File image: Court gavel and a cone. 1 minute Fourteen suspects arrested for alleged robberies that took place in the Bloemfontein CBD in the Free State will appear in the local magistrate court today. This follows video footage that went viral on social media depicting violent attacks on people in the CBD. A woman is…
Gunshots on car windscreen. 1 minute Three men have been shot and killed in what appears to be taxi violence at Vlakfontein, south of Johannesburg. Gauteng police say they are investigating three cases of murder. Officers say when they arrived at the scene they found three men in a Toyota Quantum, with gunshot wounds. “The…
A body of a deceased person in a mortuary. 1 minute Northern Cape police say the three bodies of two adults and a 10-day-old baby girl that were stolen from a mortuary in Kuruman, two weeks ago, have not been found and no one has been arrested. The suspects entered a guardroom of a funeral…
Workers are seen building housing units at a construction site as coronavirus disease (COVID-19) lockdown regulations ease in Fleurhof, near Johannesburg, South Africa, October 6, 2020. 2 minutes Employees who earn above a certain amount annually will no longer be covered by South Africa’s labour legislation, effective from Tuesday. According to a notice published in…
The woman, who is the victims’ neighbor is currently being treated in hospital. 1 minute A man has shot and killed two sisters and wounded another woman at Lindelani township in Umzinto on the KwaZulu-Natal South Coast. The woman, who is the victim’s neighbour, is currently being treated in hospital. Provincial police spokesperson Bonnie Nxumalo…
Minister of Basic Education Ms. Siviwe Gwarube delivers the Uyinene Mrwetyana Memorial lecture 1 minute The Minister of Basic Education, Siviwe Gwarube, has emphasized that one of the most effective ways to combat violence against women and children is to teach boys from an early age about respect and the treatment of women. She was…
Anti rape poster at a protest. 2 minutes Non-Profit Organisation, advocating for children’s rights, Khula Development Project has welcomed the DNA testing of one of the persons of interest, in the alleged rape case of a seven-year-old girl from the independent school in Matatiele. Police Minister, Senzo Mchunu, made the announcement on Saturday. The case…
Students are seen in a classroom as they receive lectures about prevention of sexual violence. 2 minutes Some members of the community of Makotopong outside Polokwane, Limpopo, are concerned that a 58-year-old primary school teacher who allegedly raped a 13-year-old learner, has not yet been arrested. Department of Education Spokesperson Mike Maringa said on Friday…
Muslims attend Eid al-Fitr prayers which mark the end of Ramadan, in Al-Aqsa compound, also known to Jews as Temple Mount, amid the ongoing conflict in Gaza between Israel and Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Jerusalem’s Old City. 1 minute President Cyril Ramaphosa has wished the Muslim community well as they prepare to celebrate Eid-ul-Fitr,…
Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, Velenkosini Hlabisa announces the allocations for disaster disbursed to provinces. 2 minutes The Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Department has disbursed R1.4 billion across 60 municipalities in five provinces affected by natural disasters for the 2024/2025 financial year. The country has in recent years experienced severe natural disasters,…
