A 37-year-old intensive care unit nurse was shot and killed by US Border Patrol agents, operating under ICE, in Minneapolis on Saturday morning, 24 January, sparking widespread outrage, competing official accounts, and an urgent court battle over access to evidence. Alex Jeffrey Pretti, an ICU nurse at the Minneapolis VA hospital, died after an encounter with federal agents on a city street. It comes two and a half weeks after an ICE
Three youths killed in Samora Machel
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The South African Police Service (SAPS) has condemned a violent shooting incident in Samora Machel that claimed the lives of three young people on Saturday morning, 24 January 2026. According to police, the shooting occurred at around 11:55 in Oliver Tambo Drive. The victims were seated inside a Suzuki Ertiga when they were approached by unknown suspects who opened fire before fleeing the scene. Three victims, aged between 16 and 21, were
The Western Cape Education Department (WCED) has filed an application for leave to appeal the decision of the Labour Court concerning Wesley Neumann’s dismissal. Earlier this month, the Labour Court ruled that the Heathfield High School principal should be reinstated, overturning his dismissal for refusing to reopen the school amidst the first wave of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020. The MEC of Education, David Maynier, says their application for leave to appeal
Western Cape Serious Violent Crime (SVC) detectives have arrested a 19-year-old suspect in connection with the deadly shooting at a shebeen in Marikana, Philippi East, which claimed the lives of nine people earlier this month. The arrest was made on Friday, 23 January 2026, in Zweletemba, Worcester, following ongoing investigations into the shooting that took place in the Marikana informal settlement in the early hours of Saturday, 17 January. According to police,
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