Author: Malebogo Putu
Molimisi Baaitsi, the 31-year-old Lekompo sensation known to fans as Dr Nel, was discovered dead on a rural road in Botshabelo Village early Sunday, just hours after headlining the grand opening of a local pub, police said. Limpopo provincial police opened a culpable homicide docket after the artist’s body was found face-down along Ga-Seleka, Phetogo Drive, at approximately 4 a.m. on 2 November 2025. Emergency medical personnel from Witpoort pronounced him dead at the scene. “Preliminary information indicates the deceased had performed at the venue earlier that morning,” Colonel Malesela Ledwaba, provincial police spokesman, said in a statement. A post-mortem…
A 43-year-old woman from Seraleng, near Rustenburg, appeared before the Rustenburg Magistrates’ Court on Monday in connection with the alleged murder of her 20-year-old daughter. The accused, identified as Caroline “Granny” Mpane, abandoned her right to apply for bail. The case was postponed to December 12, 2025, to allow for further investigation. According to court proceedings, the DNA test results are still pending and are expected to play a crucial role in the investigation. Authorities said the results would help confirm whether the human remains found in the family yard were indeed those of Mpane’s daughter and assist in determining…
South African police in the Free State province have detailed a series of violent incidents over the past week, including farm attacks, home invasions, taxi rank shootings, a family dispute and the sexual assault and murder of a three-year-old girl, resulting in multiple deaths, injuries and arrests. In Glen, the lifeless body of three-year-old Katleho Joy Leeuw was discovered dumped in bushes by a passer-by on Saturday, 25 October 2025, after she was reported missing by her mother Vuyiswa on 23 October 2025 while playing in her backyard, according to a media release by Walter Macala, spokesperson for the Department…
Police in the Free State province arrested multiple suspects on drug possession and dealing charges during operations spanning October 28-30, 2025, confiscating narcotics with a combined street value exceeding R71,000. In Mafube, a 31-year-old African male was arrested for possession of suspected drugs. “On Thursday, 30 October 2025, at about 13:30, the Sasolburg Public Order Policing were policing the Mafube precinct when they received information about a male selling drugs at the informal settlement near a certain primary school,” Sergeant Josephine Rani of the South African Police Service in Free State stated. “Upon arrival at the place, the members found…
A 43-year-old woman is scheduled to appear in the Rustenburg Magistrates’ Court on Monday on charges of murder and defeating the ends of justice after human remains believed to be those of her 20-year-old daughter were exhumed from the family yard, police said. The suspect was arrested Thursday by Boitekong police at her home in Seraleng, near Rustenburg, according to a statement from Col. Adéle Myburgh, a spokeswoman for the South African Police Service in North West. A concerned family member became suspicious after not seeing the accused’s daughter for several months. Upon questioning the mother, she indicated that her…
In a laboratory at the University of the Witwatersrand, researchers are harnessing the power of nanotechnology to challenge one of humanity’s oldest adversaries: tuberculosis. A new inhalable nanosystem, developed by postdoctoral researcher Dr. Lindokuhle Ngema at the Wits Advanced Drug Delivery Platform (WADDP), promises to deliver TB medications directly to the lungs, where the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis conceals itself. The innovation, detailed in a university release dated Oct. 28, represents a potential shift in how the world treats this persistent disease. The nanocarrier, described as a miniature container for medicine, can encapsulate all four standard TB drugs—rifampicin, isoniazid, ethambutol, and…
The 28th ASEAN-Japan Summit concluded with a wide-ranging joint declaration outlining concrete steps to deepen cooperation under the ASEAN Outlook on the Indo-Pacific (AOIP). According to the statement, ASEAN and Japan committed to undertake “substantive, practical and tangible cooperation” across the AOIP’s four priority areas: maritime cooperation, connectivity, sustainable development, and economic collaboration. The declaration emphasized that these initiatives will be implemented through ASEAN-led mechanisms such as the ASEAN Plus Three (APT), the East Asia Summit (EAS), the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF), and the ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting Plus (ADMM-Plus). Among the highlighted programs were the WA Project 2.0, the…
Leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and Japan reaffirmed their shared commitment to peace, stability, and prosperity in the Indo-Pacific region during the 28th ASEAN-Japan Summit held in the Malaysian capital. In a joint statement adopted at the close of the meeting, both sides underscored their resolve to “further promote, mainstream and implement the ASEAN Outlook on the Indo-Pacific (AOIP)”, emphasizing the need to uphold international law and maintain an open, transparent, and rules-based regional order. The declaration acknowledged that global and regional challenges are increasingly interconnected, calling for stronger cooperation to address them collectively. ASEAN and…