Two of the accused in the Meyiwa murder trial. The defence in former Bafana Bafana captain Senzo Meyiwa’s murder trial is expected to call a new witness when the trial resumes on Tuesday morning in the High Court in Pretoria. This comes after Makhosonke Zungu wrapped up his testimony on Friday. Five men are on…
FILE | Court room. A 19-year-old accused linked to a mass shooting that took place in the Marikana informal settlement on the Cape Flats two weeks ago, has appeared in the Athlone Magistrate’s Court. Nine people were gunned down in the incident. The accused, who faces multiple charges including nine counts of murder, abandoned his…
File: President Cyril Ramaphosa speaking at an event. Eradicating a critical housing backlog and dealing with rapid urbanisation will top the agenda of the Innovative Building Technologies (IBT) Summit starting in Johannesburg on Tuesday. President Cyril Ramaphosa will address the two-day gathering, which seeks to advance Innovative solutions for the delivery of sustainable human settlements….
A huge flock of Egyptian Geese takes off from a wetland area of the Nuwejaars River on the Agulhas Plain Deputy Minister for the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment Narend Singh says the wetlands at Cape Agulhas has been declared a World Heritage site by the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands. Singh was speaking…
One of the WSU campuses The Students’ Representative Council (SRC) at the Walter Sisulu University (WSU), in the Eastern Cape has refuted assertions by the institution’s management that the institution is ready to commence the 2026 academic year. The student body says the institution has not concluded critical maintenance of some lecture halls and accommodation…
Comedian Trevor Noah. US President Donald Trump is threatening to sue Trevor Noah over comments the South African comedian made while hosting the Grammy Awards in Los Angeles Sunday night. Trump posted on Truth Social in reference to a comment Noah made after Billie Eilish won the Grammy for Song of the Year. Noah quipped…
A mosquito on a person’s skin. The Mpumalanga Department of Health is urging residents to remain cautious amid a sharp rise in confirmed malaria cases in the province. The department registered more than 300 cases last month. Director for Communicable Diseases Mandla Zwane attributes the increase in malaria to the recent floods in the province….
Warrick Stock who was popularly known as “DJ Warras” A second suspect who is allegedly linked to the assassination of Warrick “DJ Warras” Stock is expected to appear before the Johannesburg Magistrate’s Court on Monday. The 25-year-old suspect, a Mozambican national, was arrested in the Marathon informal settlement in Primrose in Germinston on Friday night,…
Democratic Alliance (DA) Federal Council Chair Helen Zille. The City of Johannesburg’s Democratic Alliance (DA) mayoral candidate for the 2026 local government election, Helen Zille has raised serious concerns about city’s failing infrastructure. Earlier on Monday, the city’s emergency services confirmed that four people were injured in Doornfontein after a transformer exploded. An electrical transformer…
The family of 36-year-old missing Somali national businessman whose bakkie was swept away by strong currents during the floods in Dzindi river at Tswinga village near Thohoyandou, Limpopo, has taken it upon themselves to search for their relative. Businessman Nur Ali together with a man whose identity is unknown, were swept away while crossing an…
