A family of three was killed in a head-on collision on the KwaZulu-Natal north coast on Saturday, IPSS medical rescue said. Spokesperson Paul Herbst said the crash on the N2 between the Mandeni and Zinkwazi off-ramps claimed the lives of a man, a woman and a child. Herbst said one man and a child from … Read more
By Jonk wa Mashamba news@alexreporter.co.za Following incidents of murders associated with hijackings, the Gauteng Traffic Police has decided to warn motorists against criminals who place spikes on public roads According to the Gauteng Traffic Police spokesperson, Sello Maremame, the police have in recent times noted a rise in incidents of spikes placed strategically on the … Read more
By Staff Reporter news@alexreporter.co.za It is not every day that you hear of a 16-year-old girl from the rural villages of the Vhembe District Municipality in Limpopo writing or even publishing a book. But Masindi Managa (16) has done it. Like any other girls her age, Masindi grew up fetching water from the Tshamurenzhele … Read more
By Jonk wa Mashamba news@alexreporter.co.za Bishop Israel Makamu’s sexual saga looks far from over. While South Africans focused on other things, his scandal emerged with a horrendous development. In an interview with the famous journalist Solomon Izang Ashoms, the victim states that it was not the first time that the bishop asked her … Read more
By Jonk wa Mashamba news@alexreporter.co.za The Gauteng Education MEC, Mr Panyaza Lesufi, has made an impassioned plea to law enforcement agencies to up the efforts in hunting for a teacher who allegedly raped a learner at Umqhele Secondary School on Friday 14 May 2021. “I call on the police to use all resources at their … Read more
A North West police officer is in trouble after he allegedly impregnated an inmate who was awaiting trial for murder. The incident allegedly took place at the Stilfontein police station’s holding cells in October. North West police spokesperson Col Adele Myburgh said the woman had been brought in from the Rooigrond Correctional Centre to the … Read more
By Jonk wa Mashamba news@alexreporter.co.za Education activist Hendrick Makaneta has cautioned teachers who date school learners to refrain from their conduct. Failure to which they will be hunted down and exposed for who they are. Makaneta also called on Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga to work around the clock to expose such teachers. “It is … Read more
By Jonk wa Mashamba news@alexreporter.co.za A 50- year -old teacher at Mbilwi secondary school, based in Sibasa in Thohoyandou, has been arrested today (14 May 2021) by the police in Thohoyandou for allegedly raping a 17- year-old learner. He reportedly raped the learner several times when she was 17 until the age of 20. The … Read more
The South African National Editors’ Forum (Sanef) has expressed shock at Bathabile Dlamini’s online attack on a female senior journalist, Qaanitah Hunter. Noting that it was barely a week after the celebration of International World Press Freedom Day on May 5, the forum said the president of the ANC Women’s League had singled out the … Read more
CRIME STATS RELEASED BY POLICE MINISTER GENERAL BHEKI CELE (THE QUARTER FOUR CRIME STATISTICS 2020/2021 HOSTED IN PRETORIA, GAUTENG, ON FRIDAY 14 MAY 2021) “Good Afternoon to you all. Today I wish to start my address by highlighting a crisis that is unfolding and has the potential to threaten the country’s peace and stability. The … Read more
By Jonk wa Mashamba and Malesela Mangena news@alexeporter.co.za It was too late when the neighbors tried to help remove the burning man from his engulfed shack in Marboro. The man, reportedly aged 20-30, originally from Zimbabwe, was seen extremely drunk before the incident occurred on Tuesday night, 2 May 2021. He had only stayed for … Read more
A grade 10 pupil at Fusion Secondary School in Lotus Gardens, west of Pretoria, is fighting for her life after she was hit by a stray bullet on Tuesday morning. According to the Educators’ Union of South Africa (Eusa) there was a shootout outside the school at about 11am on Tuesday. Eusa’s spokesperson Kabelo Mahlobogwane said … Read more
By Jonk wa Mashamba news@alexreporter.co.za A speeding vehicle (model not provided) crashed into a taxi driver and killed him instantly. According to a JMPD source, the driver immediately fled and has yet to be found. The accident occurred around 10 PM last night (May 11, 2021) at M1 South, next to the Booysen off-ramp. “The … Read more
Bishop Israel Makamu who hosts the controversial TV show Rea Tsotella on Moja Love channel on DStv has stepped down pending an internal investigation into a recording in which he is heard allegedly asking for sex from a woman who was part of his congregation. The recording of the conversation has been widely circulated … Read more