In case you missed it: Jumpers informal settlement mass shooting | Hawks cop hid at Matlala’s | Double boost for Bafana

People at the scene of crime where 12 people were killed at Jumpers Informal settlement in Cleveland in Johannesburg, 10 June 2026. Picture: Nigel Sibanda/ The Citizen News today includes Jumpers Informal Settlement, locked behind a green devil’s fork fence and squeezed ‘in-between’ industrial buildings in Cleveland and on the site of the Jumpers Deep Gold Mine Ltd, East Incline shaft, now defunct, has seen its first horrifying mass killing. Meanwhile, a Hawks officer has made a dramatic disclosure at the Madlanga commission, admitting he secretly lived at the home of alleged underworld figure Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala – despite previously denying any link to him.

Furthermore, Bafana Bafana have been given a lift ahead of their 2026 Fifa World Cup opening match against Mexico on Thursday, with the news that both central defender Mbekezeli Mbokazi and left back Aubrey Modiba are set to be available. Damaging winds are expected in parts of the Eastern Cape on Thursday, 11 June, with very cold, wet and windy conditions forecast over certain areas in the Northern and Western Cape.Full weather forecast here. Stay up to date withThe Citizen– More News, Your Way.

Jumpers Informal Settlement, locked behind a green devil’s fork fence and squeezed ‘in-between’ industrial buildings in Cleveland and on the site of the Jumpers Deep Gold Mine Ltd, East Incline shaft, now defunct, has seen its first horrifying mass killing. The night was settling for residents, some preparing themselves for bed, others fast asleep. The sound of Hospital Street, silent, short for a few cars passing by.

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When suddenly the ‘pah, pah, pah’ of fireworks startled everyone in the newer, multicoloured, and neatly spaced-out dwellings near Jumper’s entrance and the cramped, rusted shacks towards its back. The farming community is up in arms after seeing leaked e-mails of a response from Minister of Agriculture John Steenhuisen’s chief of staff to a request for engagement on South Africa’s foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) vaccination strategy by a private-sector group. WhileSteenhuisenapologised for the e-mail and said it was in bad taste, many say his response lacks remorse and authenticity.

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