A Springs family is reeling after a young mother and her four-day-old baby girl died when their home on the East Rand caught fire in the early hours of Tuesday morning. Before she succumbed, 31-year-old Moipone Ramasedi is believed to have made a desperate attempt to save her newborn, baby Naledi, by passing her out […]

The Sandhurst Shooting: Mugabe's Son, a Missing Gun, and the Shadow of Zimbabwe JOHANNESBURG – In the quiet, tree-lined streets of Sandhurst, where the high walls of luxury estates usually whisper of old money and quiet privilege, a violent incident on February 19 has pulled back the curtain on a world of political legacy, illegal […]

EMMARENTIA – Zawar Faisal Ul Rehman’s two children, who witnessed their father’s killing in an alleged road rage shooting, are “holding on strong” as their mother battles life-threatening injuries in hospital. More than 100 people attended a prayer service for Zawar Faisal Ul Rehman, who was killed in an alleged road rage shooting in Emmarentia, […]

In South Africa's intricate underworld, the passing of Anthony 'Jerry' Gounden, also known as 'Tatu' or 'Tartoo', has ignited a major security issue. Gounden, the alleged leader of Verulam's Tatu Gang, died on Sunday, April 12, 2026, following an ambush and shooting. His funeral on Wednesday, April 15, 2026, transformed into a high-stakes security operation, […]

South Africa’s top police official, National Commissioner Fannie Masemola, stood in the dock of the Pretoria Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday, marking a dark new chapter in the history of the South African Police Service (SAPS). Masemola, the man tasked with leading the nation’s fight against crime, now finds himself fighting for his own professional survival […]

What was meant to be a solemn gathering to bid farewell to a loved one in the village of Mmotong-wa-Bogobe has instead plunged the community into a state of profound mourning and medical crisis. Six people are dead, and dozens more are fighting for their lives in hospitals across Limpopo, after a suspected mass food […]

JOHANNESBURG – In a move that has sent ripples of disbelief through the South African legal community and the public at large, the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) has announced that it will not, for now, be proceeding with charges against the 58-year-old man involved in the fatal Emmarentia road rage shooting. The decision comes despite […]

Johannesburg road rage shooting leaves family shattered as widow learns of husband’s death a day later For more than 24 hours after a road rage incident in Emmarentia, Johannesburg, ended in gunfire, Tehseen Zahara Faisal lay in a hospital bed with gunshot wounds to her hand and shoulder, unaware that her husband was dead. Strapped […]

The date is set for the long-awaited return of one of South Africa’s most recognisable lifestyle brands. Top Billing, the glossy magazine show that, for nearly three decades, defined televised aspiration for a generation of viewers, will be back on screens from 30 April on S3 at 19:00. For years, Top Billing was synonymous with […]

CAMPS BAY – The widow of Cape Town cyclist Landon la Grange says she is losing faith in the justice system as she continues to push for answers two weeks after his fatal crash in Camps Bay, with no arrest yet made in the case. La Grange was with a group of about 20 cyclists […]