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• NSFAS APPROVES 300 000 FUNDING APPLICATIONS 23 January 2019
  The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) has announced the completion of all assessments of the 2019 applications of first time students. In a statement issued on Tuesday, the scheme said of the 417 000 applications received, more than 300 000 students have been given the stamp of approval, pending registration at public institutions for […]
• A Woman Was Killed In A Vehicle Collision On Bunyan Street, Near N12, Benoni This Afternoon 23 January 2019
  A female in her 50s was killed in a vehicle collision on Bunyan Street, near the N12 in Benoni this afternoon.ER24 Paramedics arrived at around 3 pm to find that another service, who was already on scene, had declared the woman, who was still trapped in the vehicle, dead on arrival. She had unfortunately sustained […]
• 2 People Killed, 9 Others Injured In Head-on Collision On Memorium Road, Uitsig, Bloemfontein 21 January 2019
  Two people were killed and nine others injured early this morning following a head-on collision between two light motor vehicles on Memorium Road in Uitsig, Bloemfontein.ER24 Paramedics, along with several other services, arrived on the scene shortly after 03h00 to find the two wrecked vehicles in the middle of the road. Several people were found […]
• Five People Have Been Injured In 2-vehicle Collision On N12, Westonaria 20 January 2019
  Five people were injured following a two-vehicle collision on the N12 in Westonaria last night.When ER24 Paramedics arrived at the scene shortly after 21H30, they found another medical service already in attendance busy treating a patient. Upon further assessment, paramedics found that the patient had sustained serious injuries. He was airlifted to hospital by the […]
• Four People Were Killed, Two Injured In Truck & Vehicle Collision On N1 South Of Bloemfontein 20 January 2019
  Four people were killed and two others sustained minor to moderate injuries after a truck and a vehicle collided on the N1 South about 80km from Bloemfontein this morning.When ER24 Paramedics arrived at the scene shortly before 08H00, they found two people who were ejected from the vehicle and two people who were still inside […]
• SAPS NEWS: Police Foil Armed Robbery and Recover SAPS R5-Rifle 19 January 2019
  Media Statement from the office of the National CommissionerSouth African Police Service Pretoria: The South African Police Service’s Tracking Team yesterday, for the second time, stopped the same suspects before they could commit a business robbery in Marapyane near KwaMhlanga, at about 22:00. Two suspects who are currently out on bail were arrested and a […]
• SAPS NEWS - Police are Looking for 5 Escapees who Escaped from Lawful Custody, Nelspruit 19 January 2019
  Media Statement from Mpumalanga Media CentreCorporate CommunicationSouth African Police Service NESLPRUIT – Members of the South African Police Service at Nelspruit in conjunction with the ones from Skukuza, are looking for five suspects who escaped from lawful custody yesterday, 17 January 2018. The five, aged between 33 and 50, were part of fifteen awaiting trial […]
• Popular Black Twitter & Parody Account Adv. Barry Roux Finally Unmasked - Meet Csho Chilala 18 January 2019
  We never thought we’d see the day that the most infamous parody account on Twitter, Adv. Barry Roux, was finally exposed. However, the day has arrived and the man behind the account has been unmasked. In an exclusive reveal on News 24, the man who is behind the most salacious account on South African Twitter […]
• PRESIDENT CYRIL RAMAPHOSA SIGNS TAX BILLS INTO LAW 18 January 2019
  President Cyril Ramaphosa has signed into law three 2018 tax bills that give legislative effect to the tax proposals announced by the Minister of Finance in last year’s annual National Budget Speech. The Acts are available on the National Treasury and South African Revenue Service (SARS) websites. They include the Rates and Monetary Amounts and […]
• WORCESTER SAPS NEWS: 5 Suspects Arrested & 2 Unlicensed Firearms Seized in Worcester 18 January 2019
  Services | SAPS (South African Police Service) Five men arrested and two unlicensed firearms seized in Worcester 2019/01/18 Media Statement from Western Cape Media CentreCorporate Communication and LiaisonSouth African Police Service Western Cape: In their effort to rid the community of illegal firearms and fight the scourge of gangsterism, the Worcester police acted on information […]
