appollis, Van… Read More »Judge Admits Confession Statements in Joshlin Smith Trial Despite Torture Allegations The post Judge Admits Confession Statements in Joshlin Smith Trial Despite Torture Allegations first appeared on iAfrica.

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59 h. ago Extra measures put in place to monitor Easter traffic on N1, N4

Traffic volumes of around 1-thousand-800 vehicles per hour are being recorded already

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60 h. ago Police can’t confirm driver’s killing in Sophiatown linked to gangs

A 60-year-old scholar transport driver was shot after dropping off school kids.

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62 h. ago Manhunt launched following Sophiatown scholar driver’s killing

Police search for suspects following scholar transport driver's killing in Sophiatown.

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67 h. ago “Luthuli experienced difficulties in receiving Nobel Peace Prize”

Wilheminah Luthuli was called to testify in the re-opened inquest into Luthuli's death in 1967.

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3 d. ago Moz asked to probe alleged human rights violations in 2024 protest

Amnesty says it found that security forces used reckless and unnecessary force on protestors

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3 d. ago Mpumalanga deploys over 600 traffic police for Easter weekend

Traffic volume is expected to increase on the province's roads.

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3 d. ago US pastor kidnapped in SA rescued unharmed after police shootout

Josh Sullivan, 45, was seized by armed men last week

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3 d. ago Accused two in Joshlin Smith’s case claims police tortured him

Accused number two in Joshlin Smith case says he was beaten repeatedly by police officers.

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3 d. ago Apartheid security police monitored Luthuli’s home: daughter

Wilhelmina Luthuli testified in the re-opened inquest into Chief Luthuli's death in 1967.

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4 d. ago Police look for missing tourist in Augrabies Falls National Park

The missing man booked into the park last week Thursday

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4 d. ago Accused in Joshlin Smith Case Grilled Over Added Details in Confession

An accused in the disappearance of Joshlin Smith was subjected to intense cross-examination on Tuesday over specific details included in his confession to police. Jacquen Appollis, accused number one, alleges that he was tortured by police and then instructed on what to say in his statement. He claims detectives told him to implicate himself, co-accused… Read More »Accused in Joshlin Smith Case Grilled Over Added Details in Confession The post Accused in Joshlin Smith Case Grilled Over Added Details in Confession first appeared on iAfrica.

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4 d. ago Key Witnesses Missing in Reopened Inquest Into Chief Albert Luthuli’s Death

The KwaZulu-Natal High Court has heard that crucial witnesses in the reopened inquest into the 1967 death of Chief Albert Luthuli are untraceable. Tuesday marked the second day of proceedings into the circumstances surrounding Luthuli’s death, which the apartheid government claimed was caused by a train accident in kwaDukuza. However, the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA)… Read More »Key Witnesses Missing in Reopened Inquest Into Chief Albert Luthuli’s Death The post Key Witnesses Missing in Reopened Inquest Into Chief Albert Luthuli’s Death first appeared on iAfrica.

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4 d. ago Luthuli’s 1967 inquest didn’t have crime scene images: Witness

The court has re-opened the inquest into the death of the former ANC President.

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5 d. ago Court to revisit Luthuli, Mxenge cases as ANC hails ‘historic step’

Mxenge was brutally murdered in Umlazi, south of Durban, in 1981

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5 d. ago Inquest into Chief Albert Luthuli’s death begins at KZN High Court

The NPA announced the re-opening of the inquests into the deaths of Luthuli and Griffiths Mxenge

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6 d. ago George building collapse police probe 65% complete: Premier Winde

Winde urges charges if needed as probe into deadly George collapse nears completion

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