Six inmates escaped after an armed gang ambushed the police truck they were travelling in en route to court, Gauteng police said on Friday.

Explosives of this nature were in the past found to have been used in ATM bombings.

A 16-year-old pupil from Daveyton in Ekurhuleni allegedly shot dead a classmate during an argument on the first day of school and then turned the gun on himself, the Gauteng department of education said on Thursday.

Preliminary investigations reveal that a man in possession of a rifle and a handgun arrived at the dump site entrance and, without a word, started shooting at security guards.

Johannesburg's metro police department has launched an internal investigation after thieves allegedly stole a marked patrol car from under the noses of officers in Soweto.

At least 11 people from two households have been evacuated after flash floods in Alexandra next to the Jukskei River, Johannesburg emergency services said on Tuesday.

Len Cloete, who was shot in the head by a police officer after an altercation at a Gauteng lodge in November, is awake and strong enough to start his rehabilitation, a private investigation company said on Thursday.

In a bid to deal with the shortage of veterinarians government should offer a subsidy to support vets in rural areas, a dean at the faculty of veterinary science at the University of Pretoria said.

The gang of 12 rammed a Mercedes-Benz into a G4S van at about 6.45pm on Wednesday, shortly after it left the Silverstar Casino.

'My son always tells his friends in hospital that they need to stay strong and keep on fighting, and that they are stronger than cancer.'