Domestic

A young Kwazulu Natal mother who made headlines by leaving an apology note with her abandoned baby has appeared in court in Verulam.

Police in Makhado in the Limpopo Province have launched a search operation for a 37-year-old woman and her two children.

Police Minister Bheki Cele says three people of interest have been taken in for questioning in connection with the killing of a German tourist near the Kruger National Park in Mpumalanga.

A former Western Cape policeman has been jailed for an effective six years following his earlier conviction on charges of corruption and dealing in illicit cigarettes.

Police in Balfour in Mpumalanga are investigating a case of murder after the body of a decomposed female was discovered in the ceiling of a house. Spokesperson Brigadier Selvy Mohlala says a complaint was received about a bad odour coming from the house and the police responded.

A 37-year-old man is in police custody after cocaine wrapped in chocolate wrappings was confiscated in his luggage.

South Africa has lived up to its reputation of being a crime hotspot for tourists when a German visitor was gunned down while on Safari near White River in Mpumalanga. The incident happened at Numbi Road at the Mdluli Safari Lodge at around 4.30 pm on Monday.

A young lioness that escaped from her enclosure last month has been found and euthanized.

The Constitutional Court has ratified a High Court order declaring sections of the Drugs and Drug Trafficking Act unconstitutional. A more “child-centred” approach must be adopted to keep children out of the criminal justice system.