Body of newborn baby allegedly set alight found in Dysellsdorp veld – SABC News

WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT  The community of Dysellsdorp near Oudtshoorn in the Little Karoo, Western Cape, is in shock after the body of what’s believed to be a newborn baby was

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DEVELOPING: 8 killed in Umlazi shooting – SABC News

Eight people have been shot and killed at an informal settlement in Umlazi, south of Durban. Police spokesperson Robert Netshiunda says the victims were inside a dwelling when an unknown

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Mpumalanga launches campaign to get more HIV positive people on ARVs – SABC News

The Mpumalanga Health Department has launched the provincial HIV campaign, that aims to get more than 130 000 people on treatment. The Ehlanzeni District accounts for the highest number of

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Boksburg court allows media to only record audio in child rape case – SABC News

The Boksburg Magistrate’s Court, east of Johannesburg, has ruled that it will only grant the media permission to record audio and not film the court proceedings of a case against

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Unions call for probe into alleged intern abuse after doctor’s death – SABC News

Healthcare workers’ unions, Public Servants Association (PSA) and the South African Medical Association (SAMA) are calling on the Department of Health to thoroughly investigate allegations of abuse of medical interns

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Rooiwal Water Treatment construction company to be blacklisted – SABC News

Water and Sanitation Minister Pemmy Majodina says government will not allow Blackhead Consulting, the company previously contracted to upgrade the Rooiwal Wastewater Treatment Works, to get away scot-free. The company

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Alleged corruption at EC High Court has officials in shock – SABC News

The legal fraternity has expressed shock and dismay about the extent of the alleged systemic corruption at the Eastern Cape Division of the High Court in Mthatha. It is alleged

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JMPD officer’s murder sparks call for better protection of police – SABC News

Johannesburg municipal council Speaker Nobuhle Mthembu says more needs to be done to protect the lives of law enforcement officers. This follows the murder of a Joburg Metro Police (JMPD)

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Suspects from Cape Flats arrested for illegal firearms and ammunition – SABC News

Two suspects, including a 49-year-old woman, have been arrested in Lavender Hill on the Cape Flats on charges of the illegal possession of firearms and ammunition. Police spokesperson FC Van

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Two-year-old Pretoria shack fire victim finally laid to rest – SABC News

Two- year-old girl Kamogelo Nthakong who died in a shack fire last year in Nellmapius East in Pretoria, has been laid to rest. According to reports, her mother had returned

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