International Relations and Cooperation Minister Ronald Lamola speaks during SONA debate. International Relations and Cooperation Minister Ronald Lamola has detailed his department’s difficulties in the process of returning four South African men from Ukraine. The men arrived at Johannesburg’s O.R. Tambo International Airport on Wednesday. They are among 17 men who had allegedly been lured…
The Madlanga Commission of Inquiry. The Commission of Inquiry into Criminality, Political Interference and Corruption in the Criminal Justice System, also known as the Madlanga Commission will today continue hearing witness testimony. LIVE STREAM:
An airplane seen at the OR Tambo International Airport . Former SA Ambassador to Portugal Dr Kingsley Makhubela says police need to interrogate the men who were allegedly lured into fighting alongside Russian forces in Ukraine. This follows the arrival of four out of the 17 men at OR Tambo International Airport earlier on Wednesday….
Ekapa Mine in Kimberley in the Northern Cape. The Minerals Council South Africa is deploying a senior management team to support Ekapa Mine in Kimberley. This follows a mud rush incident that has left five mineworkers trapped underground. In a statement released on Wednesday, the council says the deployed officials will focus on offering support…
Steve Biko Academic Hospital entrance. Steve Biko Academic Hospital in Pretoria is currently experiencing temporary delays in surgical services after its heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) systems malfunctioned. The Gauteng Department of Health says the failure has affected theatre operations but contingency measures, including the use of external theatres and on-site contractors, have been put in place to…
Baggage reclaim and transfers terminals seen at the OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg. Four of the 19 men recruited to go and fight in a war between Russia and Ukraine have landed at the OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg. They left the country last year under the pretext that they are going for…
Moroadi Cholota at the High Court in Bloemfontein. Moroadi Cholota’s legal representatives say they are shocked by the Free State High Court decision to dismiss her bid challenging the court’s jurisdiction to try her. The court dismissed four grounds Cholota mounted against the state, finding that the prosecution proved beyond reasonable doubt that it did not misrepresent facts when it requested…
Gauteng Education officials visit Grade 5 learner, Neo Mokgoatsane’s family in Tembisa. Gauteng Education MEC Matome Chiloane has vowed to find out what happened to the deceased Grade 5 learner, Neo Mokgoatsane, from Reagile Primary School in Tembisa. Reagile reportedly died on Monday 16 February after a goalpost fell on him while he was playing…
The Western Cape High Court. The defense counsel of alleged underworld crime boss, Jerome Booysen, has pointed out iin the evidence given by a state witness Mr X before becoming a section 204 witness. Booysen’s lawyer Advocate Amanda Nel has continued with her cross-examination of Mr X in the Western Cape High Court. Booysen and…
Severe storms to batter the KZN province. The South African Weather Service (SAWS) says a severe thunderstorm accompanied by heavy downpours, damaging winds and excessive lightning is expected to hit areas in the northern part of KwaZulu-Natal. Weather forecaster Wiseman Dlamini says areas likely to be affected include uThukela, uMzinyathi, Amajuba and others. Dlamini is…
