The three accused in the Joshlin Smith kidnapping trial seen appearing before court. 2 minutes The cross-examination of Lourentia Lombaard, the key state witness in the Joshlin Smith kidnapping and human trafficking trial, will continue at the Western Cape High Court sitting in Saldanha Bay on the Cape West Coast on Monday. Joshlin’s mother, Kelly…
Water infrastructure 2 minutes The eThekwini municipality in KwaZulu-Natal says it has adopted a water turnaround strategy to almost halve unpaid water usage over five years. eThekwini mayor, Cyril Xaba says R9.3 billion will be put aside over the next three years to implement the strategy. He says at the moment the city only receives…
Mpumalanga Tourism 2 minutes The Mpumalanga Department of Economic Development and Tourism has called on employees of the Mpumalanga Tourism and Parks Agency who are on strike not to disrupt operations at tourist sites. The workers have embarked on an unprotected strike, demanding permanent appointments for all the temporary workers. The contracts of the temporary…
A gavel used in the court of law. 1 minute The 48-year-old former police officer, who was accused of stabbing his stepdaughter to death near her school at Ga Thoka outside Polokwane in Limpopo, will make his second appearance in the Mankweng Magistrate’s Court on Monday. Andrew Mehlape allegedly stabbed 14-year-old Rebotile Moloto multiple times…
Minister of Health Dr Aaron Motsoaledi 1 minute Monday 24th of March marks World Tuberculosis Day, a crucial moment to shine a spotlight on one of the world’s deadliest infectious diseases. Despite being both preventable and curable, tuberculosis (TB) continues to claim millions of lives annually, making it a pressing global health challenge. According to…
Bullets seen at a crime scene. 3 minutes Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi has confirmed that the death toll from Saturday’s shooting in Soshanguve, Gauteng, has now risen to five. He was addressing the Community of the Marry Me Informal Settlement in the area on Sunday. According to police, at around 3 am on Saturday morning, a…
Camden Eskom power station. 2 minutes Eskom implemented Stage 2 loadshedding on Wednesday evening after announcing that the power utility had lost five generating units. The latest data from Eskom shows that the power utility struggled to keep up with electricity demand during the peak hours of Tuesday evening, having only 285.5 megawatts of capacity…
African Transformation President Vuyolwethu Zungula 4 minutes African Transformation Movement (ATM) president Vuyolwethu Zungula says his party is a step closer to introducing the Foreign Agents Bill in parliament. The Private Members Bill, which he says is with Parliament’s legal department, is aimed at exposing foreign agents who are hiding behind the banner of NGOs…
Player of the Match Siya Kolisi 1 minute The Sharks have moved one spot up in the United Rugby Championship for the time being. This after they narrowly beat Italian side Zebre Parma 35-34 in Durban. The Sharks are in third position after 13 matches with 44 points after a bonus win. The KZN side registered…
[FILE PHOTO] Shack fire. 1 minute Acting North West Provincial Commissioner Patrick Asaneng has condemned an incident in which suspects torched the house of a murder suspect in Montshiwa Location, outside Mahikeng. A 44-year-old man is alleged to have attacked and killed his 35-year-old girlfriend in the early hours of Saturday morning. The matter was…
