State witness in Joshlin Smith’s case, Lorentia Lombaard, seen testifying at the case. 1 minute The cross-examination of the state’s section 204 witness in the kidnapping and human trafficking trial of Joshlin Smith is expected to continue today. Lourentia Lombaard told the court that Kelly Smith had confided in her that she had sold Joshlin…
1 minute The Joshlin Smith kidnapping trial continues in the High Court sitting at Saldanha on the Cape West Coast today. The child’s mother Kelly Smith, her boyfriend Jacquen Appollis and Steveno van Rhyn are facing charges of kidnapping and human trafficking. This after the seven-year-old went missing a year ago. LIVE:
3 minutes A decline in young registered voters has prompted the Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) to host a dialogue at Nelson Mandela University in the Eastern Cape. The theme of the dialogue was “Strengthening democracy through youth participation”. It covers several topics, including the introduction of electronic voting to keep up with the…
City Power employees working on powerlines. 1 minute City Power in Johannesburg says it has launched a comprehensive disciplinary and legal process to eradicate fraud and corruption within the organisation. This comes after a forensic investigation uncovered serious financial irregularities. City Power CEO Tshifularo Mashava says the investigation revealed that some employees had approved payments for…
Sassa signage board seen outside the head office. 2 minutes The eleventh suspect in the SASSA multimillion-rand fraud case is still at large. Ten people appeared in the Lenasia Magistrate’s Court in the south of Johannesburg for allegedly defrauding SASSA of over R250 million. Seven of the arrested are SASSA employees and three are members…
[File photo] An e-tolls gantry on the highway in Gauteng. 2 minutes Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi says the Gauteng government will absorb the e-toll debt and they will continue to service it. Reacting to the Gauteng budget delivered by the Province’s MEC for Economic Development, Panyaza has assured Gauteng residents that e-tolling is a thing…
NSFAS Logo. 3 minutes The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) says it has provisionally funded more than 600,000 eligible students at various universities for the 2025 academic year. More than 200,000 students have been fully funded. The scheme was giving an update on the status of NSFAS applications for this year before the Select…
Workers are seen building housing units at a construction site as coronavirus disease (COVID-19) lockdown regulations ease in Fleurhof, near Johannesburg, South Africa, October 6, 2020. 2 minutes Public Works and Infrastructure Minister Dean Macpherson says they are working to ensure that Expanded Public Works Programme becomes a vehicle for skills transfer and offering recipients…
Executive Mayor Dada Morero 2 minutes The City of Johannesburg says it has already taken steps towards establishing a comprehensive Climate Action Plan by planting trees around the City. Speaking at a four-day summit on Urban Forestry in Bryanston, north of Johannesburg, Executive Mayor Dada Morero says these initiatives focus on restoring vital ecosystems, removing…
Alexandra Magistrates Court 1 minute Five suspects arrested for the killing of a Johannesburg Metropolitan Police Department (JMPD) officer in Riverside two weeks ago are expected to appear in the Alexandra Magistrates Court on Wednesday. The officer was fatally shot multiple times outside her house by unknown gunmen. Her son also sustained injuries during the shooting…
