Mandela Legacy on Wheels: Cyclists Begin Mozambique to SA Ride for Under-Resourced Schools

A cycling initiative inspired by Nelson Mandela’s legacy has crossed South Africa’s borders for the first time, bringing much-needed improvements to an under-resourced primary school in Maputo, Mozambique.

Legacy Ride4Hope, in partnership with the Republic of Mozambique Pipeline Investments Company (ROMPCO), the Nelson Mandela Foundation and other corporate partners, on Wednesday handed over newly refurbished classrooms at Escola Básica de Bela Vista.

The intervention was initially expected to focus on just two classrooms but was expanded afterREAD MORE

Major General Feroz Khan has been fired from the South African Police Service, with his lawyers saying they will be moving swiftly to challenge the decision in court after his dismissal was confirmed on Wednesday night.

SAPS confirmed that Khan, who served as the deputy head of Crime Intelligence, had been dismissed after failing to appear before a designated senior officer responsible for dealing with his disciplinary proceedings.

But Khan’s legal team has rejected the dismissal, arguingREAD MORE

The four life imprisonment terms handed to convicted serial killer Rassie Nkuna have brought a measure of justice to the family of murdered couple Sabeiliwe and Lucky Mogashoa, but another family continues to wait for answers.

Nkuna was sentenced to four life terms in the Pretoria High Court on Wednesday for the March 2022 murders of the Mogashoa couple, who were killed in front of their two young children. Former police officer Jacob Chego, who was convicted asREAD MORE

A previously little-known 43-year-old man, Jabulani Maluleke, has emerged as a potentially significant link in the State’s expanding money-laundering case against Tshwane Metropolitan Police Department officer Peter “Greater Gagash” Nonyane.

Maluleke, who is not currently before the Polokwane Magistrates’ Court as an accused, features in six new money-laundering charges that prosecutors allege involve the movement of R1.029 million between his First National Bank (FNB) account and an account allegedly controlled by Nonyane.

The allegations emerged onREAD MORE

A 28-year-old man has been sentenced to an effective 20 years in prison for raping a 95-year-old woman in Sesalong village, Limpopo.

The Polokwane High Court sentenced the man to 20 years’ direct imprisonment for rape and a further eight years for housebreaking with intent to rape.

The sentences will run concurrently, meaning he will serve an effective 20 years behind bars.

The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) welcomed the sentence, describing it asREAD MORE

Former Hawks head General Godfrey Lebeya came under intense questioning at the Madlanga Commission on Wednesday over his reliance on alleged police informant Malcolm X and his handling of the investigation into the theft of drugs worth an estimated R200 million from Hawks offices in Port Shepstone.

Lebeya returned to the commission to conclude his testimony, with questions focusing on decisions he made while heading the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation, commonly known as the Hawks.

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BISHKEK, Sep. 02 (Xinhua) — Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Monday that China is ready to work with Mongolia to foster more areas of growth for mutually beneficial cooperation and advance hand in hand along the respective paths of modernisation.

Xi made the remarks in a meeting with Mongolian President Ukhnaa Khurelsukh on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Summit 2026 in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.

Noting that China and Mongolia are close neighbours connected by mountainsREAD MORE

Three people have been arrested after police recovered explosives worth an estimated R160 000 during a raid in Matholesville, Roodepoort, which investigators believe may be linked to ATM bombings, cash-in-transit robberies and illegal mining.

The suspects, two men and a woman, were arrested on Tuesday following an intelligence-driven operation involving the South African Police Service (SAPS), private security companies and other law enforcement agencies.

Police said the operation followed intelligence about a suspected explosivesREAD MORE

* China stands ready to work with Kyrgyzstan to deliver more practical cooperation outcomes that are tangible and accessible, Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Monday during talks with Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov.

* Xi said that in recent years, China-Kyrgyzstan relations have achieved leapfrog development, boosting the development of both countries and contributing to peace, stability and prosperity in the region.

* Xi urged the two countries to deepen practical cooperation, implement the intergovernmental economicREAD MORE

Described as a “special cop” and a “rare talent” who managed protesting and aggrieved communities effortlessly, Tshwane Metro Police Department (TMPD) Warrant Officer Daniel Maphosa has taken his final bow after 42 years of service to the City of Tshwane. 

The 66-year-old operational commander left behind a career marked by decades of community engagement, managing difficult and violent protests, and a deep commitment to policing within the confines of the law.

Maphosa was honoured during his exitREAD MORE