Six people arrested in connection with the murder of an e-hailing driver are expected to appear in the Pretoria Magistrate’s Court on Monday. Dikeledi Mphela, Goitsione Machidi, McClaren Mushwana, Tumishang Mabutla, his girlfriend Ofentse Senwamadi (18), and Thabang Mothwa are suspected to have acted in common purpose to kill Isaac Satlat. LIVE STREAM:
Truck crash on the N1 near Hendrik Vervoed Tunnel. The N1 north outside Louis Trichardt in Limpopo has been closed after yet another crash. Transport Department’s Matome Taueatsoala says a truck crashed on the mountainous section of the highway near the Hendrik Verwoerd tunnel. Taueatsoala says emergency service personnel, traffic officers and police are attending…
The Senzo Meyiwa murder trial continues at the High Court in Pretoria. LIVE STREAM:
A SAPS badge. The Gauteng Portfolio Committee on Community Safety has expressed outrage over allegations that 27 of the 97 South African Police Service (SAPS) members accused of sexual violence nationally are from the province. The allegations are in the police watchdog Independent Police Investigative Directorate’s (IPID) 2024-2025 report. The committee says swift action must…
Three people arrested in connection with the murder of an e-hailing driver in Pretoria appear in court. Six people who were arrested in connection with the murder of an e-hailing driver are expected to appear in the Pretoria Magistrate’s Court on Monday morning. Twenty-two-year-old Isaac Satlat was killed inside his vehicle in Atteridgeville, Pretoria, earlier…
File| Crime scene tape Residents in various gang-ridden areas across the Cape Flats say they are hoping to hear announcements on increased budget allocations to fight crime and improve social services when Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana delivers the Budget Speech on Wednesday. Residents in areas such as Bishop Lavis, Gugulethu, Mitchells Plan and Rylands in…
Rain drops seen on a window during a stormy day. The South African Weather Services (SAWS) has issued a Yellow Level two warning for severe thunderstorms over the Little Karoo regions, with possible flooding. SAWS says a cut off low pressure system is expected to move into the area on Sunday and Monday. It says…
Minister of Electricity and Energy Dr. Kgosientsho Ramokgopa Minister of Electricity and Energy Kgosientsho Ramokgopa says government is making significant progress toward ending load reduction across the country. Ramokgopa was engaging with community members at Phakane village, Botlokwa, in Limpopo. Eskom is implementing load reduction daily in some areas. Ramokgopa says the government is working…
Minister of Agriculture John Steenhuisen addressing the media after receiving F&M vaccines Minister of Agriculture John Steenhuisen says that the distribution of the one- million foot and mouth disease vaccine doses that have arrived, will focus on the provinces that have been the most affected. The first consignment went to the Onderstepoort Biological Products where…
An image showing the word ‘hello’ seen written in different languages. The 21st February is International Mother Language Day, to promote awareness of linguistic and cultural diversity, as well as multilingualism. International Mother Language Day has been celebrated since 2000, after UNESCO declared it on 17 November 1999. South Africa has 12 official languages,…
