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1 week ago | 
sowetanlive.co.za | Ernest Mabuza |Kabelo Mokoena
The case against a man accused of kidnapping, raping and murdering six-year-old Amantle Semane in Soweto last year was postponed until July 31 for plea and trial. The 30-year-old man appeared in the Johannesburg high court on Tuesday to face kidnapping, rape, murder and contravention of the Immigration Act charges.
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1 month ago | 
wantedonline.co.za | Aspasia Karras |Kabelo Mokoena
Fashion model Yuri Pailman The first time I noticed Yuri Pailman, he was strutting his stuff in a fashion show. It goes without saying he is a glorious-looking human, but that’s not what makes a good model. There has to be some magic sprinkled on top of the basic package that compels people to look at someone.
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2 months ago | 
sowetanlive.co.za | Bongani Magasela |Kabelo Mokoena
Minister of sport, arts and culture Gayton McKenzie. File photo. How veteran ring officials were left out when sport minister Gayton McKenzie honoured boxing legends this week remains a mystery.
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Feb 20, 2025 | 
sowetanlive.co.za | Shonisani Tshikalange |Kabelo Mokoena
Gauteng Metrorail train services are facing intermittent disruptions due to the continuing rain, with flooding of some railway infrastructure, including tunnels and platforms. The Passenger Rail Agency of SA (Prasa) said flooding has affected train stations including Silverton and Belle Ombre and rail corridors. Prasa spokesperson Lillian Mofokeng said tracks have been flooded at the Leralla station “resulting in “trains turning to Limindlela station in Thembisa”.
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Jan 16, 2025 | 
sowetanlive.co.za | Koena Mashale |Kabelo Mokoena
Bheki Mlangeni Hospital in Jabulani,Soweto. Bheki Mlangeni Hospital in Jabulani, Soweto, has had water woes for the past seven months, and a nurse says the issue is making their job of caring for patients difficult. “When there’s no water, there would be municipal water that is delivered by water tankers into the JoJo tanks around the hospital... but even that is not enough. Often, we have to bring our own water from home just to get by.
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Jan 16, 2025 | 
sowetanlive.co.za | Herman Moloi |Kabelo Mokoena
Mine rescue operations in Stilfontein to retrieve illegal miners and dead bodies. Image: Kabelo Mokoena
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Jan 16, 2025 | 
sowetanlive.co.za | Isaac Mahlangu |Kabelo Mokoena
Forensic waste collectors arriving at the disused Stilfontein shaft where 78 dead bodies were retrieved. Only 26 South Africans were among the almost 2,000 zama zamas who resurfaced alive from the Stilfontein illegal mining operations. SAPS national spokesperson Brig Athlenda Mathe said their operation at the Buffelsfontein shaft 11 that started on Monday led to the retrieval of 246 people and 78 bodies.
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Jan 10, 2025 | 
heraldlive.co.za | Phathu Luvhengo |Kabelo Mokoena
Nelson Mandela's grandson who was arrested with four other suspects on Wednesday after a hijacked vehicle was found at the former statesman's former home in Houghton was released on Friday and didn't appear in court as expected. He was released because off insufficient evidence linking him to the alleged offence, but the prosecutor told the court he remains a suspect pending finalisation of investigations.
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Jan 6, 2025 | 
dispatchlive.co.za | Mesuli Zifo |Kabelo Mokoena
STEPPING IN: SA sports minister Gayton McKenzie. The drawn-out legal stand-off which plunged boxing into a crisis involving the sports ministry, promoters and Boxing SA has ended, after the warring parties agreed to work towards stabilising the sport. The undertaking was taken after sports minister Gayton McKenzie engaged in numerous meetings and consultations with the National Professional Boxing Promoters Association (NPBPA) before announcing the new BSA board in December.
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Dec 10, 2024 | 
heraldlive.co.za | Joy Mphande |Kabelo Mokoena
Sello Maake kaNcube at the Randburg magistrate's court in connection with a protection order he filed against his estranged wife Pearl Mbewe. Veteran actor Sello Maake kaNcube has broken his silence after allegations made by his estranged wife, Pearl Mbewe, that he "exposed" her to HIV. Pearl told Sunday World she decided to speak up about the matter after the veteran actor told the Sunday Times how he found out he had the virus.
