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Manhunt for three suspects who robbed members of a stokvel

11 December at 08:12 AM, via SowetanLIVE

Members of a stokvel from a village in Sekhukhune, Limpopo, are in for a bleak Christmas after losing their contributions when three men allegedly robbed the person whom the money was with.

Illicit fentanyl use found in TB patients

11 December at 06:30 AM, via SowetanLIVE

People in the Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal have tested positive for fentanyl, a lab-made painkiller that has been at the centre of the opioid crisis in the US.

AG report reveals millions missing in water pump upgrades

11 December at 06:00 AM, via SowetanLIVE

The auditor-general (AG) has found that millions of rand meant for material for a project to upgrade the raw water pump station at a dam in the Free State could not be accounted for by Dihlabeng municipality.Of the R9.8m that was paid to a company to deliver material for the project in Clarens, less than R1m could be accounted for.

AG Flags water pump upgrades spending

11 December at 06:00 AM, via SowetanLIVE

The auditor-general has found that millions of rand meant for material for a project to upgrade the raw water pump station at a dam in the Free State could not be accounted for by Dihlabeng municipality.

Perfecto-Mlu keeps gqom alive in Gauteng, now spreads his wings

11 December at 05:30 AM, via SowetanLIVE

DJ, musician and event curator Perfecto-Mlu (real name Mlungisi Sibiya) is one of the forces behind the underground gqom wave in Gauteng. He is the founder of Gqom Therapy, a movement that hosts monthly events in the province.

Christmas drive aims to feed poor families

11 December at 05:00 AM, via SowetanLIVE

The Collen Mashawana Foundation will host its second annual elderly Christmas party at the Thohoyandou Stadium, Venda, on December 16 where it aims to provide food parcels to more than 12,000 people.

‘Kidnappers gave me alcohol, forced me down shaft at gunpoint’

11 December at 04:00 AM, via SowetanLIVE

A suspected illegal miner who was part of the more than 100 men who were rescued from an abandoned mine in Sabie, Mpumalanga, has told of how “kidnappers” plied him with alcohol and promised him a job, only to take him to a disused mine the following day and forced him at gunpoint to go underground.

WATCH LIVE | Danny Jordaan and co-accused back in court

10 December at 09:00 AM, via SowetanLIVE

South African Football Association president Danny Jordaan is set to appear before the Palm Ridge magistrate’s court on Tuesday to face allegations of fraud and theft amounting to R1.3m.

Jordaan and co-accused back in court for fraud case

10 December at 07:20 AM, via SowetanLIVE

South African Football Association president Danny Jordaan is set to appear before the Palm Ridge magistrate’s court on Tuesday to face allegations of fraud and theft amounting to R1.3m.

Victims tell how they got swindled

10 December at 04:00 AM, via SowetanLIVE

A Free state teacher has told of how she was swindled of R400,000 by a notorious scammer who had been  flagged for operating an illegal scheme promising huge returns for investments.

Gaps in language, maths

10 December at 04:00 AM, via SowetanLIVE

South African grade 5s have been ranked last in the world in maths and science in an global report called Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study.

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