Expired food items, counterfeit prescription medication, body lotion and other prohibited goods are pictured at a warehouse in Bluff in Durban during a police raid on 20 November 2024. 2 minutes KwaZulu-Natal police say they have intensified operations to detect vessels entering the country that are carrying prohibited items and products. This follows a raid…
1 minute The holidays are just around the corner, and soon, thousands will head to South Africa’s golden beaches to bask in the African summer sun. While Gqeberha is famous for its stunning coastline, there’s so much more to explore. Why not visit the African Penguins and their seabird companions at the Southern African Foundation…
Joint efforts by JMPD, EMS, and SAPS in Multidisciplinary operations targeting Spaza shops in and around Dobsonville precinct. 1 minute Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Minister Velenkosini Hlabisa says government is considering whether to declare the incidents of foodborne illnesses across the country, a National Disaster. This was heard during a media briefing this morning,…
Compliance inspections conducted at spaza shops. 2 minutes Another alleged food poisoning incident has claimed the life of a five-year-old boy in Diepkloof, Soweto. Three other young boys are in a critical condition in hospital. It is believed that the children took ill after they had consumed snacks bought from a local spaza shop in…
[FILE IMAGE]: Community members watch as Senzo Mchunu, South African police minister, inspects outside the mineshaft where it is estimated that hundreds of illegal miners are believed to be hiding underground, after police cut off food and water as part of police operations against illegal miners, in Stilfontein, South Africa, November 15, 2024. 2 minutes…
1 minute Further relief is anticipated for South African consumers as the Reserve Bank’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) is widely expected to announce an interest rate cut this afternoon following its meeting. During its last announcement in September, the central bank decided to reduce the rate by 25 basis points, putting the repo rate at…
The High Court in Johannesburg. 1 minute The COSAS 4 trial involving two former apartheid security officers has been postponed to Thursday at the High Court in Johannesburg. Christiaan Rorich and Thlomedi Mfalapitsa are facing charges of crimes against humanity and murder. The charges are in relation to the murder of Eustice “Bimbo” Madikela, Peter…
Police at the scene of the standoff with illegal miners in Stilfontein. 2 minutes High Court Judge Brenda Neukircher has probed the applicants that have launched an urgent application against the State in the Stilfontein matter on the Margaret Mine Shaft in North West that has been made available by the various Government entities and…
File image: Firearm seized from a crime suspect. 1 minute Three suspects who had allegedly hijacked a vehicle in Mariannhill in Durban have been killed in a shootout with police. In a statement, police say the vehicle was loaded with home appliances. They say their investigations traced the hijacked vehicle to the Klaarwater hostel in…
KwaZulu-Natal police and Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi are seen inside a warehouse in Durban where counterfeit goods and expired food items were discovered during a raid on 20 November 2024. 2 minutes KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi says an investigation has been launched to establish which country the imported expired food discovered at a warehouse…
