Genevieve Serra

Genevieve Serra

Miracle as toddler defeats aggressive cancer

Genevieve Serra|Published

Doctors previously described the cancer as being aggressive and that the tumour could double in size within 18 to 24 hours.

SA prisoners achieve 96. 2% matric pass rate

Genevieve Serra|Published

South African prisoners achieve a remarkable 96. 2% pass rate in the 2024 Matric exams, with 13 schools reaching a 100% pass rate, showcasing the transformative ...

Woman reunites with Northern Cape family after 53 years missing

Genevieve Serra|Published

It was a momentous occasion for the Northern Cape family of a 69-year-old woman, long believed to have died after being estranged and missing for more than 50 years, ...

Hawks arrest man for trafficking 17-year-old girl, from Mozambique

Genevieve Serra|Published

The Hawks have made a breakthrough by arresting a foreign national who allegedly held a 17-year-old girl captive after trafficking her from Mozambique two years ...

Longest running court case at a regional court in SA: 16 years after teen’s brutal rape and murder, five men finally found ...

Genevieve Serra|Published

The case, plagued by more than 115 postponements, has made history as the longest running court case at a regional court in South Africa.

No new leads in olive farmer’s cold case

Genevieve Serra|Published

A Western Cape olive farmer who disappeared ten years ago from his farm near Barrydale remains a mystery despite cellphone to banking records while his family are ...

Wilgenhof parents and students to apply for interdict to stop its closure

Genevieve Serra|Published

Students, together with their parents, are expected to approach the Western Cape High Court for an interdict following the decision by Stellenbosch University’s ...

Songstress Karin Kortje speaks of the murder that changed her career

Genevieve Serra|Published

Former Idols winner and singing sensation, Karin Kortje has broken her silence after nearly 20 years, telling of how the murder of guest house owner, Renate Kellerman, ...

Petition aims to have SA engineers freed from Equatorial Guinea prison

Genevieve Serra|Published

In another bid to have two South African engineers set free from an Equatorial Guinea prison, where they have been detained for more than a year after being sentenced ...

WHO warns of health worker shortage of 6. 1 million by 2030 as nurse scarcity continues in SA

Genevieve Serra|Published

The World Health Organization has warned that by the year 2030, the African region will face a shortage of 6. 1 million health workers, and this week, as International ...

BOOK REVIEW: Facing fear and having faith with ‘The Caterpillar and the Butterfly’

Genevieve Serra|Published

This book will take you on a journey of facing your fears and becoming bold and confident.

As Thabo Bester’s pre-trial date looms, its unclear whether he read or saw the book on his escape

Genevieve Serra|Published

A month ahead of Facebook rapist Thabo Bester’s pre-trial at the Bloemfontein High Court, publishers and authors are unable to confirm whether he or Nandipha Magudumana ...

Latest book in the ‘Diary of a Wimpy Kid’ series is out

Genevieve Serra|Published

The latest edition of the Diary of a Wimpy kid is out and will take you on a new journey.

Assault on police detective in court by alleged gang member caught on camera

Genevieve Serra|Published

The police said they are not aware of a video that is circulating on social media showing how an alleged member of the Firm Boys gang attacked a police detective ...

SA’s most expensive home remains a mystery

Genevieve Serra|Published

South Africa’s most expensive home, at R700 million, continues to drive the mystery of who the owner is and whether it is on the market. Neighbours have declined ...

Brace for severe flu season and outbreaks, health experts warn

Karishma Dipa , Genevieve Serra and Sameer Naik|Published

With load shedding a permanent feature and as temperatures plummet in winter, health experts are warning ​South Africans to brace for a severe cold and flu season, ...

Sudan conflict: Scores of South Africans attempt to flee

Genevieve Serra and Shaun Smillie|Published

Scores of South Africans caught in the middle of the fighting between the Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces have fled the country over the ...

Animal welfare organisations call for calm as owners surrender pets in fear of violent deaths

Genevieve Serra|Published

‘Pit bulls are being surrendered to SPCAs in large numbers and, in communities where owners have not surrendered their pit bulls, the communities are beginning to ...

Another wave of Covid-19, but no need to panic

Wendy Jasson Da Costa , Zolani Sinxo and Genevieve Serra|Published

The Health Department says ‘technically’ the country could already be in a sixth wave as the number of infections started increasing from September.

’Kidnapping now a national sport’

Duncan Guy , Sameer Naik and Genevieve Serra|Published

Kidnapping is a crime happening with such increasing frequency in South Africa that it has been dubbed a ’national sport’.

Former policewoman, now pastor’s book breaks through her truths

Genevieve Serra|Published

From rape, abortion, drugs and gambling, pastor Charmaine Daniels has seen all spheres of life.

WHO raises alarm on Covid-19 reinfection as Omicron drives fourth wave in SA

Norman Cloete and Genevieve Serra|Published

The World Health Organization said evidence suggested an increased risk of infection.

Storage of DNA samples from family members may be key to solving cold cases

Genevieve Serra|Published

DNA may be the link for justice in cold cases experts in the field say and they are rallying that this be used to solve many cases which are shelved at police stations ...

First patient for robotic-assisted surgery at Groote Schuur Hospital will be selected from waiting list

Genevieve Serra|Published

They will be strategically selected by the surgical team for the first robotic-assisted surgery expected to take place in 2022.

Brother and sister find each other after 45 years

Genevieve Serra|Published

Trackn Trace helps siblings meet up after longing to meet up.