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Mother who poisoned her two children sentenced to life imprisonment

The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) has welcomed two life sentences handed down to a 44-year-old mother who poisoned her two minor children, aged nine years and seven months, in a premeditated killing

October 19, 2026

Crime·News·South Africa

Mbeki refutes secret pact to protect apartheid killers: “It’s a complete fabrication”

Former President Thabo Mbeki has vehemently denied that his administration ever convened secret meetings with apartheid generals and former president FW de Klerk to craft a political deal to shield perpetrators of

October 19, 2026

News·South Africa

South Africa and Mozambique mark 40 years since Samora Machel plane crash

South Africa and Mozambique on Monday mark 40 years since the plane crash that killed Samora Machel, Mozambique’s first president after independence, and 34 others in the Lebombo Mountains near Mbuzini. President

October 19, 2026

News·South Africa

Tsaka RSA faces statutory rape charge over alleged sex with minor

The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) has added a statutory rape charge against potty -mouthed lekompo artist Paul Madubanyana, popularly known as Tsaka RSA, over allegations that he had sex with a minor.

October 19, 2026

Crime·News·South Africa

Mpox cases surge to 26 in five provinces, health department warns against stigma

South Africa’s mpox outbreak has spread to five provinces, with 26 laboratory-confirmed cases recorded since the start of 2026, the National Department of Health confirmed on Sunday. The department reported four new

October 19, 2026

Health & Wellness·South Africa

Duduzile identifies Zuma ’s new partner in complaint to SAPS

Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla has identified Siphokazi Xuma as her father, former president Jacob Zuma’s partner, in a formal complaint calling for an investigation into concerns about his security and medical care. In a

October 19, 2026

Politics·South Africa

NAC defied McKenzie on a vote that lacked a majority

The National Arts Council (NAC) voted to push ahead with permanent CEO and CFO appointments against Minister Gayton McKenzie’s written request. But the decision did not win a majority of the members

October 19, 2026

News·Politics

R103m Takealot deal was not in SETA’s plan, boss admits

Services SETA’s R103 million partnership with Takealot was not in its approved annual performance plan when it was announced, the SETA’s administrator has admitted. Administrator Lehlogonolo Masoga told Parliament: “When the commitment

October 19, 2026

News·South Africa

Lawyer suspended over R809,000 from dead woman’s estate

A Roodepoort attorney accused of misappropriating almost R810,000 from a deceased woman’s estate has been suspended from practising law until the Legal Practice Council’s application to have him struck off the roll

October 19, 2026

News·South Africa

ANCWL demands apology from Mantashe over ‘pussy’ remarks

The ANC Women’s League (ANCWL) has demanded that African National Congress chairperson Gwede Mantashe publicly apologise to a Newzroom Afrika journalist and the public over what it described as derogatory and morally

October 19, 2026

News·Politics·South Africa

October 2026 - Page 12

Mother who poisoned her two children sentenced to life imprisonment

Mbeki refutes secret pact to protect apartheid killers: “It’s a complete fabrication”

South Africa and Mozambique mark 40 years since Samora Machel plane crash

Tsaka RSA faces statutory rape charge over alleged sex with minor

Mpox cases surge to 26 in five provinces, health department warns against stigma

Duduzile identifies Zuma ’s new partner in complaint to SAPS

NAC defied McKenzie on a vote that lacked a majority

R103m Takealot deal was not in SETA’s plan, boss admits

Lawyer suspended over R809,000 from dead woman’s estate

ANCWL demands apology from Mantashe over ‘pussy’ remarks

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