LIVE | Legal bid to invalidate and halt the analogue switch off
1 minute The Gauteng High Court in Pretoria is hearing a legal bid to invalidate and halt the analogue switch off set for the end of the month. LIVE STREAM:
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Police probe fatal shooting of 17-year-old learner in Katlehong
A gun with empty cartridges. 1 minute Gauteng police are investigating the fatal shooting of a 17-year-old female learner in Katlehong, south of Johannesburg. Police say two armed men tried to rob the pupil outside her home. Police spokesperson, Dimakatso Nevhuhulwi, says the motive remains unknown. “According to information at hand, two armed men were…
COSATU pickets at North West legislature ahead of budget speech
File Image: COSATU members protest joblessness. 2 minutes The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) in the North West is leading a picket today at the provincial legislature, against austerity measures. This protest comes ahead of the provincial government’s budget speech. The union is urging the government to address issues relating to service delivery…
State witness still under cross examination in Joshlin Smith’s trial
State witness in Joshlin Smith’s case, Lorentia Lombaard, seen testifying at the case. 1 minute The cross-examination of the state’s section 204 witness in the kidnapping and human trafficking trial of Joshlin Smith is expected to continue today. Lourentia Lombaard told the court that Kelly Smith had confided in her that she had sold Joshlin…
LIVE | North West Budget Speech
1 minute The North West MEC for Finance, Kenetswe Mosenogi, delivers the 2025/26 budget at the provincial legislature. This is the first budget for the 7th provincial administration following last year’s elections. LIVE:
LIVE | Trial of 3 accused in the disappearance of Joshlin Smith
1 minute The Joshlin Smith kidnapping trial continues in the High Court sitting at Saldanha on the Cape West Coast today. The child’s mother Kelly Smith, her boyfriend Jacquen Appollis and Steveno van Rhyn are facing charges of kidnapping and human trafficking. This after the seven-year-old went missing a year ago. LIVE:
IEC hosts dialogue at NMU amid decline in young voter registration
3 minutes A decline in young registered voters has prompted the Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) to host a dialogue at Nelson Mandela University in the Eastern Cape. The theme of the dialogue was “Strengthening democracy through youth participation”. It covers several topics, including the introduction of electronic voting to keep up with the…
City Power launches legal process to eradicate fraud and corruption
City Power employees working on powerlines. 1 minute City Power in Johannesburg says it has launched a comprehensive disciplinary and legal process to eradicate fraud and corruption within the organisation. This comes after a forensic investigation uncovered serious financial irregularities. City Power CEO Tshifularo Mashava says the investigation revealed that some employees had approved payments for…
SACP, ANC plan joint body to speed up alliance reconfiguration
ANC President Cyril Ramaphosa with the SACP leadership. 1 minute The South African Community Party (SACP) and African National Congress (ANC) have agreed to set up a joint alliance consensus mechanism to speed up their reconfiguration programme. This follows a meeting between party leaders in Johannesburg on Monday. The meeting was led by ANC president,…
Opposition parties express disapproval of Mahikeng smart city project
Multi-billion rand Mahikeng Smart City development project 1 minute Some opposition parties in the North West’s provincial capital Mahikeng have expressed strong reservations amid a tug-of-war in the province over the multi-billion rand Mahikeng Smart City development. The Provincial Legislature’s Portfolio Committee on Human Settlements earlier called for an immediate halt to all mega and…