Jonisayi Maromo

Journalist

Bail delayed for SANDF soldiers accused of killing Ethiopian nationals and Hawks investigator

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Will the SANDF members accused of murder and kidnapping secure bail? The Randburg Magistrates' Court has postponed their application, raising questions about the ...

More suspects arrested for allegedly repackaging and selling rotten, expired food

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Two family members join a South African farmer in facing serious charges for allegedly repackaging and selling expired food, raising alarming health concerns.

Dating scam: Men in court after unsuspecting woman lost R3 million to online lover

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Three men are set to appear in court after allegedly defrauding a woman of R3 million in a heart-wrenching dating scam, where love turned into a nightmare.

Police on the hunt for Zanzou nightclub terror suspects

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Wendy Alberts, chief executive officer of the Restaurants Association of South Africa (RASA), said in her decades of involvement in the restaurants sector, she had ...

We’re not land-grabbers, Ramaphosa responds to Trump

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president Cyril Ramaphosa reiterated that the Expropriation Act is not a confiscation instrument, but a constitutionally mandated legal process that ensures public ...

SANDF commander says troops in DRC are ‘safe’

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“I had an engagement very early in the morning with our force commander who confirmed that they are safe, and they are in their bases. There is nothing to worry ...

‘His brains were on the floor’: Soweto mum demands answers after her son dies in police custody

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Thapelo Modise’s mother Susan told IOL that when she saw her son’s lifeless body, he was sitting in a chair in the police station, but his brains and blood were ...

Mom, 56, and her 40-year-old son gunned down at their home

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Police were notified about the shooting incident and rushed to the scene, where they found the 40-year-old son lying down in a pool of blood inside the house, with ...

President Ramaphosa welcomes bid for arrest warrants against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Hamas leaders

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Ramaphosa said South Africa’s intervention at the International Court of Justice seeks to restrain Israeli action and to protect Palestinian civilians and non-combatants. ...

Stolen goats in Mercedes-Benz: Four men arrested in Limpopo for stealing goats

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Provincial police spokesperson, Colonel Malesela Ledwaba said after a high-speed chase, the Mercedes-Benz was intercepted and the two stolen goats were found in ...

Suspect out on bail among two more arrested for murder of five-year-old Ditebogo Phalane

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During the arrests on Monday, two unlicenced firearms were found. The Hawks believe one of the guns found, is the weapon used in the murder of Ditebogo Phalane Junior. ...

Mom reports teenage son after finding him assaulting 10-year-old cousin

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In court, the 19-year-old Zimbabwean boy asked to be released on bail, stating that he is still a learner and further incarceration will affect him negatively, and ...

PICS: Bail denied for eight Nigerian nationals accused of assaulting SAPS members, damaging police station

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The NPA said the case was postponed to 18 July and the eight accused will appear in court from prison through utilization of an audio-visual remand system (AVR). ...

LOOK: Two drivers killed in Ekurhuleni crash involving 11 vehicles

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EMPD spokesperson Thabiso Makgato said two of the people who died in the horrific collision were drivers of the two of the 11 vehicles involved in the crash.

War crimes: ICC prosecutor seeks arrest warrants for Israeli and Hamas leaders including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ...

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Prosecutor Khan said on the basis of evidence collected and examined by his office, he has reasonable grounds to believe that Benjamin Netanyahu bears criminal responsibility ...

Police failed me dismally: Pretoria woman in road spiking incident says she frantically tried to stop police cars

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Lucy Tleane said after hitting the spikes and continued driving, she saw different marked police cars and tried to signal them to stop, but the SAPS cars just faded ...

Despite fake qualifications, woman earned more than R1,2 million working as a teacher

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Trouble started for Ntombelanga Labane when a whistle-blower who knew that the woman never passed matric reported the matter to the Public Service Commission offices ...

‘They were making noise’: Serial rapist, aged 24, slapped with three life terms, plus 65 years behind bars

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In the first incident, Xolani Sebothoma confronted a group of women and accused them of making noise, before he grabbed one victim, dragged her to an RDP house and ...

Man sentenced to 15 years imprisonment on charges of kidnapping, murder, and dramatic escape from custody

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After Polosho Milimi was arrested, he went out with police to find an accomplice but during the event, Milimi and an accomplice escaped by driving away in a police ...

Court stalls as Congolese man accused of scamming policewoman of lifetime’s savings wants interpreter

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The policewoman receiving her pension money when she resigned from SAPS and she withdrew R500,000 and gave it to a man who vanished, and she transferred other money ...

Victims of robbery behind bars for kidnapping alleged scammer behind fake Facebook adverts

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Five Zimbabwean nationals responded to a Facebook advert and drove to Klerskdorp where they were robbed by people purporting to be police, but they later kidnapped ...

Nurses robbed of their groceries, cellphones, clothes and money at Jane Furse Hospital in Limpopo

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The group of robbers got away with items worth R70,000 including three mobile phones, Huawei notebooks, groceries, clothes and an undisclosed amount of money.

China insists it will not compromise on Taiwan, and thanks South Africa for upholding one-China policy

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Chargé d'affaires of the Embassy of China in South Africa, Li Zhigang said seeking foreign support to gain independence for Taiwan is a dead end, and there is no ...

‘Let us celebrate’: Eskom marks 50 days without load shedding but warns that darks days are not behind us

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Eskom board chairperson Mteto Nyati said the power utility has a generation recovery plan that it has been implementing over the last year but it will take another ...

Two men and a woman pretended to be customers before robbing cellphones shop in Limpopo

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Limpopo police said two men entered the shop, accompanied by a woman and the three pretended to be customers before showing staff a gun and demanding money.