Domestic

Eastern Cape police have mobilised maximum resources in the search for the suspects involved in two heinous attacks in the Bityi administrative in the last 24 hours. Police spokesperson Lt Col Siphokazi Mawisa says in the first incident, the mother-in-law to Xhosa traditional leader, Chief Ndaba Mtirara, was gunned down on Tuesday at Mqhekezweni administrative area outside Mthatha by two unknown men wearing balaclavas. 

A study in Australia he has been involved in underscores this concern. Of 1,577 pharmacists surveyed across the country, more than 59% recommended incorrect disposal methods for leftover antibiotic syrup, such as putting it in the trash or down the sink.

During his brief appearance before the Specialised Commercial Crimes Court on Monday, Lomas’ lawyers disclosed that he had to be seen by medics after falling in his cell.

Police in Durban pounced on a block of flats in Greyville on Monday where they uncovered a clandestine Home Affairs office used to facilitate illegal marriages and spousal visas. Police Spokesperson Colonel Robert Netshiunda says the suspects would get hold of the identity documents of South African women and marry them to strangers, especially undocumented foreign nationals.

Stevens Mabuse, a gardener employed by Philemon Letwaba, the former National Lotteries Commission (NLC) chief operating officer, was killed by a pit bull. He was mauled to death coming home in the early hours of 18 October by the dog, released at night to protect Letwaba’s property.

An administrative assistant in the North West Department of Education appeared in court on Monday for allegedly stealing over R1m from a school where he served on the governing body.

Health Minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi has confirmed that the chemical organophosphate was the cause of death that killed six children in Naledi, Johannesburg.

President Cyril Ramaphosa has sought to clarify comments he had made during a summit earlier in the week, insisting that he was not favouring Russia over Ukraine.

The National Sea Rescue Institute said two people were bitten by marine animals in separate incidents reported in the Western Cape on Saturday.