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A viral TikTok video featuring a young Zulu bride has ignited national debate and backlash against the Shembe Church, with many South Africans calling for the institution to be banned. The video, posted by the bride Snenhle earlier this week, shows her visibly distressed during a traditional Zulu wedding ceremony. Her tears and emotional display led viewers to believe she …

A single deleted clip has ignited a wave of fear, fury and desperate hope across South Africa. A family already living through six years of unanswered questions is now confronted with a new, haunting possibility: Amahle Thabethe may be alive — and thousands of kilometres from home. The video, shared briefly on social media before disappearing, showed a young girl …

A Fidelity cash van was ambushed near a local butchery in Rustenburg earlier today by a group of heavily armed men. The attack unfolded in broad daylight, sending shockwaves through nearby businesses and leaving residents shaken as gunfire echoed across the busy street. Witnesses described a scene of chaos as the men descended on the van with military-style precision, blocking …

In early November 2025, Volo Da Saint (real name Nkokheli Twabu) shared what would become his final Instagram post. This message now carries a heavy echo, because on 16 November he died in a car crash near Durban’s King Shaka International Airport. The Eastern Cape lost one of its promising DJs, and the wider South African music world paused. The …

Authorities intercepted the 26-year-old musician in the quiet town of Le Plessis in the Seine-et-Marne region after a large-scale security operation involving around forty officers. The arrest brought sudden scrutiny to a figure celebrated for his chart-topping tracks, high-energy performances, and massive online influence—now facing some of the most serious criminal allegations in recent years involving a public figure in …

A wave of grief and anger is sweeping across Johannesburg after the brutal killing of 19-year-old Lebohang Muthadi, whose lifeless body was found at Ennerdale Station on 24 October 2025. According to police, the young woman had multiple stab wounds, and her throat had been slit. Her body was discovered in the early hours of the morning by a passerby …

Mamelodi, 27 October 2025 — A night of dancing, laughter, and flashing lights has turned into a chilling mystery that has gripped South Africa. The Moramaga cousins, Tshiamo (22) and Baleseng (21), were filmed “dancing the night away” at a popular tavern in Mahube Valley, Mamelodi East — hours before they were found shot dead in the early hours of …

Gauteng police have arrested a 38-year-old man in connection with the brutal killing of two young women from Mamelodi East, Tshwane — a case that has shocked the nation and reignited outrage over gender-based violence in South Africa. Police confirmed that the suspect was apprehended on Monday, 27 October 2025, just a day after the bodies of cousins Tshiamo and …

In a heartbreaking act of violence that has left their family reeling, cousins Tshiamo Moramaga, 22, and Baleseng Moramaga, 21, were gunned down execution-style in Mamelodi East, Tshwane, on Sunday morning, October 26, 2025. The inseparable young women, who had shared an unbreakable bond since childhood, were killed around 4 a.m., their lives cut short in a brazen attack that …

Tearaway hip hop artist Shebeshxt is once again making headlines for all the wrong reasons — this time accused of shooting a motorist in a violent road rage incident in Polokwane, Limpopo, on Tuesday night. The victim, who was shot in the solar plexus, is reportedly in critical condition at a local hospital’s intensive care unit. According to police sources, …