https://taungdailynews.com/2026/05/05/stepfather-in-court-for-rape/The Guardianen2026-05-05T19:12:17+00:00Stepfather in court for rapeand the victim was left in his care. Mahanjana said after the second incident, on 31 January 2026 and 18 April 2026, Lumka Mahanjana said on two separate occasions, the victim reported the matter to the aunt, the stepfather raped his stepdaughter at their place of residence in Olievenhoutbosch when the mother was not aroundhttps://taungdailynews.com/2026/05/05/former-general-manager-appears-in-court-for-fraud/The Guardianen2026-05-05T18:34:09+00:00Former General Manager appears in court for frauda former General Manager at Royal Funerals, The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) confirms that Ponatsego Anna Ngwenya (45), from Soshanguve, Lumka Mahanjana said it is alleged that during her employment at Royal Funerals, Ngwenya defrauded the company by instructing clients to make funeral policy payments directly into her personal bank account. Mahanjana said in some instanceshttps://taungdailynews.com/2026/05/05/committee-to-receive-responses-on-investigations-into-social-development-ministerial-appointments/The Guardianen2026-05-05T17:47:25+00:00Committee to receive responses on investigations into social development ministerial appointmentshttps://taungdailynews.com/2026/05/05/committee-concerned-by-high-number-of-disciplinary-matters-at-drakenstein/The Guardianen2026-05-05T17:37:43+00:00Committee concerned by high number of disciplinary matters at DrakensteinMaximum B Section, Maximum A Section, expressing concern over the high number of suspensions of officials linked to disciplinary cases in the management area. The committee said the Drakenstein Management Area includes the Maximum Section, 65 disciplinary cases were registered. Ramolobeng noted that nationally the Department of Correctional Services (DCS) recorded 130 such cases, Kgomotso Anthea Ramolobeng said during the 2025/26 financial yearhttps://taungdailynews.com/2026/05/05/a-call-to-strengthen-sas-health-security-systems-amid-hantavirus-outbreak/The Guardianen2026-05-05T17:16:49+00:00A call to strengthen SA’s health security systems amid hantavirus outbreakbe briefed by the Minister of Health, the measures that have been implemented to contain the spread of the virus, Faith Muthambi said the briefing follows a media statement issued yesterday by the committee, The Portfolio Committee on Health will on 6 May 2026, Dr Aaron Motsoaledi on the implications of the hantavirus outbreak. The committee said the briefing will focus on the findings of the department’s investigation into the outbreakhttps://taungdailynews.com/2026/05/05/tourism-monitors-are-not-deployed-to-villages-townships-and-small-dorpies/The Guardianen2026-05-05T17:04:22+00:00Tourism monitors are not deployed to villages, townships and small dorpies  The Portfolio Committee on Tourism today considered Budget Vote 38: Tourism and the 2026/27 annual performance plans (APPs) of the Department of Tourism and South African Tourism (SA Tourism), Ronalda Nalumango said the committee noted that the recovery is led by regional African travel, up 17.7% from 2024 and 2.6% above 2019 pre-Covid levels, which account for 75.2% of arrivals, which were tabled on 31 March 2027. The committee noted South Africa’s strong tourism recovery in 2025 with 10.5 million international arrivals, supported by improved air accesshttps://taungdailynews.com/2026/05/05/monna-o-tshwaretswe-maiteko-a-kgothoso-e-tseneletseng/The Guardianen2026-05-05T16:26:48+00:00Monna o tshwaretswe maiteko a kgothoso e tseneletsenggaufi le Taung. Go begwa fa banna ba le bararo ba ba neng ba tlhometse go utlwala, ba ile ba itatlhela ka lebenkele lengwe teng kwa motseng ohttps://taungdailynews.com/2026/05/05/monna-o-bolailwe-ka-go-tlhabiwa-kwa-renkeng-ya-ditekesi/The Guardianen2026-05-05T15:44:21+00:00Monna