An empty court room. The trial of six men accused of killing 18 people in Ngobozana village has been postponed by the Mthatha High Court, sitting in Lusikisiki in the Eastern Cape. This is due to the absence of the lawyer for accused number three. The accused face a total of 29 charges, including 19…
Winning learners for their science projects in the Eskom Regional Science Fair in the Klein Karoo and Garden Route areas A total of 12 gold medals, five silver and 16 bronze medals have been awarded to learners from the Garden Route at Little Karoo at the Eskom Expo Eden Karoo Regional Science Fair. The science…
A rhino is photographed during a rescue operation. Five men and a woman have appeared before the Pretoria Magistrates’ Court for illegal rhino poaching. They have been linked to an international fraudulent scheme involving over 960 rhino horns, worth millions of rands, destined for illegal markets in Southeast Asia. It is alleged that the suspects defrauded…
Minister of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities, Sindisiwe Chikunga. Some Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) have expressed concern about the government’s figures on the employment of people with disabilities. This comes after Minister of Women, Youth, and Persons with Disabilities Sindisiwe Chikunga revealed the number of employed people with disabilities. In a written parliamentary reply, Chikunga…
The state calls witness who deals with the applications of intercepted calls in Booysen’s case. The state, in the case against alleged underworld crime boss Jerome Booysen and 11 others, has called a witness who deals with the applications of intercepted calls. A trial-within-a-trial to determine the admissibility of transcripts of intercepted phone calls between…
South African National Taxi Council logo Taxi organisation, SANTACO, says that any of its members found responsible for the brutal killing of the e-hailing driver outside Maponya Mall or any other violent act will be suspended immediately. Mthokozisi Mvelase was murdered and his vehicle was set alight outside the Soweto mall last Wednesday night, and…
SAPS ‘suspect arrested’ banner. Police in Cape Town have arrested a 29-year-old man for the possession of an unlicensed firearm and ammunition in Muizenberg. Police spokesperson FC Van Wyk says during patrols, officers confiscated a firearm and 29 rounds of ammunition, which led to the arrest. He says the operation was part of targeted efforts…
President delivering the vote of thanks in his capacity as host of the next Ordinary SADC Summit, 18 August 2025. President Cyril Ramaphosa has arrived in Tokyo, Japan, to attend the International Conference on African Development (TICAD). Japan has extended an invitation to 49 African countries to attend the conference. High on the agenda will…
High Court in Johannesburg. Murdered six-year-old Amantle Samane’s mother Ntombizodwa, has testified in the High Court in Johannesburg about the pain and trauma she suffered following the rape and murder of her daughter. Amantle would have turned seven years-old on Tuesday. Her mother has taken the stand in the pre-sentencing procedures under way in court….
E-hailing drivers pickup zone. More than 300 e-hailing operators are expected to march to the Gauteng Provincial Legislature in Johannesburg, to handover a memorandum of grievances and demands. The group will then move to the provincial Department of Transport to handover another memorandum in which they complain about impounding of vehicles and the challenges relating…
