US ambassador Leo Brent Bozell III and Dirco Clayson Monyela. The US ambassador to South Africa, Leo Brent Bozell III has backtracked and apologised about remarks he made about the “Kill the Boer” chant. He recently condemned the chant as hate speech at a Biznews Conference in Hermanus in the Western Cape. Thanks to @BizNewsCOM…
Suspended SAPS head of organised Crime, General Richard Shibiri testifying before the Commission. Retired Justice Mbuyiseli Madlanga has challenged suspended organised crime head Major-General Richard Shibiri’s assertion that he needed the R70.000 loan from alleged cartel member Vusimuzi ‘Cat’ Matlala. Shibiri has testified that Matlala loaned him R70.000 to fix his son’s vehicle. Bank statements…
FILE| Gun on the ground. Mpumalanga police have opened two murder cases and an inquest docket after a man killed his wife, their three-year-old son and turned the gun on himself in Verena. He also allegedly shot and injured his sister-in-law and his wife’s uncle. A neighbour narrowly escaped unharmed. Provincial Police Spokesperson Jabu Ndubane…
The TRC Cases Inquiry, probing alleged efforts to stall the investigation and prosecution of apartheid-era perpetrators, is taking place in Newtown, Johannesburg. LIVE STREAM:
The Senzo Meyiwa murder trial continues at the High Court in Pretoria. LIVE STREAM:
A firefighter in action. The City of Cape Town’s Fire and Rescue Service says the blaze in Dido Valley, Simon‘s Town has been contained. The City’s Fire and Rescue Service, Jermaine Carelse, says firefighters will remain on the scene to monitor the situation. There have been a number of other fires in the region. Meanwhile, additional firefighters have been dispatched…
The National Director of Public Prosecutions, Adv. Andy Mothibi hosts a media briefing to outline the strategic direction and priorities of the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA). LIVE STREAM:
Police raiding warehouse Police have uncovered an illicit cigarette storage warehouse in Nirvana, Polokwane, in Limpopo. Police have arrested a manager of the warehouse. The bust was made police, the Hawks, and the national consumer protection to curb illicit goods in the country. Thousands of boxes of illicit cigarettes were confiscated along with other products, including…
A Grade 2 classroom. The Department of Education in George in the Western Cape has suspended a teacher for allegedly humiliating a child on social media. The teacher has been suspended pending an investigation into alleged discrimination against the learner. The allegation follows the circulation of a video taken by the teacher during hashtag PieDay at the…
A closed water tap. Limpopo Premier Phophi Ramathuba says the growing demand for water in the Polokwane Municipality has put severe pressure on its water supply. Ramathuba was speaking at a media briefing on water provision in Polokwane. Deputy Minister of Water and Sanitation David Mahlobo and officials from Lepelle Northern Water also attended the briefing. Ramathuba explains the water needs of the municipality. “The…
