Local News & Internships

Women’s Day tragedy: Car rolls off cliff!

A devastating accident in KwaSwayimane, KwaZulu-Natal, claimed the lives of a beloved teacher, Anastasia Shabalala, and a 16-year-old girl, Lona Madlala, when their car plunged over 800 meters off a cliff on Saturday, August 9, 2025, casting a shadow over Women’s Day. Transport and Human Settlements MEC Siboniso Duma said the cause of the tragedy remains unclear, with investigators still …

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Ulundi mother mourns son brutally killed days into e-hailing

In the quiet town of Ulundi, a heartbroken mother is reeling from the savage murder of her only son—the family’s breadwinner—who was gunned down and torched in his car mere days after starting as an e-hailing driver, leaving behind a young son now facing a fatherless future, poverty, and the harsh realities of school without his dad’s support. Mthokozisi Mvelase, …

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Mahlangu family laid to rest four relatives

A heavy pall of sorrow descended over Ekosini village in Limpopo yesterday, August 16, 2025, as the Mahlangu family gathered to bury four loved ones who met a heartbreaking end in the Delfie Quarry Dam in Pienaarsport, Tshwane, just two weeks earlier on August 3. The victims—51-year-old Poppy Mahlangu, her 36-year-old daughter Nontokozo Mahlangu, and her sons Galase Mahlangu, 32, …

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“My mom was killed by her boyfriend. My grandma took me in, but she passed too. My brother turned to drugs and left me alone for days.

In the blink of an eye, life can unravel, and for 15-year-old Austin, it did just that—leaving him to navigate a world of grief and uncertainty that no kid should ever face. His is a tale of shattering loss, raw survival, and a quiet spark of resilience that’s fighting to stay lit. It all started when Austin’s mother was murdered …

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South African Civil Aviation Authority (SACAA) Bursary 2026

Family Pleads for Help to Bring Home Remains of Slain E-Hailing Driver The family of 27-year-old Mthokozisi Mvelase, an e-hailing driver brutally killed in an arson attack at Maponya Mall in Soweto, is begging for assistance to return his remains to their home in Nhlungwane, Ulundi, northern KwaZulu-Natal. Mthokozisi, an only child, had just started a job with an e-hailing …

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Pharmaceutical Society of South Africa

Mozambican Man Pleads Guilty to R*ape and Murder of Soweto Child A 24-year-old Mozambican national, Phethe Simiao, has admitted guilt in the Johannesburg High Court for the r*ape and murder of six-year-old Amantle Samane. The crime came to light in October 2024 when Amantle’s body was found in Simiao’s shack in Orlando, Soweto. Facing charges of kidnapping, r*ape, murder, and …

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North West University community tragidy

NWU Student Onalenna Selebogo Stabbed to Death in Rustenburg Flat The family and community of 21-year-old Onalenna Selebogo, a third-year Education student at North-West University’s Mahikeng Campus, are in shock after her brutal murder in a Rustenburg flat. Her body, wrapped in bed sheets and bearing multiple stab wounds to the neck, was discovered on Tuin Street on Monday, believed …

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Tracker South Africa Opens Applications for 2025 Business Administration Learnership

Outrage Over Disturbing Video of Attack on South African Women by Nigerian Men A shocking video showing two South African women being attacked by a group of Nigerian men has ignited widespread outrage across social media. The footage, allegedly filmed inside the men’s residence, depicts the women being physically assaulted, with visible signs of injury on their faces. Reports suggest …

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Meet This Week’s Photo Challenge No.2 Winner From 10/08/24 – 16/08/24

Cypren Machingauta was born and raised in Mpopoma, Bulawayo. I am the eldest of four siblings. Education – Primary School: Moray Primary School (2011-2013) and Induba Primary School (2014-2017) – Secondary School: St Bernard’s Secondary School (2018-2023) Current Residence I currently reside in Gwabalanda, Bulawayo. Hobbies In my free time, I enjoy: – Playing soccer with my friends – Playing …

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Meet This Week’s Photo Challenge No.1 Winner From 10/08/24 – 16/08/24

Valeria Mhlanga was voted for by her fans as number one winner of this Week’s Photo Challenge Powered by Kasi Stories. She is a 21 year old lady who is into hair dressing, clothes designing, singing, and is passionate about acting and writing but her strength is in singing. In an interview she stated that she has matured enough to …

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