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Port Alfred police seek witnesses after dogs kill woman

A 37-year-old woman was mauled to death by dogs this morning while was walking in Alfred Road, Port Alfred, to catch a taxi to work, Eastern Cape Police Spokesperson Brigadier Kinana said. “While walking along the road she was attacked by…

A goods train collided with a bakkie at a level crossing early on Thursday in the Free State.Image: SAPS

Two killed as train hits stationary bakkie at railway crossing

Two farm workers were killed when a goods train collided with a bakkie early on Thursday at a railway crossing in the Free State. The collision happened at 6.38am near Alpha farm in the Thaba Nchu district. “The train driver alleges that…

Faulty brakes, dysfunctional steering racks, smooth tyres and badly cracked windscreens: This is what traffic officials are flagging during festive season safety operations.Image: Facebook/1Second CPT

Teen BMXer dies after careering down steep Kalk Bay hill into truck

A 14-year-old boy was killed in a cycling accident on Tuesday at a busy traffic intersection in Cape Town, police confirmed on Wednesday. The boy, from Lavender Hill, was among a group of youngsters on BMX bikes seen cycling down the…

Former Cogta head of department Stanley KhanyileImage: File

Controversial ex Eastern Cape HOD shot dead

Former Eastern Cape social development and Cogta head Stanley Khanyile was shot dead on Saturday. Khanyile was serving as municipal manager of Sedibeng district municipality and was killed in Gauteng. In August, he was arrested by the…

A struck whale can be carried unnoticed far from the site of the collision. Image: SAVE COASTAL WILDLIFE

Collisions take heavy toll on sea creatures

A new scientific report has revealed that at least 75 different ocean species are killed in collisions with boats and ships. The report, compiled by a team of scientists including Port Elizabeth-based marine biologists Renee Schoeman and…

Three children aged between 10 and 12, and a 19-year-old were shot and killed.Image: 123RF/123RF Premium

Police on hunt for killers after man shot while having dinner with girlfriend

Port Elizabeth police are appealing for information that could lead to the arrest of three unknown suspects believed to have shot and killed a 26-year-old man who was eating dinner with his girlfriend in their flat at Veeplaas on Monday.…

Paramedics treat a critically injured cyclist who was hit by a minibus taxi on the M4 Ruth First Freeway near Umdloti, north of Durban, on Sunday.Image: Supplied

Cyclist killed in Umdloti minibus taxi crash

A cyclist was killed and two others were badly injured when they were hit by a minibus taxi while on a training ride on the M4 near Umdloti, north of Durban, on Sunday morning. Netcare 911 spokesman Shawn Herbst said the trio had been…

Five suspects involved in the shooting of a security officer in KwaMashu on Monday are still at large. File photo.Image: 123RF/Roger Lamkin

Durban man dies in botched robbery at shopping centre

A man was shot and killed and a woman seriously injured in an apparent botched robbery at KwaMashu’s Bridge City shopping centre on Wednesday afternoon. Netcare 911 spokesperson Shawn Herbst said that medics rushed to the rooftop parking…

“It is alleged that speeding may have been the main contributing factor as the driver allegedly failed to negotiate a sharp curve‚ lost control and the vehicle left the road.”Image: 123RF/Jaromír Chalabala

Twenty killed on Eastern Cape roads

Twenty people died in road accidents in the Eastern Cape at the weekend. An accident between Mqanduli and Coffee Bay claimed the lives of 12 people when a bakkie overturned on the R411 on Sunday afternoon. According to provincial…

The victim apparently came to the home to express condolences to the family of a friend who had died. File photo.Image: Thinkstock

Teenager flees after mourner is stabbed to death in Soweto

A 17-year-old is at large after a 44-year-old woman was killed at a house in Mapetla‚ Soweto‚ where loved ones were in mourning. The woman apparently came to the home on Tuesday to express condolences to the family of a friend who had…