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Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi told a media briefing on Monday that while the toxicology reports confirm that organophosphate was responsible for the deaths of the children, authorities are yet to determine whether the substance is present in the spaza shops in Soweto
AARON MOTSOALEDI

Motsoaledi: Thabo Bester was never registered with home affairs

The home affairs minister said he could not confirm the validity of the American passport found in Bester’s possession when he was captured in Tanzania

  • Mandisa Ndlovu
3 min read
Gayton McKenzie. Photo by Delwyn Verasamy, M&G
GAYTON MCKENZIE

Gayton McKenzie takes credit for prison transfer of Mercedes-Benz theft accused

The Patriotic Alliance leader has claimed that he is behind Eldorado Park gangster Jermaine Prim’s move to Kgosi Mampuru maximum security prison

  • Khaya Koko
6 min read
Two of the continent’s premier game reserves – Kenya’s Maasai Mara National Reserve and South Africa’s Kruger National Park – stand on the frontlines of species loss, working tirelessly to protect wildlife under the shadow of rising extinction threats. Yet they also reveal how different leadership approaches to park management can shape conservation success, advance inclusivity, and distribute economic benefit to local communities.
ADELE MYBURGH

The Mozambican criminal who escaped from South African prisons, twice

A rhino-poaching suspect, who recently escaped from police custody, has been identified as a criminal who was serving multiple life sentences when he broke out of prison last year

  • Simon Bloch
8 min read
CORRECTIONAL SERVICES

Inside the brazen prison break at Kgosi Mampuru

Negligence and staff shortages are blamed for after two violent criminals escaped from the prison

  • Khaya Koko
4 min read