Handcuffs and fingerprints. 1 minute Police Minister Senzo Mchunu has condemned the alleged rape of a trainee by an instructor at the South African Police Service (SAPS) Training Academy in Pretoria, describing it as both a criminal act and an abuse of authority. The incident reportedly occurred on Tuesday. The suspect has since been arrested…
2 minutes Police forensic teams from Gauteng and Mpumalanga have been combing a crime scene at Rust de Winter in Gauteng, where the human remains of two people were discovered on Thursday. Police say DNA tests will be conducted to ascertain if they belong to missing journalist Aserie Ndlovu and his partner, Zodwa Mdhluli. The…
2 minutes India captain Rohit Sharma announced his retirement from test cricket on Wednesday but said he will continue playing One-Day Internationals which have been his strong suit. The 38-year-old had quit Twenty20 Internationals immediately after leading India to their second 20-overs World Cup title in West Indies last year. “Hello everyone, I would like to share…
1 minute The Judicial Conduct Tribunal probing sexual harassment allegations against Eastern Cape Judge President Selby Mbenenge continues with more witnesses to be called to the stand. Live proceedings below:
3 minutes Conflicting versions surrounding the circumstances behind Judge’s Secretary Andiswa Mengo’s initial sexual harassment complaint against Eastern Cape Judge President Selby Mbenenge have placed the credibility of both versions in the spotlight. This comes as Mengo’s previous testimony that she did not keep a copy of her initial complaint clashed with a former Judicial…
Three-year-old Mojalefa Savhuli 1 minute A three-year-old toddler whose body was found in a stream in Tshepisong in western Johannesburg will be buried today. Mojalefa Savhuli was reported missing over a week ago. He had apparently followed other children to a local shop. The toddler’s body was retrieved from the stream on Thursday last week….
1 minute The inquest into the death of Chief Albert Luthuli continues in the Pietermaritzburg High Court, KwaZulu-Natal. Live proceedings below:
4 minutes On 8 May 1925, Afrikaans became South Africa’s second official language alongside English, replacing Dutch, which had been one of the two official languages in the then-Union of South Africa. 2025 marks the centenary of Afrikaans’ elevated status. However, the language’s origins trace back much further than these 100 years. Afrikaans is a…
1 minute The funeral service of police Constable Cebekhulu Linda takes place this morning at the Saint Rose Catholic Church in Bochabela, Bloemfontein. He was one of the three constables whose bodies were retrieved from the Hennops River in Centurion, Pretoria, last week. Live proceedings below:
Pretoria Magistrates Court 1 minute The longest-running criminal trial in the history of the South African Revenue Service has been postponed to October. The case against Hendrik Delport and 13 co-accused dates back to 2003. The accused were arrested in June 2003 to face several charges. The postponement is to allow the regional court in Pretoria…
