Belinda Pheto
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Johannesburg, GP, South Africa
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Businessman walks away with suspended sentence after defrauding Eskom of R2.6m
A businessman walked away with a suspended sentence after defrauding Eskom of more than R2.6m. → Read More
Uncle sentenced to life imprisonment for raping his niece
A 56-year-old man from Limpopo was sentenced to life imprisonment for raping his 12-year-old niece. → Read More
Oscar Pistorius parole hearing later this month
Former Paralympian and convicted murderer Oscar Pistorius might soon be released on parole. → Read More
Eskom announces departure of its spokesperson Sikonathi Mantshantsha
Eskom on Monday announced that its spokesperson, Sikonathi Mantshantsha will leave the ailing power utility at the end of this month. → Read More
State ‘wastes’ more than R200,000 trying to get out of paying employee R2,000 bonus
The Government Pensions Administration Agency (GPAA) has spent R222,447 in legal fees to fight paying R2,083 to an employee who qualified for a bonus in the 2019/20 financial year. .. → Read More
‘I just want a job’: In Diepsloot, president’s top priority seems obvious
Diepsloot resident Rhulani Shilowa, 42, feels like she’s reached breaking point. → Read More
Stepmom threatened to ‘burn’ father’s heart before allegedly drowning his toddler
“You've hurt my heart. I will burn yours,” are the words the father of four-year-old Nada-Jane Therèse Challita was told by his girlfriend, Amber Hughes, shortly before the toddler’s body was found floating in a bathtub. .. → Read More
Woman charged for stepdaughter's murder denied bail amid suicide fears
The Johannesburg magistrate's court has denied bail to the 23-year-old woman accused of killing her stepdaughter. → Read More
Polokwane floods: one person injured as wall collapses
Parts of Polokwane in Limpopo remain flooded, after heavy downpours on Wednesday afternoon. → Read More
Johannesburg Water warns of possible outages due to low levels in reservoirs
Systems at Crosby, Brixton, Hurst Hill, Crown Gardens, Linden and Eagles Nest are at critically low levels. → Read More
39-year-old Free State man allegedly killed by mob
A 39-year-old man was allegedly killed by a mob in Ithobale section in Bethlehem on Monday. → Read More
Two more arrested in connection with murder of councillor and two others
Police in Mpumalanga have made a breakthrough in the case of a councillor murdered in Mkhondo. → Read More
Nigerian consulate lambastes City Power for Wednesday’s debt switch-off
The Nigerian consulate in Johannesburg has condemned City Power and metro police for what it called an "invasion". → Read More
Cape Town woman attacked by pit bull in a serious condition
A Cape Town woman has sustained serious injuries after being attacked by a pit bull on Thursday afternoon. → Read More
Diabetes didn't stop St David's matriculant coming tops
Type 1 diabetes didn't stop Matteo Buxman from St David's Marist Inanda in Sandton, Johannesburg, achieving top results. → Read More
Roads blocked in Boksburg due to electricity protest
Roads in Boksburg have been blockaded with burning tyres and rocks. → Read More
PA councillor appointed mayor of troubled Ditsobotla municipality
Boitumelo Lethoko of the Patriotic Alliace is the newly-elected mayor of the North West municipality of Ditsobotla. → Read More
Ditsobotla: SA's poster child for municipal mayhem
Clover quit Lichtenburg in 2021 because service delivery was so bad. It’s not getting any better. → Read More
Boksburg tanker blast: Driver released pending further investigations
Gauteng police have released the driver of the gas tanker that exploded in Boksburg. → Read More
Christmas Day baby boys outnumber the girls in Limpopo
There were 217 babies born in Limpopo on Christmas Day - with boys outnumbering girls. → Read More