Northern Cape police are investigating a murder and attempted murder after arguments in two separate incidents ended in stabbings.In Victoria West, a 38-year-old man was murdered, allegedly after he and his girlfriend had an argument on Friday night. "It is alleged that … at about 19:45, the victim was embroiled in an argument with his…
Dressed in a black jacket and a hoodie, Muzikayise Malephane appeared in the Roodeport court on Wednesday, for the murder of Tshegofatso Pule. Murder accused Mzikayise Malephane has appeared again in the Roodepoort Magistrate's Court.The accused appeared via a video link on Wednesday from Krugersdorp Prison.Malephane briefly told the court that he was abandoning the…
Two individuals were arrested for the murder of a 72-year-old woman found dead with her hands bound by tape in Overport. According to the police, the two, aged 32 and 36, were arrested by the provincial investigation unit. They will both appear in the Durban Magistrate's Court on Wednesday on charges of murder and robbery. Two people…
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…
Two people have been arrested for a murder in KZN. Police have arrested a woman and a man for the murder of a Nseleni man in March.The victim was found in his home, arms and legs bound, and had been strangled to death.His laptop, which was stolen, was found on one of the two people…
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…