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A 44-year-old man on parole has been arrested in connection with the murder of his girlfriend, North West police said.

PARENTS of pupils at a school in Fafung outside Brits, North West physically chased away the principal.

News24 Wire Police say it is believed that after the family went to bed on Saturday, the mother allegedly drank poison and threw pesticide all over the house. Picture: iStock A mother and four of her children died in an apparent murder-suicide in the North West following an argument. The 38-year-old mother and four sons, aged two months to 15 years, were found dead in their home in Vaalbank, outside Coligny, on Sunday morning. Her husband, 35, and two other s...

Myburgh said:  Toxicology tests are still going to be done, but the poison found on the scene is in a pellet form. It is believed that it is a pesticide that emits a poisonous gas when it gets in contact with water. She threw the pesticide in the house and they inhaled the fumes in their sleep. Police are investigating four cases of murder. Investigations into the matter are continuing, and postmortems will confirm the cause of death.  The North West Acting Provincial Commissioner, Major-General Dintletse Molefe, said she was shocked by the deaths and encouraged community members to seek pr...

PHOTO: Instagram The sister of Kaizer Chiefs and Bafana Bafana goalkeeper Itumeleng Khune has died in a fire. Mapula Khune was reportedly burnt beyond recognition in the fire on Thursday morning, near Ventersdorp in North West. According to the Daily Sun, Mapula was at her grandmother's home. The room she lived in burnt down and the rest of the house was reportedly not damaged. Free State police spokesperson Colonel Adele Myburgh confirmed the incident, saying Ventersdorp police were investigating an inquest case. She said the authorities were alerted to the fire at around 05:00 on Thursday....