2 minutes A 58-year-old teacher who allegedly raped a 13-year-old girl at a primary school in Makotopong outside Polokwane in Limpopo is today expected to apply for bail in the Mankweng Magistrates’ Court. The teacher allegedly repeatedly raped the Grade 7 learner from July last year. Internal investigations by the Department of Education into the teacher’s conduct…
KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi. 1 minute The march in support of KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner, Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi, has been cancelled. The “Hands off Mkhwanazi” march was supposed to take place in Durban this morning. Scores of people including those from civil society groups, businesses and various unions, were expected to participate in the planned march. This as the…
Player taking a corner kick. 2 minutes Orlando Pirates have advanced to the semi-finals of the CAF Champions League. This follows after they played to a goalless draw with Algerian team MC Alger at Orlando Stadium last night. The Buccaneers beat the Algerians 1-0 in the first leg and will progress on aggregate and meet…
Rising water levels. 2 minutes Business people along the banks of the Vaal River in Bloemhof in the North West, are pleading for assistance after their buildings were submerged when the river overflowed due to recent heavy rains. Five radial gates have been opened at the Bloemhof Dam, as water levels continue to rise. People…
The NPA says it will oppose the bail application of the suspects. 1 minute Three of the five Northern Cape men aged between 34 and 55 have been given life imprisonment sentences after they were found guilty of raping a 9-year-old orphaned girl between 2017 and 2020. The aunt of the rape survivor reported the…
FILE PHOTO: Novak Djokovic of Serbia 1 minute Unseeded Alejandro Tabilo beat twice champion Novak Djokovic 6-3 6-4 in the second round of the Monte Carlo Masters on Wednesday to maintain a remarkable 100% record win record over the 24-times major winner. Djokovic, who suffered a shock defeat in the Miami Open final last month,…
NSFAS Logo. 2 minutes More than 1 500 NSFAS funded students in Mpumalanga are facing evictions from landlords due to non-payment of rent for this year. The landlords allege that NSFAS has failed to honour their payments, which were due yesterday. The landlords are expected to announce their decision whether they will evict the students…
VBS-Bank 1 minute An anonymous witness has told a court in Polokwane that the former chairperson of the defunct VBS Bank board, Tshifhiwa Matodzi had established a company that operated within the bank using other people names. This is according to a witness in the corruption trial of former Thulamela mayor, Avhashoni Tshifhango at the…
Taxis seen at a rank in Johannesburg. 1 minute Gauteng Transport MEC Kedibone Diale-Tlabela says her department will shut down taxi ranks if negotiations fail, in what the MEC says is a bid to force taxi owners to prioritise public safety. This was one of the key discussions at a prayer session in Soweto. It…
Police in uniform at a crime scene. 3 minutes The South African Police Service (SAPS) says it will identify unfit members for enrollment into a health and fitness programme. This came out on the last day of the three-day National Policing Summit in Ekurhuleni. The summit was convened to deliberate on new and advanced policing…