o bolailwe ka go tlhabiwa kwa renkeng ya ditekesiSepodisi sa Taung se batlisisa kgetsi ya polao. Se, se tla morago ga gore monna wa dingwaga di le 33 a tlhabiwe le go bolawa maabane bosigo kwa renkeng ya ditekesi ya Taung. Go begwa fa moswi yo a itsegeng jaaka Jahman Malepe, a ne a tsena mo nganyisanong ga mmogo le monna mongwehttps://taungdailynews.com/2026/05/04/kolong-bridge-will-be-temporarily-closed-overnight/The Guardianen2026-05-04T18:01:10+00:00Kolong bridge will be temporarily closed overnighthttps://taungdailynews.com/2026/05/04/reparations-must-help-to-address-africas-colonial-legacy/The Guardianen2026-05-04T07:43:41+00:00Reparations must help to address Africa’s colonial legacy The Republic of South Africa (RSA) president, they take pride in a common identity, Cyril Ramaphosa said every May, despite Africa’s many languages and cultureshttps://taungdailynews.com/2026/05/04/mayor-cautions-residents-against-crossing-submerged-bridges/The Guardianen2026-05-04T07:11:05+00:00Mayor cautions residents against crossing submerged bridgesItumeleng Maribe said following heavy rains across many parts of the country, 26- The Greater Taung Local Municipality mayor, including Taunghttps://taungdailynews.com/2026/05/04/water-supply-interruption-in-lekwa-teemane-local-municipality/The Guardianen2026-05-04T06:52:05+00:00Water supply interruption in Lekwa-Teemane Local MunicipalityCoverdale, May 2026- The residents of Bloemhofhttps://taungdailynews.com/2026/05/04/zero-tolerance-crime-crack-down-under-operation-shanela-ii/The Guardianen2026-05-04T04:02:01+00:00Zero tolerance crime crack down under Operation Shanela IIhigh-visibility patrols, numerous premises were searched, while a total of 2 950 individuals and 1 365 vehicles were also searched. Ehlers said operational actions included stop-and-search actions, Colonel Cherelle Ehlers said during the operationhttps://taungdailynews.com/2026/05/04/a-man-shot-dead-his-wife-son-amid-argument/The Guardianen2026-05-04T03:50:56+00:00A man ‘shot’ dead his wife, son amid argumentThe police in Olifantshoek are investigating two cases of murder and one case of attempted murder after a shooting incident that occurred during the early hours on Sunday, Colonel Cherelle Ehlers said their son (26) reportedly arrived and intervened. Ehlers said it is believed that a man fired several shotshttps://taungdailynews.com/2026/05/04/saps-uses-sport-to-strengthen-community-involvement/The Guardianen2026-05-04T03:42:32+00:00SAPS uses sport to strengthen community involvementBrigadier Irene Kopeledi, In an effort to strengthen community involvement and raise public awareness of youth at risk in crime involvement, spearheaded by the Northern Cape Provincial Head of Proactive Policing, a Sport Against Crime mini-tournament was held at the Louisvale dorp Sports Ground in Hou-jou-bek, together with the Chairperson of Provincial Community Police Board, on Sunday. The initiative, Constable Rowan Bacela said the event was supported by stakeholders from various government departments, Clement Baai, Louisevale dorp, including the Department of Social Development, the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) and the Department of Transporthttps://taungdailynews.com/2026/05/04/monna-o-tlhokofetse-morago-ga-go-gogolwa-ke-metsi/The Guardianen2026-05-04T03:29:43+00:00Monna o tlhokofetse morago ga go gogolwa ke metsiDipula tse di maatla kwa porofenseng ya Kapa Bokone ka Laborarohttps://taungdailynews.com/2026/05/04/ngwana-o-nwetse-kwa-mokassa-2/The Guardianen2026-05-04T03:04:51+00:00Ngwana o nwetse kwa Mokassa 2gaufi le Taung. Go ya ka dipego, ngwana o, batlhankela ba sepodisi ba lekala le le sapang, e ne ya epiwa ke rakonteraka mongwe ka motsi wa fa a ne a tabola mmu kwa lefelong leo. Go ya ka dipego, Go begwa fa go na le ngwana o a letseng a nwetse mo metsing mo letsatsing la maabane kwa motseng wa Mokassa 2