State witness in the Joshlin Smith kidnapping case, Lourentia Lombaard, takes an oath before testifying. 1 minute The state in six-year-old Joshlin Smith’s disappearance case says it is ready to lead expert and victim statement evidence. Sentencing procedures will start in the Western Cape High Court in Saldanha Bay on Tuesday next week. The convicted…
A man holds a fuel nozzle at a petrol station. 2 minutes The Automobile Association (AA) has called for reform and transparency in South Africa’s fuel pricing model. This after Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana announced an increase in the General Fuel Levy (GFL) on Wednesday during the tabling of the 2025 budget. Petrol levy will…
[File Image]: A service station in South Africa. 2 minutes The National Treasury has defended the decision to increase the fuel levy in the 2025/26 national Budget. Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana announced a general fuel levy increase of 15 cents diesel and 16 cents per litre of petrol when he tabled the Budget on Wednesday…
Corruption news concept showing a printed newspaper with a magnifying glass. 1 minute Police in the Western Cape say they are confident that the investigation into former Mayco Member for Human Settlement in the City of Cape Town, Malusi Booi and his accused is on course. This is despite the provisional withdrawal of charges by…
ANC Provincial Chairperson Comrade Chupu Stanley Mathabatha, deliver the closing remarks to the 10th Regional Conference of the Peter Mokaba Region. 1 minute Limpopo African National Congress (ANC) Secretary Reuben Madadzhe says the Peter Mokaba Regional Elective Conference was legitimate and met the party’s guidelines. The regional conference, marred by chaotic scenes due to infighting…
A Starlink satellite internet system is set up on a caravan truck of a tourist, parked in a street in Ronda, Spain February 12, 2024. 1 minute The Democratic Alliance (DA) says it supports the proposed Equity Equivalent Investment Programme (EEIP), viewing it as a crucial step towards modernizing South Africa’s Communications legislation. This comes…
Smoke rises following a Fire at Emergency Unit of Tembisa Hospital. 2 minutes Residents of Tembisa believe more people need to be arrested in connection with the recent arson incidents at the Tembisa Hospital in Ekurhuleni. A 48-year-old man, Thembinkosi Manqunyana, appeared in the Tembisa Magistrate’s Court today where his case was postponed to next…
Advocate Charles Mnisi who represents accused number 3 and 1 in the Senzo Meyiwa case. 1 minute Defence lawyer in the Senzo Meyiwa murder case, Charles Mnisi, says he will make an application to recall two witnesses, including Constable Sizwe Zungu – a key state witness in the trial. Five men are on trial in…
Police Minister Senzo Mchunu during crime stats delivery 1 minute Police Minister Senzo Mchunu says there’s been a general decline in crime across the country, however sexual offences including rape and commercial crimes have increased. Mchunu was addressing the media in Pretoria where he released the latest crime statistics. National Police Commissioner Fannie Masemola provided…
Dora Nginza, known as the “Mother of New Brighton”. 1 minute The case against one of the women accused of abducting two babies from the Dora Nginza Hospital on Tuesday in Gqeberha has been postponed until the 30th of May for a formal bail application. The state withdrew charges against the second accused in the…
