LIVE: Joshlin Smith’s kidnappers back in court for sentencing
1 minute Sentencing procedures continue in the Joshlin Smith kidnapping trial at the Western Cape High Court. Live proceedings below:
May 2025
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Bail hearing continues for police captain accused of rape
A gavel seen on a desk in a court room. 1 minute The bail hearing of a police captain accused of raping a 20-year-old female trainee is set to continue today at the Pretoria Magistrate’s Court. The incident allegedly occurred at the SAPS Training Academy in Pretoria West in March this year. The Independent Police…
Mother of missing Joshlin Smith to be sentenced today
Joslin’s mother, Kelly Smith, her boyfriend Jacquen Appollis and Steveno van Rhyn face charges of kidnapping and trafficking. 1 minute Convicted human traffickers, Kelly Smith, Jacquen Appollis and Steveno Van Rhyn will be sentenced today in the Western Cape High Court sitting in Saldanha Bay. The trio was found guilty on charges of kidnapping and…
Ramaphosa declares Special Official Funeral Gategory One for Shope
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SAFTU condemns Treasury’s proposed fuel levy increase
A man holds a fuel nozzle at a petrol station. 1 minute SAFTU General-Secretary Zwelinzima Vavi says consumers should not bear the brunt of steep taxes while corporates enjoy huge profits without adequate contribution to the developmental agenda. He has also condemned the National Treasury’s proposed fuel levy increase. Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana announced the…
SA-US relations have been reset with Washington visit: Ramaphosa
President Cyril Ramaphosa signs the visitors’ book at the White House with US President Donald Trump and SA delegation 1 minute President Cyril Ramaphosa has defended his trip with the South African delegation to the United States of America (USA). Economic Freedom Fighters MP Omphile Maotwe asked the President what the visit has achieved for…
AG once again paints bleak picture of municipalities’ audit outcomes
[FILE IMAGE]: Auditor-General Tsakani Maluleke addressing the media after tabling her reports into the national and provincial governments. 2 minutes Auditor-General Tsakani Maluleke has made an impassioned plea that governance failures at municipal level should be dealt with, in an effort to improve audit outcomes of municipalities. Maluleke briefed Parliament’s Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs…
W Cape dams to be closely monitored amid predicted lower rainfall
De Bos Dam in the Western Cape. 1 minute The Department of Water and Sanitation in the Western Cape says it will closely monitor dam levels following predictions of lower rainfall this year. The Department has however allayed fears of water restrictions similar to those of 2017, following three years of drought. Head of the…
Black Sash reiterates call for universal basic income grant
FILE PHOTO: Social grant recipients stand in a queue outside a post office 1 minute Human rights organisation Black Sash has reiterated its call for universal basic income grant as it celebrates 70 years of activism. Black Sash, which played a role in the liberation struggle by advocating for social justice and human rights, says…
Appollis’ lawyer says his actions were influenced by drugs
Accused number one, Jacquen Appollis in the Joshlin Smith kidnapping case. 1 minute The lawyer representing Jacquen Appollis in the Joshlin Smith’s kidnapping and human trafficking case had insisted that his client’s actions were influenced by drugs. Court proceedings in mitigation and aggravation of sentence got under way earlier today in the High Court in…