1+ week, 3+ day ago   (799+ words) What was once seen as harmless Spring Day fun has taken a troubling turn, with reports of unsuspecting members of the public being drenched with water, older people being targeted and motorists having water thrown into their vehicles while driving…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (234+ words) A Spring Day water splash celebration in Refilwe, Cullinan, turned deadly when a 21-year-old man was allegedly fatally stabbed during a fight with a man who had been splashed. A 53-year-old man was arrested after Tuesday’s incident at Extension 3. According…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (376+ words) A school in Thailand where a pupil went on a deadly shooting rampage three weeks ago reopened on Tuesday amid heightened security, with police deployed and checks performed on bags. The 14-year-old pupil killed seven people, including himself, at the…...

2+ week, 3+ hour ago   (129+ words) Officers from the national intervention unit (NIU) have fatally shot an alleged illegal mining suspect in Carletonville, Gauteng. Police spokesperson Brig Athlenda Mathe said the suspect was traced to a residence on Sunday. “On arrival, police announced their presence and…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (790+ words) As Nepal yesterday suspended search-and-rescue operations owing to bad weather and called for foreign technical help, the family of missing South African data analyst Terricia Govender were getting their travel documents in order in the hope of going to Nepal…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (312+ words) Nigerian President Bola Tinubu ordered the military and other security agencies on Tuesday to launch an immediate rescue operation after scores of people were kidnapped by gunmen in north-central Niger state last week. An armed group posted a video on…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (219+ words) Four suspects appeared in the Mdantsane magistrate’s court on Tuesday in connection with the murder of renowned boxer Zolanio Tete and the attempted murder of his girlfriend. “Alleged hitmen Siphesihle Kolisa, 28, and Athandwa Gangala, 27, as well as alleged middleman Sinebongo…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (257+ words) Two UN peacekeepers from Ethiopia were killed and seven other people injured in an ambush on Monday in South Sudan’s Jonglei state, bringing to nine the number of peacekeepers killed in the line of duty worldwide this year, the UN…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (476+ words) At least 47 people were killed and 22 injured during an overnight gang raid on a neighbourhood overlooking Haiti’s capital, Port-au-Prince, the UN said on Monday, prompting anger over the lack of protection from repeated deadly attacks. The UN integrated office in…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (166+ words) TimesLIVE Mexican, Zimbabwean nationals charged in Musina drug case Story audio is generated using AI Five accused linked to a clandestine drug laboratory uncovered on a farm in Musina in Limpopo appeared in the local magistrate’s court on Monday. The…...