An empty court 1 minute A suspect arrested in Johannesburg last week in connection with suspicious transactions, allegedly linked to terror financing, has appeared for the first time today in the Lichtenburg Magistrate’s Court in North West. The case has been postponed to Friday for a formal bail application. The Hawks say the suspect is…
A hospital room. 1 minute More than 30 patients have been moved from the General De La Rey Hospital in Lichtenburg in the North West to nearby hospitals after the hospital was flooded last night. The storm water system failed to channel water away from the facility. MEC of Health Sello Lehari inspected the hospital…
Police officer’s badge. 1 minute A 17-year-old suspect is due to appear in the Nerina Youth Justice Centre in Gqeberha today on charges related to the fatal shooting of a 29-year-old police constable. Constable Callan Andrews was gunned down on New Year’s eve after he stopped to push his broken-down service vehicle. Hawks’ spokesperson Ndimphiwe…
18-year-old fast bowler Kwena Maphaka. 2 minutes South Africa’s youngest test debutant Kwena Maphaka took the key wicket of Babar Azam as Pakistan reached 155 for an effective seven wickets at lunch on day three of the second and final test at Newlands on Sunday, trailing their hosts by 460 runs. Fast bowler Maphaka, 18,…
NSRI search and rescue boat 1 minute The National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) says a number of search operations are continuing amid several drowning incidents across the country over the festive season. Those still missing include an 18-year-old at Brighton Beach in KwaZulu-Natal, two people in Doringbaai and Langebaan on the Cape West Coast and…
Members of the SACP at Joe Slovo commemoration 1 minute SACP General-Secretary Solly Mapaila has told ANC President Cyril Ramaphosa that they are steadfast on their decision to contest the 2026 local elections independently. This is despite Ramaphosa’s earlier attempts to make the South African Communist Party (SACP) understand that going separately will weaken the…
People seen in at the Airport. 1 minute The Ekurhuleni local municipality has confirmed that a tree fell on an Eskom overhead power line, which led to a temporary power outage that affected OR Tambo International Airport. According to the Airports Company of South Africa (ACSA), the power disruption happened on Thursday evening just after…
CWP workers. 2 minutes The Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) has warned that the termination of the Community Work Programme (CWP) contracts will lead to an escalation in poverty. Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Minister Velenkosini Hlabisa recently announced that contracts of people aged 55 and above would be terminated due to issues…
2 minutes Deputy President of the African National Congress (ANC) Paul Mashatile says the party is working hard to improve service delivery and deliver houses in poor areas such as Khayelitsha, in Cape Town. Mashatile is visiting Khayelitsha in the run-up to the party’s January 8th Statement for its 113th birthday programme. The birthday celebration…
3 minutes The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) has called on police to urgently investigate the killing of its Kabokweni branch treasurer, Dan Makutu. Makutu was gunned down near a spaza shop in Kabokweni, outside White River in Mpumalanga, on Christmas Day. Makuti was laid to rest at the Rocky’s Drift cemetery between Mbombela and Whiteriver….
