The Hawks in Gauteng have arrested three men accused of killing a police officer who had rushed to his girlfriend’s side when her car broke down in Joburg last month.

Lt-Gen Shadrack Sibiya has told parliament’s ad hoc committee probing allegations of corruption in the criminal justice system that he rejects claims labelling him a rogue police officer.

A 43-year-old father from Thabazimbi in Limpopo has been granted bail after his 11-year-old son accidentally shot and killed a farm worker on Saturday.

Suspended national deputy police commissioner for crime detection Lt-Gen Shadrack Sibiya is set for his second day before the parliamentary ad hoc committee looking into issues of national security.Sowetan 

Zimbabwe president Emmerson Mnangagwa says he has learnt with shock and grief about the people who died in a bus crash in Limpopo and who are of different nationalities, including Zimbabwean citizens.

Gauteng premier Panyaza Lesufi has placed Lesiba Malotana, head of the provincial department of health and wellness, on suspension with immediate effect.

A former employee of slain Glenwood guesthouse owner Jacqueline Needham testified before the Durban high court on Monday about the gruesome discovery of her employer on August 11 2022.

One of the people who survived the Limpopo bus crash that claimed 42 lives says moments before the accident that left scores of passengers dead, the driver had been speeding and narrowly escape a head-on collision.

The presidency has denied claims that President Cyril Ramaphosa visits the Sandton home of alleged Tembisa Hospital looting syndicate leader Morgan Maumela, saying he has never been to the property.

Former Prasa CEO and current MP Lucky Montana says the R55m he owes to the SA Revenue Service stems from excessive interest and penalties.

Classes at the University of the Free State came to a halt last week as students protested against the university’s decision to discontinue provisional registration from 2026, a move student leaders say will exclude poor and working-class students from higher education.

A police sergeant attached to the presidential protection service (PPS) in Pretoria took his own life after allegedly killing a fellow officer and wounding his wife in domestic-related shootings.The 53-year-old sergeant from Riba Cross, Burgersfort, allegedly fatally shot a female sergeant in Pretoria on Saturday.

Maskandi artist Dlubheke Khuzwayo has been arrested for double murder linked to a 2023 hit.

Suspended deputy national police commissioner for crime detection Lt-Gen Shadrack Sibiya says tensions between him and KwaZulu-Natal police commissioner Lt- Gen Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi began after he asked Mkhwanazi’s team to brief about arrests in the murder of music superstar Kiernan “AKA” Forbes.

The DA has withdrawn one of its MPs from parliament’s ad hoc committee investigating allegations of corruption in the criminal justice system, citing a potential conflict of interest after it emerged that she previously opened a case against suspended police minister Senzo Mchunu.

The DA has withdrawn one of its MPs from parliament’s ad hoc committee investigating allegations of corruption in the criminal justice system, citing a potential conflict of interest after it emerged that she previously opened a case against suspended police minister Senzo Mchunu.

A third man linked to the murder of North West businessman Ben Gumbi has been arrested after being traced to KwaZulu-Natal.

Mpumalanga MEC for community safety, security and liaison Jackie Macie says the Limpopo police officers arrested in his province for allegedly robbing Ethiopian nationals of R950,000 should face the full consequences if they are found guilty of any wrongdoing.

The Senzo Meyiwa murder trial continues at the high court in Pretoria on Monday.

In April next year, SA, plans to start rolling out an anti-HIV jab, taken only twice a year, that could end Aids in the country within 14 to 18 years — if enough people take it.

The ad hoc committee to investigate allegations made by KwaZulu-Natal provincial police commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi will hear the testimony from suspended deputy national police commissioner Lt-Gen Shadrack Sibiya on Monday.