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The murder of Gqeberha police officer, Constable Cállan Andrews, was a gang hit aimed at stealing his service pistol. And the perpetrator acted on the instruction of a higher-ranked member to make up for the loss of contraband during a robbery at a drug house on 31 December.

The Portfolio Committee on Higher Education and Training has demanded an explanation from the troubled Construction Education and Training Authority (CETA) after News24 exposed that the entity used retired chief operations officer (COO) Innocent Ngenzi as a consultant.

The Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg has heard dramatic details surrounding the gunfight that ensued after armed men tried to take out taxi boss Joe “Ferrari” Sibanyoni in August 2022, with a security guard who was on the scene testifying that as the bullets flew, one of the would-be assassins shouted, “Die, you dog”.

A former teacher at St John’s Preparatory School accused of years of sexual abuse and grooming of children pleaded not guilty to all 25 charges against him in the Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg on Monday.

Officials who cost a North West municipality R59.6 million only received informal warnings, despite the Auditor-General recommending formal disciplinary hearings.

Details of the defence of a Durban man accused of murdering his former colleague and burying her body in a makeshift grave in his backyard have been revealed in the KwaZulu-Natal High Court.

South Africa’s 26 public universities are implementing various initiatives to increase the country’s pool of black, coloured and Indian professors and associate professors.

South Africa’s top boys’ schools are turning their attention to football as the Association of Public Boys’ Schools of South Africa looks to give the sport a bigger platform in a landscape traditionally dominated by rugby, cricket and hockey.

Quite possibly South Africa’s coolest wine site is coming of age, and the world is beginning to take notice.

The Nigerian passport that enabled Chidimma Adetshina to compete on the international stage is now at the centre of the Department of Home Affairs’ bid to have her detained and later deported.

A Rooihuiskraal woman has accused a City of Tshwane official of demanding R12 000 to have an R73 000 electricity tampering penalty erased and her power reconnected, an allegation backed by an audio recording obtained by News24.

Police are investigating multiple allegations of assault, intimidation and property damage involving police officers and soldiers deployed under Operation Prosper as complaints from residents in Elsies River mount.

The ANC has proposed a step in the impeachment inquiry President Cyril Ramaphosa faces that would potentially allow the impeachment committee to avoid holding hearings into what really happened at his Phala Phala farm.

Police in Limpopo are hunting for a suspect after the body of a 40-year-old woman was found in a pit toilet at her home in Ha-Lambani, Mahagala, on Sunday.

A 16-year-old boy has been arrested in connection with the alleged rape of his eight-year-old brother and 12-year-old sister in Phalaborwa, Limpopo.

The family of businessman Shailen Singh, who was murdered in an alleged love triangle by security tycoon brothers Ferrel and Darren Govender, says it has full faith in the justice system.

Fine, cool and warm conditions are expected in most parts of the country, while cold conditions are forecast for the southwestern part of KwaZulu-Natal, according to the South African Weather Service.

Suspended Ekurhuleni Metro Police Department deputy chief Julius Mkhwanazi has accused his ex-girlfriend, Witness K, of fabricating her evidence at the Madlanga Commission to implicate him in the case of the theft of precious stones worth just under R15 million.

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An Eastern Cape councillor who is accused of discharging and pointing a firearm at a person will be referred to the party’s provincial integrity commission.