File Image: Former President Kgalema Motlanthe says ANC members should raise issues within party structures. 2 minutes Amid rising youth unemployment and calls for young people to consider entrepreneurship, former President Kgalema Motlanthe has expressed doubts about the viability of informal trading, such as spaza shops. Speaking at the University of Johannesburg, where he was…
Joshlin Smith’s mother, Kelly, who is facing charges including kidnapping and human trafficking, seen appearing before court. 2 minutes The cross-examination of the state’s star witness, Lourentia Lombaard is continuing in the Joshlin Smith kidnapping and human trafficking trial in the Western Cape High Court sitting in Saldanha Bay. Lombaard turned state witness after being…
Busses parked at a bus depo. 1 minute Limpopo-owned bus company, Great North Transport (GNT), has suspended its operations in the Moletjie area outside Polokwane due to attacks, allegedly by taxi operators. GNT management says operations have been suspended indefinitely. The attacks are believed to be over routes. GNT has urged commuters to seek alternative…
A coffin seen at a funeral parlour. 1 minute The family of a Northern Cape man whose body was stolen at a mortuary in Kuruman says they are traumatised. Terrence Maloyi, the brother of the deceased, says the police notified them on Monday, that there was a break-in at a funeral parlour where his body…
X-ray of lungs. 2 minutes The Health Department says individuals with TB who do not show symptoms are a major concern as they unknowingly spread the disease and are less likely to go for testing. Tuberculosis (TB) remains one of the leading causes of death globally. In 2023, South Africa recorded 270 000 new TB…
Ekurhuleni Metro Police Department logo seen on a car, 2 minutes The R21 route towards OR Tambo International Airport in Ekurhuleni has been successfully reopened. Traffic flow has returned to normal and all lanes are now fully operational. This after Ekurhuleni Metro Police officers embarked on a protest this morning. It is not clear at…
A gavel used in the court of law. 1 minute The case against former South African Airways (SAA) board member, Yakhe Kwinana, will now be heard in the East London Magistrate’s Court next week. She appeared in the Randburg Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday where the case was postponed. The 60-year-old faces multiple charges including extortion,…
FILE Image: A prison guard stands behind bars. 1 minute A Cape Town man has been sentenced to life imprisonment for murdering his former girlfriend and attempting to murder their daughter. National Prosecuting Authority(NPA) regional spokesperson Eric Ntabazalila, says that Wayne Lawrence has been convicted of killing his former girlfriend, Angela Marinus, over seven years…
File Image: Waseem Carrim appointed as the Acting Chief Executive Officer of the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS). 1 minute Acting NSFAS CEO Waseem Carrim says they have allocated R48 billion to institutions of higher learning for the funding of students for the 2025 academic year. The scheme was updating Parliament on NSFAS funding…
1 minute The Gauteng High Court in Pretoria is hearing a legal bid to invalidate and halt the analogue switch off set for the end of the month. LIVE STREAM:
