Entrance of Wynberg Magistrate’s Court in Cape Town on October 29, 2020. 1 minute The Law Society of South Africa (LSSA) is calling for a full inquiry into Tuesday’s fatal shooting inside the Wynberg Magistrate’s Court in Cape Town. A man believed to be a taxi owner was gunned down. The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA)…
[File Image] A rescue worker removes rubble from the site where construction workers are trapped under a building that collapsed in George, South Africa May 7, 2024. 1 minute Chairperson of the National Home Builders Registration Council (NHBRC), Noxolo Kiviet, says those who lost their loved ones during the George Building collapse in the Western…
The Commissions are expected to reveal their coordinated strategies for resolving structural issues. 1 minute The Commission for Gender Equality, the Human Rights Commission and the CRL Rights Commission outline their response to what they say are systemic failures in the justice system. Their update comes after the acquittal of Timothy Omotoso brought into sharp…
Police arrest 1 minute Police say the nationwide Vala Umgodi operations have led to the arrest of more than 1 700 suspects of various nationalities in the past month. The suspects were apprehended for illegal mining-related offences, as well as crimes including murder, attempted murder, unlawful possession of explosives and possession of suspected stolen property….
File Image: Court gavel and a cone. 2 minutes The inquests into the deaths of ANC leader Chief Albert Luthuli and human rights lawyer Griffiths Mxenge will be reopened in the Pietermaritzburg High Court next Monday. Luthuli who received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1960 was a banned person when he was allegedly struck by…
A member of the SANDF. 2 minutes The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) says it is investigating the presence of its members at a gender-based violence (GBV) community march in Matatiele, Eastern Cape. The incident has led to public confusion, with questions raised about whether the soldiers were deployed to monitor the protest. The…
Arsenal’s Mikel Merino celebrates scoring their third goal with teammates. 2 minutes The Premier League will be guaranteed at least five teams in the 2025-26 Champions League edition following Arsenal’s stunning 3-0 win over Real Madrid in the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final tie yesterday. The English top flight needed just one win…
File Image: Former South African Communist Party (SACP) leader Chris Hani. 2 minutes As today marks 32 years since the assassination of then SA Communist Party (SACP) General-Secretary Chris Hani the party says it’s still not satisfied with the investigation into his murder. Hani was brutally gunned down on the 10th of April 1993. His…
Minister Senzo Mchunu speaks at a government event. 2 minutes Lobby group, AfriForum has called on Police Minister Senzo Mchunu to issue a public apology to the principal of Bergview College in the Eastern Cape. AfriForum’s private prosecution unit, led by Advocate Gerrie Nel, is representing the principal who they say was wrongfully accused of…
The trial within a trial to determine the admissibility of the accused, Jacquen Appollis and Steveno Van Rhyn statements’ in the Joshlin Smith kidnapping and human trafficking trial continues in the High Court in Saldanha Bay. 1 minute The trial within a trial to determine the admissibility of accused Jacquen Appollis and Steveno Van Rhyn’s…
