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A KuGompo City man has been jailed for multiple serious offences. Stock photo.

Six inmates escape after armed gang ambushes police truck on way to court

Six inmates escaped after an armed gang ambushed the police truck they were travelling in en route to court, Gauteng police said on Friday.

Explosives of this nature were in the past found to have been used in ATM bombings.

Three found with explosives near Zim-SA border, link to ATM crime under investigation

Explosives of this nature were in the past found to have been used in ATM bombings.

Police have arrested a man who is believed to be behind the mass shooting that occurred in Westbury last week

Joburg pupil shoots grade 10 classmate during quarrel, turns gun on himself

A 16-year-old pupil from Daveyton in Ekurhuleni allegedly shot dead a classmate during an argument on the first day of school and then turned the gun on himself, the Gauteng department of education said on Thursday.

Police have arrested a man who is believed to be behind the mass shooting that occurred in Westbury last week

Shooter opens fire at Soweto dump site, killing four guards and wounding three

Preliminary investigations reveal that a man in possession of a rifle and a handgun arrived at the dump site entrance and, without a word, started shooting at security guards.

Thieves steal Joburg metro police patrol car in Soweto

Johannesburg's metro police department has launched an internal investigation after thieves allegedly stole a marked patrol car from under the noses of officers in Soweto.

Global weather system La Niña (Little Girl) is expected to disappear in a welter of flash floods, infections, and accidents in autumn and winter. File picture.

Families evacuated, emergency teams on high alert after Gauteng floods

At least 11 people from two households have been evacuated after flash floods in Alexandra next to the Jukskei River, Johannesburg emergency services said on Tuesday.

Len and Chantal Cloete. Len has been moved to a rehabilitation centre, according to a private security company.

Len Cloete awake, strong enough to start rehab after shooting: investigator

Len Cloete, who was shot in the head by a police officer after an altercation at a Gauteng lodge in November, is awake and strong enough to start his rehabilitation, a private investigation company said on Thursday.

Subsidies might attract more vets to open practices in rural areas. File image.

Concern about shortage of vets in SA

In a bid to deal with the shortage of veterinarians government should offer a subsidy to support vets in rural areas, a dean at the faculty of veterinary science at the University of Pretoria said.

Police said the gang rammed a Mercedes Benz into the G4S van at about 6.45pm shortly after it left Silverstar Casino.

WATCH | Manhunt launched for gang who bombed cash van in Krugersdorp

The gang of 12 rammed a Mercedes-Benz into a G4S van at about 6.45pm on Wednesday, shortly after it left the Silverstar Casino.

Mohammed Zaeem Khan in hospital, where he spent months undergoing chemotherapy.

‘Never give up’: A KZN boy’s message during 3-month battle in hospital with leukaemia

'My son always tells his friends in hospital that they need to stay strong and keep on fighting, and that they are stronger than cancer.'

Three abalone poachers arrested for running an illegal processing facility have been fined R100,000 each.

Poached abalone seized in Bloemfontein smugglers’ den

The Hawks this week raided an illegal abalone-processing plant about as far from the sea as you can get — in Bloemfontein.

Eastern Cape government official arrested over allegations that he falsified his academic qualifications

Female cop arrested for 'banging husband’s head against headboard'

A female police officer has been arrested after she allegedly assaulted her husband at their home in Welkom in the Free State, says the Independent Police Investigative Directorate.

Chief justice Raymond Zondo released the final state capture inquiry report on Wednesday. File image.

State capture inquiry seeks further extension to submit final report

Commission chair acting chief justice Raymond Zondo has prepared a court application for a two-month extension.

Boxes of suspected stolen Ice Tropez were found stored inside a truck.

Four suspects nabbed with suspected stolen booze worth thousands

Four suspects were arrested after they were caught with more than 37 boxes of suspected stolen alcohol in Boksburg on Monday, Gauteng police said.

Thanks to a University of Pretoria team led by Prof Gerhard Steenkamp, Max has been given a new lease on life.

Feisty macaw is a pretty boy again after receiving groundbreaking 3D-printed beak

A macaw has adapted 'perfectly' after a team of SA veterinary specialists fitted it with a 3D-printed beak.