Tablets, blood samples and a file written food poisoning. Six people have died after an alleged food contamination incident at Mmotong-wa-Bogobe village, outside Polokwane in Limpopo. The victims include a seven-year-old girl. More than 70 people have been taken to hospital. Those affected ate food allegedly laced with poison during a funeral service over the…
Police seized cannabis valued at more than R289,000. Police in the Northern Cape have seized hydroponic cannabis valued at more than R289,000 in Springbok. Officers from the Highway Patrol and K9 units acted on information about a suspicious parcel at a courier outlet. The package, believed to have been sent from Durban, was intended for…
FILE | National Police Commissioner General Fannie Masemola addresses a media briefing. The National Police Commissioner Fannie Masemola will be back in the Pretoria Magistrate’s Court on the 13th of next month. Fifteen other accused will also appear on that day. Masemola, who appeared in court on Tuesday, is facing charges related to violating the…
Suspended Tshwane Chief Financial Officer Gareth Mnisi continues testimony before the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry in Pretoria. Live stream below:
FILE | National Police Commissioner General Fannie Masemola addresses a media briefing. The National Police Commissioner General Fannie Masemola is expected to appear in the Pretoria Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday morning. His appearance is related to the R360 million SAPS health services irregular tender that the SAPS gave to Medicare 24 Tshwane District, a company…
Floods in the Western Cape. Mop-up operations are underway at Stellenbosch University after heavy weekend rains caused localised flooding across parts of the campus. The university’s main library remains closed, with damage reported to the infrastructure and books. The Western Cape was battered by heavy rains and strong winds on Sunday, as a second cold…
Bongani Ntanzi In the Senzo Meyiwa murder trial, the state has accused Bongani Ntanzi of fabricating his claims of assault. Ntanzi, the accused number two in the case, maintains that he was tortured and suffocated before being forced to sign confession statements after his arrest in June 2020. Five men are on trial at the…
Soccer star Senzo Meyiwa’s murder trial under way at the High Court in Pretoria. Live stream below:
Musician Lehlogonolo ‘Shebe Maburna’ Chauke appears in the Polokwane Magistrate’s Court for a new bail bid. Live stream below:
Gift of the Givers teams have been assisting across the Cape Metropole and Drakenstein following heavy rainfall and widespread flooding. Humanitarian organisation Gift of the Givers says it will deploy teams to areas affected by recent flooding in the Western Cape. Heavy rainfall over the weekend caused flooding in several parts of the province. The…
