
Viral video of Cape Town ‘litterbug’ ends in R500 fine
Footage which quickly spread across Facebook showed a driver throwing trash out of his car at a busy Cape Town CBD intersection. The driver handed himself over to authorities and paid a fine.
FRIDAY, 02 JANUARY 2026, 01:14

Footage which quickly spread across Facebook showed a driver throwing trash out of his car at a busy Cape Town CBD intersection. The driver handed himself over to authorities and paid a fine.

Sebayeng police arrested a 37-year-old taxi driver after he allegedly dragged a spectator with his vehicle on Christmas day at a soccer ground in Ga-Dikgale.

The body of Polokwane teenager Xilaveko Suke, 15, who was last seen with her father on Monday, was found in his house in Rotterdam village on Christmas day. Police discovered the father’s body hanging from a tree a day later after his house was set alight

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Thailand and Cambodia agreed to an “immediate” ceasefire on Saturday, the two countries said in a joint statement, pledging to end border clashes that killed dozens of people.

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The families of the stranded workers have called for the department of international relations and co-operation (Dirco) to intervene and assist in securing their safe return to South Africa.

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The KwaZulu-Natal health department said teams are still assessing the full extent of the damage, warning that the scale of destruction is likely to disrupt normal health services at the affected facilities.