A suspect involved in a farm attack has been arrested in Leeudoringstad.The farmer was hit with a panga on his head and tied-up.Two individuals broke into a 77-year-old farmer’s home, robbed him of his belongings, and then left with his Mercedes Benz.A man, allegedly involved in a house robbery on a farm in Leeudoringstad, North West,…
Gauteng police have arrested a 31-year-old man for the murder of Tshegofatso Pule, 28, whose body was found stabbed and hanged in a veld in Roodepoort last week. She was eight months pregnant when she was murdered.According to police spokesperson Colonel Noxolo Kweza, the man was arrested on Monday on his way from Mpumalanga and he…
Four people were arrested on Monday after they allegedly killed two elderly women in Tshilwavhusiku in Limpopo, local police said.About five suspects - aged between 24 and 46 - allegedly forced entry into a house in Gogobole village by breaking the window at about 21:30 on Sunday night, police spokesperson Brigadier Motlafela Mojapelo said.READ | Elderly…
A man has been charged for allegedly shooting his own son. A KwaZulu-Natal man has been arrested for allegedly trying to kill his 5-year-old son after an argument with the child's mother. The 31-year-old man appeared in court on Wednesday for attempted murder and the possession of unlicensed firearms and ammunition after he was arrested at…
Three men have been arrested for allegedly attempting to murder a Cape Town man. Three men allegedly assaulted a man and dumped him in Browns Farm, Cape Town, on 3 June.Police managed to track down two of the men after receiving a tip-off about the vehicle used during the crime.The third man was arrested on…
Kataza the baboon. Facebook / Baboon Matters The City of Cape Town has asked the public not to feed a baboon that has relocated to Tokai. The baboon, known as Kataza or SK11, is slowly being integrated into the Tokai troop. Video footage, however, shows humans feeding Kataza. The City of Cape Town has requested that Kataza…
As SA Rugby moves to determine which franchises will go to Europe in future, Rassie Erasmus has noted several potential benefits for the local game should that route be followed.The national director of rugby believes the high world rankings of Wales, Ireland and Scotland mean PRO Rugby is competitive and that fans will eventually identify…
(John Finney Photography/Moment/Getty Images) An abnormally bad season of weather may have had a significant impact on the death toll from both World War I and the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic, according to new research, with many more lives being lost due to torrential rain and plummeting temperatures. Through a detailed analysis of an ice…