CCTV surveillance camera. 1 minute A recently approved bylaw that gives the Johannesburg Metropolitan Police Department (JMPD) access to private surveillance cameras for the purpose of preventing crime has been rejected by the African Christian Democratic Party (ACDP). Under the new regulations, any person or company installing a CCTV camera with the view of a public area will…

1 minute The trial into the case of seven-year-old Joslin Smith is expected gets under way. Proceedings will take place in Saldanha Bay on the Cape West Coast where the girl’s mother and two co-accused are expected to take a stand on the dock. The multi-purpose centre in Saldanha Bay has been proclaimed a court…

Government officials inspecting food at a shop in Diepkloof, Soweto. 1 minute Gauteng Economic Development MEC Lebogang Maile says law enforcement officers will crack down on non-compliant spaza shops and food-handling outlets from today including those that failed to register. He says over 15 000 of these businesses have been deemed non-compliant  and almost 500…

1 minute The inaugural Group of 20 Anti-Corruption Working Group meeting will be held for the next three days in Cape Town, Western Cape. This gathering happens as corruption continues to undermine global integrity and robs South Africa of its resources in both the public and the private sector. LIVE STREAM: 

1 minute A 28-year old man who faces a charge of statutory rape is expected to appear at the Seshego Magistrates’ Court outside Polokwane in Limpopo this morning. The charge relates to a 13-year-old girl who gave birth to a baby boy on Christmas Day at the Seshego Hospital last year. National Prosecuting Authority (NPA)…

Outside the Zanzou nightclub in Pretoria. 1 minute A suspect linked to an assault incident at the Zanzou nightclub in Pretoria is set to appear in the local Magistrate’s Court on Monday. The Congolese national was arrested in Yeoville, Johannesburg, over a week ago after a video surfaced showing a group of men being physically…

The accused in the Joslin Smith case, Kelly Smith, Jacquen Appollis and Steveno van Rhyn seen in the dock during an appearance. 1 minute The trial into the disappearance case of seven-year-old Joslin Smith is expected to get underway on Monday in the Circuit High Court in Saldanha Bay in the Western Cape. Her mother…

The search by the police, family members and the community of Namakgale has not yet yielded positive results. 2 minutes The families of missing journalist Aserie Sibusiso Ndlovu and his partner, Zodwa Mdhuli, have appealed to the public for assistance in locating them. The couple was reported missing on February 18. Ndlovu, a National Press…