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KZN man who hacked mother and toddler to death begs for mercy

Sne Masuku|Published 3 years ago

Thembinkosi Ngcobo, 62, was found guilty of hacking to death his girlfriend Ntombifuthi Blose and her two-year-old daughter Swelihle at his home in Mount Royal on ...

Bride-to-be disappointed as police seize ‘stolen’ lobola cow

Sne Masuku|Published 4 years ago

The family of the bride is demanding answers from its son-in-law after police confiscated one of the six cows the man had paid for their daughter’s lobola following ...

'Full-time' return of all primary school pupils on the cards

Sne Masuku|Published 4 years ago

The Department of Basic Education is set to make a decision and an announcement is expected to be made this week

Slain Myeni’s body on its way home

Sne Masuku|Published 4 years ago

A press conference would be held on Thursday at the Union Buildings in Pretoria ahead of the body’s arrival

Lindani Myeni’s wife prepares for repatriation of his body

Sne Masuku|Published 4 years ago

Lindsay Myeni thanked South Africans for the support she has received

EUSA calls for matric markers to receive Covid-19 vaccine

Sne Masuku|Published 4 years ago

However, other teacher unions dismissed this call as the vaccine was unavailable in South Africa at the moment

32 teachers die from Covid-19 in less than a week

Sne Masuku|Published 4 years ago

18 teachers are reported to have died in a single day in South Africa

ANC Youth League presidential candidate says honeymoon is over

Sne Masuku|Published 4 years ago

The Youth League is expected to hold its much-anticipated congress before the end of January next year

PSA’s legal battle with its suspended general manager continues

Sne Masuku|Published 4 years ago

Tahir Maepa is taking the PSA board of directors to court again, this time demanding that the disciplinary hearing against him be abandoned immediately so that he ...

Parents can be charged for not disclosing Covid positive matric learners

Sne Masuku|Published 4 years ago

The department warned in a circular that parents, caregivers and guardians who fail to disclose the Covid-19-positive status of a matric candidate in their care ...

Dept’s bold TV plan to help matrics who have fallen behind

Sne Masuku|Published 4 years ago

Department of Basic Education in initiative to bridge the gap created by the Covid-19 pandemic by providing matric pupils with catch-up programme content that will ...

Unions call for patience ahead of Motshekga address

Sne Masuku|Published 4 years ago

The unions have complained that principals were being “hijacked” into performing tasks that were not part of their job descriptions.

School re-opening announcement postponed. . . again

Sne Masuku|Published 4 years ago

In a statement issued this morning, the department said Motshekga will only brief the media on Tuesday in Pretoria at 4pm.

No announcement on schools reopening expected today

Sne Masuku|Published 4 years ago

Education insiders say that the minister backtracked after pressure from unions who warned against the rushed re-opening of schools.

Court hears grisly details of pregnant woman’s cruel killing

Sne Masuku|Published 5 years ago

According to expert testimony, she died in agony.

High living cop jailed for murdering Nigerian drug dealer

Sne Masuku|Published 5 years ago

The Durban cop received 25 years for murder and 15 years for robbery.

'I never intended to kill my pregnant girlfriend . . . but this is how I did it'

Sne Masuku|Published 5 years ago

He then dumped the four-month pregnant woman's body near a cemetery in Durban.

'I shot Zo because she was being disrespectful'

Sne Masuku|Published 5 years ago

A MUT student is trial for murder.

Suspected serial rapist preyed on unemployed women in Ballito

Sne Masuku|Published 5 years ago

The suspect posed as a gardener and then lured the women to cane fields and allegedly assaulted, robbed them

Postman accused of slitting wife's throat, burning house denied bail

Sne Masuku|Published 5 years ago

A man who allegedly killed his wife by slitting her throat and setting her home on fire has been denied bail in the Durban High Court.

'A tokoloshe killed my wife' - says convicted triple murderer

Sne Masuku|Published 5 years ago

When grilled the accused said that his wife had committed suicide because somebody had used black magic on her.

We never knew evil like this existed, say brothers of slain 'zombie'

Sne Masuku|Published 5 years ago

Outside court, the brothers, who had travelled from KwaSwayimane, outside Pietermaritzburg, said they did not believe that such evil existed.

Alleged UKZN 'zombie' killer appears in court

Sne Masuku|Published 5 years ago

In a video circulated on social media the accused is seen confessing to the murder, saying he had to burn him because he was a zombie.

'I thought he was a zombie – that's why I killed him'

Sne Masuku|Published 5 years ago

In a video doing the rounds on social media the friend is seen confessing to killing Zondi because he believed Zondi was a “zombie” and that he practised witchcraft. ...

Durban court hears of 'scorned' woman's plot to kill husband-to-be

Sne Masuku|Published 5 years ago

The woman allegedly hired hit men after the death of their newborn and suspecting that witchcraft by one of his girlfriends was the cause of death.