The KwaZulu-Natal teacher who shocked the country when he allegedly killed his wife-to-be and recorded a live social media video boasting about the tragic incident has a history of “unusual behaviour”, his colleagues have revealed. Sbusiso Lawrence Nkaba, a teacher at Ziphozethu Primary School in KwaDukuza just outside Durban, posted the body of his bruised and bloodied girlfriend on Facebook on Tuesday night, December 17, before taking his own life.  In the video, with blood stains all over his face,…

The Road Accident Fund (RAF) says it has become aware of a trend where some people deliberately throw themselves at moving cars in order to claim for injuries sustained on the road. As a result, it said should it find evidence that a claimant did that, it will not pay out the claim. In a statement released on Tuesday, December 10, the RAF said they were concerned about the new trend of people who deliberately caused their own deaths on…

The South African Transport Ministry has commended law enforcement officers for their dedicated efforts in reducing road fatalities during the 2023/24 festive season road safety campaign, as compared to the previous year. During the 2023/24 festive period, there were 1,184 fatal road accidents, showing a 2.3 percent decrease from the previous year’s 1,212 road fatalities in the 2022/23 season. Transport Minister Sindisiwe Chikunga expressed her sympathies for the lives lost during the season, highlighting the fact that these statistics represent…