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The National Treasury is temporarily withholding July 2026 equitable share transfers to several municipalities. Stock image.

Treasury suspends July equitable share transfers to 69 municipalities

The National Treasury is for now withholding July 2026 equitable share transfers to 69 municipalities as part of efforts to enforce fiscal discipline and improve accountability.

Ntsako Masinga, 26, a graduate with an Honours degree in indigenous knowledge systems and owner of Lily Bakes.

YOUTH DAY | Turning desperation into determination: youth graduates start businesses against odds

For years, obtaining a qualification was considered a guarantee for employment. However this is no longer the case with youth unemployment sitting at 45.8%.

Police in Limpopo are investigating the death of Caroline von Rantzau and a family financial manager who were found dead less than 24 hours apart. File photo:

Limpopo police probe deaths of German heiress Caroline von Rantzau and lodge manager

Daughter of German shipping magnate and the financial manager of her family’s luxury safari lodge found dead

Eighteen boys were rescued by Vosman police from an illegal initiation school.

18 boys rescued from illegal initiation school in Emalahleni

Principal told anxious mother of ‘missing son’ to provide groceries and pay money for ceremony-related costs

Only 271 successful child rape prosecutions were recorded from the 2,103 rape cases reported during the 2025/2026 financial year.  Picture:

Mother convicted of murder after poisoning toddler and baby

The Johannesburg magistrate’s court has found a 43-year-old Zimbabwean mother guilty of murder after she poisoned her two young children.

Jorge Tivane has been sentenced to two life terms by the Lenasia regional court for raping and killing a minor in Kliptown.

Child rapist and murderer handed two life sentences

Man lured 11-year-old into bushes with promise of sweets before raping and strangling her to death with a piece of clothing, court hears

A Mozambican national convicted of murdering a police officer during a shoot-out with police in Welkom has been sentenced to multiple life terms by the Free State High Court.

Mozambican gets life sentence for murder of Free State police officer

A Mozambican national convicted of murdering a police officer during a shoot-out with police in Welkom has been sentenced to multiple life terms by the Free State High Court.

The teacher has been sentenced after pleading guilty to fraud-related charges.

Fake matric certificate lands former teacher with suspended jail term

In 2022 a whistleblower alerted authorities about the alleged fake matric certificate

Police say 42 people sought medical treatment at Lebowakgomo Hospital, with 38 admitted for further care.

Mourners die from suspected food poisoning after Limpopo funeral

Limpopo police have opened inquest dockets into deaths from suspected food poisoning

A suspected road rage shooting led to one motorist being fatally shot.

WATCH | Emmarentia shooting: NPA decision delayed pending probe

The suspect has been released from custody.

The section of Barry Hertzog Avenue, Emmarentia, where the road rage shooting took place.

Witnesses recount fatal Emmarentia road rage shooting

The incident between two motorists escalated from a verbal spat to a fatal confrontation

A suspected road rage shooting led to one motorist being fatally shot.

Husband shot dead after wife pulls gun in road rage scene

Police probe murder and attempted murder after fatal altercation in Emmarentia

The N3 was affected by a truck blockade on the route near Harrismith in the Free State.

N3 reopened after protest but congestion causes traffic delays

Truckers staged the blockade as part of their ongoing campaign against the employment of foreign drivers by the industry.

A tourist was fined R2,500 for ignoring safety rules in the Kruger National Park.

Kruger Park visitor fined for getting out of vehicle during lion sighting

A tourist recklessly stepped out of a vehicle during a lion sighting in the Kruger National Park — and showed the middle finger to other visitors trying to warn him of the danger.