• 15-YEAR-OLD PRIMARY SCHOOL LEARNER ARRESTED FOR FATAL STABBING OF 16 YEAR OLD GRADE 7 LEARNER 18 January 2019
  Media Statement from Eastern Cape Media CentreCorporate Communication and Liaison South African Police Service King William’s Town: South African Police Service strongly condemns the fatal stabbing of a 16-year-old Grade 7 learner at Mpekweni Primary School in Peddie. It is alleged that at about 09:00 this morning, two boys were playing with each other in […]
• 160,000 PRISONERS WILL HAVE OPPORTUNITY TO VOTE IN UPCOMING 2019 ELECTIONS 18 January 2019
  About 160 000 prisoners will have an opportunity to register to vote in the upcoming 2019 National and Provincial Elections. While the last voter registration weekend will be on 26 and 27 January, inmates will get an opportunity to register on 22 – 23 January. The Electoral Commission, which will conduct the process is appealing with […]
• BUSINESS ROBBERY SUSPECTS WHO IS OUT ON BAIL HAVE BEEN RE-ARRESTED FOR ANOTHER CASE 17 January 2019
  National Police Commissioner General Khehla Sitole has saluted members of the South African Police Service’s (SAPS) Tracking Team after they on Monday night, for the second time, stopped the same suspects from committing a business robbery in Marapyane, near KwaMhlanga. Two suspects, who are currently out on bail, were arrested at the scene. A police […]
• 3 People Were Injured, 1 Critically, In Crash Involving Bakkie & Car On R33, Kzn 15 January 2019
  Three people were left injured this afternoon, one of them critically, following a collision between a bakkie and light motor vehicle on the R33 in Crammond, KwaZulu Natal.ER24 Paramedics, along with other services, arrived on the scene at 13h37 to find the two wrecked vehicles in the middle of the road.A man, believed to be […]
• COP KILLED: Two Suspects Arrested Shortly after Off-Duty Police Officer was Killed, Gugulethu 15 January 2019
  Media Statement from Western Cape Media CentreCorporate Communication and LiaisonSouth African Police Service Western Cape: To ensure that offenders are brought to book, police officers were deployed in the Gugulethu area last night following an incident where an off duty constable was shot and killed, which led to the arrest of two suspects. At around […]
• CAPE TOWN SAPS GANG UNIT NEWS: Bishop Lavis Gangster Arrested with an Unlicensed Firearm 15 January 2019
  Services | SAPS (South African Police Service) Bishop Lavis gangster arrested with an unlicensed firearm 2019/01/14 Media Statement from Western Cape Media CentreCorporate Communication and LiaisonSouth African Police Service Western Cape: With gang violence and associated crimes in our sights, members of Operation Thunder conducted a search operation in Bishop Lavis on Saturday evening which […]
• KZN SAPS NEWS: YOUNG WOMAN & 29-YR-OLD MAN ARRESTED WITH FIREARMS AND AMMO 15 January 2019
  Media Statement from KwaZulu-Natal Media CentreCorporate Communication and Liaison South African Police Service An intelligence driven operation that was held in the Uthukela Cluster on 11 January 2019, yielded positive results. The operation consisted of officers from the Uthukela Cluster Crime Intelligence Gathering Unit, Public Order Policing officers from Newcastle as well as officers from […]
• ANIMAL HEALTH: Experts Deployed to Check Extent of Foot & Mouth Disease 14 January 2019
  A team of veterinary services experts has been deployed in Vhembe district, Limpopo, to check the extent of the spread of Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD).  This follows confirmed cases of FMD by the national Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries on 7 January 2019, which prompted the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) to […]
• 13 Children And 2 Adults Injured This Morning When Scholar Transport & Bus Collided, Soweto 14 January 2019
  Fifteen people were left injured this morning, including thirteen children, when a scholar transport vehicle and bus collided on Vundla Street in Soweto.ER24 Paramedics, along with several other services, arrived on the scene shortly after 07h00 to find the minibus in the middle of the road whilst the bus had come to a stop against […]
• 2 People Were Killed, 2 Injured In Rollover Collision On N6 Approx 15km Outside Bloemfontein 14 January 2019
  Two people were killed and two others injured when an SUV rolled off the N6, approximately 15km outside of Bloemfontein in the Free State, yesterday afternoon.ER24 Paramedics arrived on the scene at 13h20 to find an SUV lying on its side off in the veld. Two men were found lying a short distance away from […]