FILE: Commuters at a Taxi rank. Commuters in Clermont and KwaDabeka, near Pinetown in KwaZulu-Natal, remain stranded for a second day as the taxi strike that began on Tuesday continues. Taxi operators have suspended operations, demanding the release of their vehicles that were impounded last Friday, allegedly for not having permits. This comes after violent…
The Polokwane Magistrate’s Court delivers judgment on the bail application of the former police sergeant and her two accomplices, accused of insurance-related killings. Rachel Kutumela, her sister Anna Shokane, and her daughter, Florah Shokane, have been applying for bail since December last year. Live stream:
Bail application hearing looms for ex-cop Rachel Kutumela and her two co-accused, who stand accused of the murder of nine people. Polokwane Magistrate’s Court in Limpopo is expected to deliver the judgment on the bail application of the former police sergeant and her two accomplices, accused of insurance-related killings. Rachel Kutumela, her sister Anna Shokane…
FILE| Kroonstad Magistrates’ Court. Police in the Free State say the 80-year-old man who has been arrested on murder and defeating the ends of justice charges, will appear in the Kroonstad Magistrates Court, along with his grandson, on Wednesday morning. The elderly man was arrested on Tuesday. This follows the discovery of the body of…
Judge Ratha Mokgoatlheng delivers his ruling against accused number four Mthokoziseni Maphisa in the Senzo Meyiwa murder trial at the North Gauteng High Court on 02 September 2025. The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) has welcomed the high court in Pretoria’s dismissal of the discharge application by accused number four, Mthokoziseni Maphisa, in the Senzo Meyiwa murder trial. Judge Ratha Mokgoatlheng ruled that…
Chief Justice Mandisa Maya Chief Justice Mandisa Maya will host the Constitutional Courts and Supreme Courts Summit, which kicks off on Wednesday at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg. The J20, as it is also colloquially known, forms part of the lead-up activities to the G20 2025 Summit to be hosted by South Africa in…
[File Image] Social Development Minister Nokuzola Tolashe briefs members of the media. Social Development Minister Nokuzola Tolashe has warned that the termination of the agreement between the South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) and the Postbank will negatively affect grant beneficiaries. Tolashe and Sassa management appeared before Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Social Development yesterday. They…
[FILE IMAGE]: Police were called in to calm the situation down. The Gauteng education department has announced the temporary removal of the Tiyelelani Secondary School principal, in Soshanguve, Tshwane. The move follows learners going on the rampage. They were protesting in response to allegations of a school teacher allegedly raping and impregnating a learner. Student…
Setting at day 2 of the M20 Summit in Johannesburg, 2 September 2025. The African Editors Forum says that due to the rise of disinformation and fake news as a result of Artificial Intelligence, journalists across the world must go the extra mile to fact-check every aspect of their story before they publish. This was…
Proteas win against England in London. South Africa have crushed England at Headingley in Leeds in the first of three One Day Internationals. The Proteas beat their hosts by seven wickets in a match that didn’t even last 50 overs in total. England who were put into bat, were bowled out for 131 inside 25…
