Police in South Africa on Friday killed 18 suspected robbers during a shootout in Limpopo Province. According to National Police Commissioner Fannie Masemola, the suspects were planning a cash-in-transit (CIT) heist. Speaking on Friday from the crime scene in Makhado, Masemola said the suspects were responsible for similar crimes in other provinces. He […]
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At least 73 people have died in a devastating blaze that broke out inside a five-storey building in central Johannesburg on Thursday morning. More than 40 others have been injured in the fire in Marshalltown as videos captured at the scene show raging flames consuming the lower level of the building. A search-and-recovery operation […]
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Johannesburg community policing forums have released a statement saying they are aware of an explosion on Bree Street, near Eloff, in central Johannesburg. It is unclear at this stage what caused the blast, but the statement says it is possibly from gas lines underground. The public has been asked to steer clear of the area […]
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South Africa’s Zulu King Misuzulu kaZwelithini is being treated in hospital for suspected poisoning, his traditional prime minister has said. The king sought medical attention in Eswatini as he is uncomfortable with seeking treatment in South Africa, Chief Mangosuthu Buthelezi added. This follows the sudden death of one of his senior advisers, also […]
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Prince Kaybee says he didn’t get in the boxing ring with Cassper Nyovest because he was offered peanut. During an interview on The POPcast, the DJ said the rapper wanted to pay him R500 000 for the match, which he declined. “If there was a good number, I would get in the ring. […]
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An alleged robber unintentionally shot himself and died in the hospital. The deceased was involved in a business robbery and burglaries of multiple homes on a plot in Vosman earlier this week, according to Mpumalanga police spokeswoman Selvy Mohlala. According to Mohlala, the thieves demanded cash and stole a white VW Jetta as […]
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