A South African Police Service badge seen at a police station. 1 minute A police officer has been granted R4,000 bail by the East London Magistrate’s Court in the Eastern Cape. Patricia August is accused of the theft of more than R1 million from the Crime Intelligence Offices in the city and obstructing justice. The…
Limpopo Education MEC Mavhungu Lerule-Ramakhanya sitting next to MEC of Education in the Eastern Cape Fundile Gade during the 2024 matric results announcement. 3 minutes Parents and teachers of Langkloof Secondary School in Misgund in the Eastern Cape have given the provincial Department of Education until the end of March to rectify the myriad of…
University of Limpopo’s Earth Sciences building. 1 minute The registration of first-year students is underway at the University of Limpopo in Mankweng outside Polokwane. The university’s spokesperson, Victor Kgomoeswana says applicants facing technical glitches due to congestion on the online system should exercise patience. Kgomoeswana says the university received more than 300,000 applications and that…
Sinkhole which formed at Relebogile Secondary school in Khutsong, Carletonville damaged the foundation of the school. 2 minutes The Select Committee on Public Petitions and Executive Undertakings has accused government of failing to address the ongoing issue of sinkholes in Khutsong, Carletonville. Residents submitted a petition to the committee, stating that the sinkholes have been…
Bullets seen at a crime scene. 1 minute The principal of the Ekuthuleni Primary School at Bloekombos in Kraaifontein in Cape Town has been shot dead and his wife wounded. This is after unknown suspects approached them and opened fire. The Western Cape Education Department has confirmed the incident. Police spokesperson FC Van Wyk says…
2 minutes Ten-time champion, Novak Djokovic of Serbia, showed he’s still at the top of his game after beating third seed, Carlos Alcaraz of Spain, in the quarterfinals of the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne. The 37-year-old 24-time Grand Slam champion took care of the Spanish rising star in four sets, the score 4-6,…
Cast members seen at a movie set. 2 minutes A new feature film, Poachers Moon, is currently being shot in the Northern Cape. The story is based on the collective unwritten history of South Africa and a fragile relationship between young boys from different races. This is as the country transitions from apartheid to a…
Eastern Cape Judge President Selby Mbenenge listens as the Judicial Conduct Tribunal continues. 1 minute The Judicial Conduct Tribunal probing sexual harassment allegations against Eastern Cape Judge President Selby Mbenenge is continuing with the cross-examination of Judges’ Secretary, Andiswa Mengo. Counsel for Mbenenge, Advocate Muzi Sikhakhane, has focused on what they describe as Mengo’s “omissions”,…
An uber customer opens the e-hailing app. 2 minutes E-hailing taxi operators are protesting at Wespark in Pretoria over issues including the impounding of their vehicles and operating permits. The operators will drive in a convoy to the City of Tshwane’s headquarters and the Union Buildings. “Our main concern today is the impoundment of our…
Minister in the presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni addressing the media 4 minutes Pressure is mounting for President Cyril Ramaphosa to take action against the Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni accused of having benefitted from R2,5 million tender while she was the municipal manager of the Ba-Phalaborwa Municipality in Limpopo. Despite refusing to name the person…
