Domestic

Ezemvelo KZN wildlife says six lions that have been terrorising two communities near the Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Park and attacking livestock have been put down.

President Cyril Ramaphosa says that the country is currently undergoing a “difficult” time, but asks South Africans to help out where possible on Internation Nelson Mandela Day.

Free State police have made an early breakthrough in their investigation into the murder of seven farm workers near Kestell. Police Spokesperson Brigadier Motantso Makhele says two suspects aged 34 and 22, were arrested less than 24 hours after the crime.

Free State police said six women and a man were brutally murdered on Lismore Farm in the Kestell District of the Free State.

Finance Union SASBO says Standard Bank has started to engage with staff members who were recently fired for not taking the Covid-19 vaccine.

Alex FM has confirmed the passing of their Music Manager following an armed robbery on Thursday night.

A 44-year-old truck driver is facing a charge of dealing in drugs after police intercepted a large Khat consignment worth half a million Rand earlier this week. Police Spokesperson Captain Olebogeng Tawana says they received a tip-ff regarding a truck that was transporting Khat from Gauteng via Kimberley to Cape Town.

Four men accused of following their victims from the Bank before robbing them is expected to appear in a court in Johannesburg on Friday. Police spokesperson Lieutenant Colonel Mavela Masondo says they received information that the suspects were zoning in on their next target in the Johannesburg CBD on Wednesday.

The Pretoria District Court has sentenced two Police Constables to four years of direct imprisonment following their conviction for corruption involving an amount of R1000.