A 31-year-old male was arrested on Thursday for being in possession of two firearms and ammunition. The Manenberg Crime Prevention unit deployed within Manenberg Policing Precinct to combat gang violence received intelligence of illegal firearms and ammunition being stored at an address in Groenberg Road, Heideveld. Police spokesperson Frederick van[…]
The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) has stopped communicating with students via SMSes with immediate effect due to fraudulent activities. The scheme says instead students should use my NSFAS Online Self-Service Portal to view the application status or any other information related to funding. NSFAS says in a statement that over[…]
While 59-year-old Cobie Rossouw’s son was fighting a fire that has engulfed the Overstrand area, his mother was at her home, complaining of a tight chest.. Shortly after telling a friend who was visiting that she was struggling to breathe, Rossouw was dead. Her daughter-in-law, Carla, told News24’s sister publication[…]
President Cyril Ramaphosa has congratulated the matric class of 2018 for keeping the pass rate above 70%. On Thursday evening Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga announced that the overall 2018 pass rate, with progressed pupils included, stands at 78.2%. This was a 3.1 percentage point improvement from the 75.1% achieved in[…]
A head on collision between a light motor vehicle and light duty vehicle has claimed the life of an unknown woman on Thursday. Western Cape Traffic Chief Kenny Africa said the crash occurred on the Robinson Pass between Oudtshoorn and Mossel Bay. “There’s been yet another collision. This time between[…]
Despite the festive season being known for its jovial mood, an increase in reckless behaviour is dually noted. There is often an increase in crimes such as assault and robberies, with the Thuthuzela Forensic Centre in Khayalitsha having reported several rape cases over the New Years period. Dr Genine Josias,[…]
A Chinese space probe successfully touched down on the far side of the moon on Thursday, state media said, hailing it as a historic first landing there on a mission seen as an important step for China’s space programme. Chinese state television said the Chang’e-4 lunar probe, launched in December,[…]
Thirty-seven bodies have been recovered from the rubble of a Russian apartment building that partially collapsed this week after an apparent gas explosion, Russian news agencies reported on Thursday. The blast in the early hours of December 31 damaged 48 apartments in a 10-storey building in the industrial city of[…]
Israel’s Public Security Minister Gilad Erdan has announced plans to “worsen” conditions for Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails, including rationing water supplies and reducing the number of family visits. The planned moves, which are expected to come into force in the coming weeks after being approved by the Israeli cabinet,[…]
Police spokesperson FC Van Wyk said local authorities in the Western Cape are following up all possible leads that may assist them in establishing the cause of fire in Wupperthal. Dozens of homes and other structures were gutted on Sunday as a blaze tore through the community. Half of the[…]
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