Witness Lorentia Lombaard testifies in the Joshlin Smith case. 2 minutes A Section 204 witness has taken the stand in the Joshlin Smith kidnapping trial being heard in the High Court sitting at Saldanha Bay on the Cape West Coast. A Section 204 witness is someone who was potentially implicated in a crime, but becomes…
People are encouraged to buy property well within their budget 2 minutes There is good news for first-time property buyers and property investors as National Treasury has adjusted property transfer duty brackets. According to the 2025 budget, transfer duty brackets change by 10% on property purchases of less than R1.210 million. This means that there…
Women work at a garment factory. 1 minute Manufacturing production in South Africa has continued its downward trend, slipping by 3,3% year-on-year in January 2025. The largest negative contributions were petroleum, chemical products, rubber and plastics division. Meanwhile, the automotive division recorded its ninth consecutive month of year-on-year decline. Director of Industry Statistics at StatSA…
A motorists drives through rainy weather. 1 minute The South African Weather Service (SAWS) has issued a warning for Level 2 for severe thunderstorms across Gauteng. This could lead to localised flooding and damage to infrastructure. Residents are urged to stay indoors if possible and when outdoors, not to seek shelter under isolated trees or…
Severe weather conditions in KwaMakhutha township south of Durban. 2 minutes The eThekwini Municipality in KwaZulu-Natal says it has activated the Joint Disaster Management Centre in response to a Level 6 alert for disruptive rains that could lead to flooding from Thursday into Friday. The severe weather conditions are expected to hit areas along the coast…
Bafana Bafana coach Hugo Broos during a media briefing. 3 minutes Bafana Bafana coach, Hugo Broos, has named his final 23-man squad for this month’s back-to-back FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Lesotho and Benin. Stellenbosch FC defenders Thabo Moloisane and Fawaaz Basadien have been included in the squad alongside striker, Percy Tau, and Mamelodi Sundowns…
ANC Secretary-General Fikile Mbalula during a media briefing. 1 minute The African National Congress (ANC) has lashed out at the Democratic Alliance (DA) for being against the 0,5% VAT increase. The DA and other parties including the EFF, MK Party and the ATM say they will not support the passing of the budget. ANC Secretary-General…
City Power employees working on powerlines. 1 minute Johannesburg’s City Power says it has lost R1.5 billion to ageing infrastructure in the past financial year. City Power CEO Tshifularo Mashava addressed the media in Fordsburg, Johannesburg, this morning on the entity’s operations and new developments. Mashava says some of the infrastructure is over 90 years…
Damaged ceiling at the Helen Joseph Hospital in Gauteng. 2 minutes The Democratic Alliance (DA) has called for a change in leadership at the Gauteng Health Department after the Office of Health Standards Compliance and the Health Ombud released a report into claims of neglect at Helen Joseph Hospital in Johannesburg. The investigation was initiated…
South African Police Service logo. 1 minute The Bushbuckridge Magistrate’s Court in Mpumalanga has postponed the murder case of a police officer Nyiko Nyathi. 42-year-old Nyathi is facing two counts of murder. She allegedly killed her husband, Lawrence Mashego and Victoria Lebyane in February 2024. Mashego was kidnapped by a group of armed men at…
