Western Cape High Court, where the trial of alleged underworld kingpin Jerome Booysen is being held. The case against alleged underworld figure, Jerome Booysen and eleven co-accused has been postponed to Tuesday due to constant internet lagging and inaudible testimony from a witness that resulted in a number of adjournments. Booysen appeared in the Western Cape…
FILE | NSRI swimmers on rescue vehicle. ALS paramedics spokesperson Garrith Jamieson says search and rescue crews are resolute in their search for the missing 61-year-old Johannesburg pilot, whose plane crashed into the sea off Durban’s Suncoast Beach six days ago. The light aircraft crashed into the sea while the pilot was giving an aerial…
The funeral of a 4-year-old girl from Eldorado Park in Johannesburg is underway. Her parents are accused of the murder and sexual assault of their daughter. They abandoned their bail application in the Protea Magistrate’s Court in Soweto on Monday. LIVE STREAM:
Home Affairs building in Germiston engulfed in flames. Two men accused of torching the Home Affairs office in Germiston, east of Johannesburg, are expected to appear before the local magistrate’s court for a possible bail hearing on Tuesday. Moffatt Phiri and Katlego Simango are facing charges of arson and public violence. The blaze occurred during…
Water and Sanitation Deputy Minister Sello Seitlholo conducted an oversight visit in Ngaka Modiri Molema District Municipality in the North West to assess the level of water pollution in Molopo River and the state of Wastewater Treatment Plants. The Deputy Minister of Water and Sanitation, Sello Seitlholo, says they will lay more criminal charges against…
Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development Mmamoloko Kubayi Justice and Constitutional Development Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi conducts an oversight visit to the Randburg Magistrates Court in Johannesburg on Monday. The visit comes as her department concludes the Access to Justice Week. Kubayi says part of this initiative includes creating awareness of the services they provide, and as…
An aerial view of members of the SAPS at a roadblock at Chris Hani Road next to Maponya Mall in Soweto during Operation Shanela. Over 1 000 people have been arrested for various crimes, including murder, rape, drug dealing and drunken driving across Gauteng over the weekend. The suspects were arrested during the police’s Operation…
Court denies 3 accused of instructing a child to smoke drugs of bail. The Johannesburg Magistrates Court has reserved judgment in the bail application of one of the four people shown on a video instructing a 4-year-old boy to smoke what’s believed to be drugs. The case has been postponed to Friday. Three other accused…
Police in KwaZulu-Natal have launched a manhunt for an unknown number of suspects following two separate cash-in-transit heists on Monday. The first incident took place in Cottonlands near Ndwedwe, north of Durban, while the other happened in Pietermaritzburg. Both incidents reportedly happened around the same time. Police say the robbers were able to get away with…
The Gauteng Roads and Transport MEC, Kedibone Diale-Tlabela. Gauteng Roads and Transport MEC Kedibone Diale-Tlabela says a multi-stakeholder team has been established to prevent future violence between taxi operators and e-hailing drivers in Soweto. This follows a meeting between the MEC as well as taxi associations and e-hailing drivers at Maponya Mall earlier on Monday….
