By Montsho Matlala Musina – Five SA National Defence Force (SANDF) soldiers arrested for allegedly robbing cigarette smugglers at the Beit Bridge Port of Entry, linking South Africa and Zimbabwe, were granted bail by the Musina Magistrate’s Court in Limpopo on Thursday. However, two suspected Zimbabwean smugglers were remanded in custody. The soldiers – Macdonald…
By Montsho Matlala Groblersdal – The Groblersdal Regional Court in Limpopo on Wednesday sentenced a 39-year-old Mozambican national to life imprisonment for assaulting a woman and raping her daughter. The court heard that King Petrus Chauke and two unidentified accomplices broke into a woman’s home in Dennilton, outside Groblersdal, three years ago. Armed with a…
By Montsho Matlala Musina – Five South African National Defence Force (SANDF) soldiers have been arrested for allegedly using their weapons to wrestle a consignment of cigarettes from smugglers at the Beit Bridge Port of Entry linking South Africa and Zimbabwe. They are expected to appear in the Musina Magistrate’s Court, Limpopo, on Thursday on…
By Duncan Mnisi East London — Tensions continue to rise in East London as municipal workers, frustrated by unfulfilled promises and ongoing violence, took to the streets in renewed protest. The East London CBD saw heightened activity following a series of disruptive incidents, including vandalism and unsafe working conditions. This latest wave of unrest comes…