Five accused drug lords appearing in the Groblersdal Magistrate’s Court in Limpopo. 1 minute Five accused drug lords have briefly appeared in the Groblersdal Magistrate’s Court in Limpopo. The accused, Frederick Botha, Simphiwe Khumalo and three Mexican nationals, Ruben Vidal Rodriguez, Gutierrez Lopez Alejandro and Gonzalez Jorge Partida were arrested in connection with the drug bust…
3 minutes South Africans have expressed mixed expectations of Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana’s 2025 Budget Policy Statement in Cape Town this afternoon. They include some economists who have painted a bleak picture of the country’s economic future. The budget is government’s most important document which affects the economy and the lives of all South Africans….
Hand-foot-and-mouth disease is prevented by washing hands often with soap and water. 1 minute Some parents are concerned that their children run the risk of getting infected at schools where learners have already been diagnosed with hand-foot-and-mouth disease in KwaZulu-Natal. Yesterday, the provincial Health Department said 168 cases had been reported. They expressed concern over…
Picture of a body camera. 2 minutes The South African Police Union (SAPU) expects Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana to allocate sufficient funds to the newly introduced police body-worn cameras when he delivers his first Government of National Unity (GNU) budget speech at 2pm this afternoon. Police Minister Senzo Mchunu says the initiative will be rolled out…
A motorists drives while it rains. 1 minute Residents of the Denver shelter in the Johannesburg inner City have expressed concern about flooding in the area. This comes after the South African Weather Service issued a warning for severe thunderstorms in Johannesburg. It has been raining in different parts of the city since Sunday. Many…
Pig farmer Zachariah Olivier and his co-accused Rudolf De Wet and William Musora in court. 2 minutes The murder trial against three men accused of disposing the remains of two women inside a pigsty at a farm in Sebayeng has been set for trial in August in the High Court in Polokwane, Limpopo. Pig farmer…
Minister of Agriculture John Steenhuisen speaks in Parliament. 1 minute Minister of Agriculture John Steenhuisen says he has no idea what the motive is for the allegations levelled against him by Sakeliga, an organisation opposing BEE. He says the narrative being spread must not affect trade relations for South Africa. Steenhuisen was speaking at a…
Murder accused Reinhardt Leach. 1 minute The trial of Reinhardt Leach, accused of the 2021 murder of Vicky Terblanche, continued on Tuesday in the Gqeberha High Court. The state alleges Leach was hired by Vicky’s estranged husband, Arnold Terblanche, to murder her amid a R5-million divorce settlement. Arnold has pleaded not guilty and will be…
The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) soldiers at the State of the Nation Address (SONA) in Cape Town on February 6, 2025. 2 minutes Senior Economist at consultancy firm, Price Waterhouse Coopers (PWC), Xhanti Payi predicts that the Defence Department may see an increase in funding in Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana’s 2025 Budget Policy…
Tottenham Hotspur’s James Maddison scores their first goal past Manchester United’s Andre Onana during the Premier League match at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London, Britain on February 16, 2025. 2 minutes James Maddison delivered the perfect riposte to his doubters by scoring the winning goal against Manchester United after the Tottenham Hotspur midfielder had come in…
