1 minute The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (Outa) is calling on President Cyril Ramaphosa to outline decisive plans on combating crime when he delivers the State of the Nation Address (SONA) this evening. Senior Research Manager at OUTA, Dr Rachel Fischer says crime has been increasing for years in the country. “Outa is calling on…
1 minute Five families have come forward to identify illegal miners who died in Stilfontein’s abandoned mine shafts in North West Province. A total of 87 bodies have been recovered from the disused mines since last August. Government says the others will receive pauper’s burials if they remain unclaimed. The bodies are being kept at…
Mining for minerals 1 minute Some young professionals working in the mining industry say careers in the sector should be promoted more at schools. Founding Secretary of the South African Mining Youth Association, Vumile Mbonani says industry role players should work together to make mining more attractive to the youth. He was speaking during the…
SA flag half mast 1 minute President Cyril Ramaphosa has ordered that the country’s flag be flown at half-mast for a week starting Friday to honour the South African Defence Force members who lost their lives in the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. President Cyril Ramaphosa is delivering the first State of the Nation Address…
Former President Jacob Zuma’s legal team at the Pietermaritzburg High Court. 3 minutes The Pietermaritzburg High Court has reserved judgment in former President Jacob Zuma’s application for leave to appeal the court’s dismissal of his bid to have the lead prosecutor in his corruption trial, Advocate Billy Downer removed. This is Zuma’s second bid to…
Prison cells 1 minute A man has been sentenced to 15 years of direct imprisonment in the Ceres Regional Court in the Western Cape for threatening to shoot his family with an illegal firearm. The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) spokesperson Eric Ntabazalila says Denovan Fritz threatened his family at their home in November 2021 in…
Moroadi Cholota at the High Court in Bloemfontein. 1 minute Moroadi Cholota‘s lawyer, Advocate Norman Makhubela, has told the Free State High Court that they are not ready for trial. Cholota, who is the former personal assistant of then Free State premier, Ace Magashule, is before the high court for a pre-trial hearing. She’s among…
Gauteng MEC for Health and Wellness Nomantu Nkomo-Ralehoko speaking at a government engagement. 1 minute Gauteng MEC for Health and Wellness, Nomantu Nkomo-Ralehoko, will oversee the opening of the new Gauteng College of Nursing Council (GCON) on Friday at the Bonalesedi Campus in Leratong Hospital on Gauteng’s West Rand. The council’s primary goal is to…
Two female police officers to appear in court on a charge of assault. 2 minutes The two female officers who are alleged to have assaulted a 40-year old woman are expected to appear court in the Bloemfontein Magistrates’ Court on Friday. The officers allegedly assaulted the woman at the Heidedal Police Station two weeks ago….
Hawks pounce on a farmer selling expired foods in Mpumalanga during a raid. 1 minute A 30-year-old farmer, Pieter Grobelar, accused of distributing expired food products, has been released on R8 000 bail by the Secunda Magistrates’ Court in Mpumalanga. The court also requested that Grobelar surrender his passport and report to a local police…
