Domestic

A 48-year-old North West father has been jailed for an effective six-year behind bars for the death of his two-year-old daughter.

Workers and residents living and working in and around the Markman industrial area in Nelson Mandela Bay are subjected to a massive health hazard on a daily basis. That’s according to the findings of an official dust fallout survey conducted by the municipality during the last quarter of 2021.

The provincial spokesperson for the department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta), Sello Thebe, said that MEC Mxolisi Dukwana will attend an inspection of the affected areas with Free State Premier Sisi Ntombela to brief Cogta Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma.

A Sergeant from Marianhill SAPS in Durban will appear in court on Monday on a charge of murder.

The Independent Police Investigative Directorate arrested seven officers from the Ekurhuleni Metro Police following the death of a man and the assault of his friend.

Houses and cars were swept away by a strong stream of water in Jagersfontein in the Kopanong Local Municipality in the Free State after the mine dam burst at around 06:00 on Sunday.

Parliament says it has noted the Western Cape High Court ruling on Friday that President Cyril Ramaphosa's suspension of Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane was invalid.

A police search and rescue team from the Riatvi policing area near Tzaneen in the Mopani District went beyond the call of duty on Thursday when they searched for the body of a drowning victim while dodging a dangerous Hippo.

South-African singer and songwriter Jessie Clegg has lost his wife to Cancer.