DCS perplexed by attempted power disconnection at Kgosi Mampuru
FIle Image | A view of Kgosi Mampuru Correctional Facility in Pretoria. The Department of…
DCS perplexed by attempted power disconnection at Kgosi Mampuru
FIle Image | A view of Kgosi Mampuru Correctional Facility in Pretoria. The Department of Correctional Services (DCS) says it is perplexed by the conduct of the City of Tshwane following an attempted electricity disconnection at Kgosi Mampuru II Correctional Centre in Pretoria on Friday. The department says the action was based on an incorrect…
O’Sullivan will not testify before Ad Hoc unless allowed virtually
File Image: Private investigator Paul O’Sullivan. Forensic private investigator Paul O’Sullivan says he will not testify before Parliament’s Ad Hoc Committee looking into concerns around national security unless he is allowed to do so virtually. O’Sullivan says he left South Africa on pre-planned business trips to Cyprus, Ireland, the United Kingdom and France, and insists…
Two killed, several injured in separate Durban crashes
An accident scene Two people have been killed and several others injured in separate crashes in Durban. Earlier on Saturday morning, a man in his thirties died after the vehicle he was travelling in collided with another car in the Durban CBD. Three other people from both vehicles were injured and treated at the scene…
Malema’s firearm discharging pre-sentencing proceedings starts
EFF leader Julius Malema arriving in East London ahead ahead of the pre-sentencing hearing. Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema will be back in the East London Magistrate’s Court in the Eastern Cape on Friday for pre-sentencing proceedings. This follows his conviction for discharging a firearm during the EFF’s fifth anniversary celebrations in the…
Several houses in Limpopo left damaged following floods
FILE| A building destroyed by flooding in Limpopo. Several houses have been left damaged at several villages outside Thohoyandou in Limpopo following the recent floods. Some residents at Mpandoni, Duvhuledza and Mubvumoni say their houses are no longer safe to stay in due to structural damage. Persistent rainfall has left schools, roads and houses damaged…
SCA dismisses SAHRA’s bid to halt auction of Mandela’s assets
[FILE] Late former South African president Nelson Mandela. The Supreme Court of Appeal has dismissed with costs the South African Heritage Resources Agency’s (SAHRA) bid to appeal the North Gauteng High Court judgment, that refused to grant SAHRA’s bid to block the sale of assets that are associated with the late former president Nelson Mandela,…
Parliamentary Committee backs total alcohol ban for drivers
Graphic showing car keys, a glass and police lights. The Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Transport has backed the Transport Department’s demand to outlaw the use of alcohol by drivers before they get behind the wheel. Last week, Transport Minister Barbara Creecy announced that her department would amend the National Road Traffic Act to prohibit any…
NPA will argue for a prison sentence to be imposed against Malema
EFF President Julius Malema addressing party supporters following pre-sentencing proceedings in East London. The NPA says it will argue for a prison sentence to be imposed against EFF Leader, Julius Malema. The East London Regional Court in the Eastern Cape heard pre-sentencing arguments against Malema. The case has been postponed to the 15th and 16th…
Europe set to rally as Trump walks back Greenland threats
A woman walks past an electronic screen displaying stock quotation board in Tokyo, Japan April 15, 2025 The dollar was higher, gold softer and stocks on the rebound on Thursday after United States (US) President Donald Trump dropped tariff threats and ruled out seizing Greenland from an ally by force. Trump’s theatrics and consequent tensions…
Phala Phala theft case adjourned at Modimolle court to next month
The accused, Imanuwela David, Froliana Joseph and her brother Ndilinasho Joseph, who are linked to the theft of $580,000 USD at South African President Cyril Ramaphosa’s farm, Phala Phala, appear in the Magistrate’s Court in Modimolle, South Africa. The Modimolle Regional Court in Limpopo has adjourned the trial of three people accused of stealing 580-thousand…
