A man in handcuffs. 1 minute More than 700 suspects have been arrested across the country during the police’s Vala Umgodi operation in the past two weeks. Some were nabbed for illegal-mining-related crimes, murder, attempted murder and the possession of explosives and suspected stolen goods. Police spokesperson Amanda van Wyk says various items were also…
A Tuberculosis vaccination injection. 2 minutes The Gauteng government is expected to observe World Stop TB Day in the mining town of Merafong in the West Rand today. This is to raise awareness of the importance of early detection and treatment of Tuberculosis. MEDIA ADVISORY || Gauteng Premier to Lead World Stop TB DayCommemoration in Merafong…
Mourners gather at the memorial service of the Soshanguve mass shooting victims. 3 minutes The brutal murder of six community patrollers in Soshanguve north of Pretoria has ignited renewed calls for urgent government intervention in crime-ridden communities. The patrollers were stoned and set alight on Saturday at Marry Me informal settlement. Two suspects appeared in…
An empty court. 1 minute A former APLA operative, who refused to be identified, has told the Highgate Massacre inquest sitting at the East London High Court that he had no knowledge of five people who died at Highgate Hotel in 1993. The witness told the tribunal that he was sentenced for various crimes including…
A gavel used in the court of law. 2 minutes The Thohoyandou High Court in Limpopo has provisionally withdrawn the postmortem report and the J88 form as evidence in the murder trial against media socialite, Livhuwani Madadzhe. Madadzhe is accused of murdering his partner, Lindelani Nengovhela two years ago. He is being tried in the…
A gavel in court. 1 minute A Gauteng police officer has been found guilty by the Johannesburg High court for the murder of her partner. Constable Courtney Madella threw a container containing an unknown chemical at her partner, Nomalungelo Khumalo following an argument at a police barracks in Sophiatown, Johannesburg two years ago. The substance…
A street money changer counts South African rands. 1 minute As the African National Congress (ANC) continues to knock on the doors of political parties, trying to secure support for the 2025/26 budget vote, political analyst Asanda Ngoasheng says the Democratic Alliance (DA) is shooting itself in the foot for not wanting to pass the…
An empty court room. 1 minute Suspected Virginia serial rapist, Thato Leeto has made his first appearance in the Local Magistrate’s Court on eight counts of rape. The 28-year-old is believed to be behind a series of rapes and burglaries at Virginia, Meloding and Makwane between 2018 and 2022. Police Spokesperson Mahlomola Kareli says in…
Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa speaking at the 60th anniversary of the country’s first nuclear reactor SAFARI 1 on 25 March 2025. 1 minute Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa says the country will need more than R60 billion to bolster its nuclear program at the South African Nuclear Energy Corporation. He says an initial investment of R1.2…
World Indoor Championships 800 metres athlete winner, Prudence Sekgodi. 2 minutes South Africa’s medalists have arrived back from the World Indoor Championships held in Najing, China. Up and coming 800 metres athlete, Prudence Sekgodiso, became the first South African woman to get a medal at the championships when she won the women’s 800 metres event….
