A bullet magazine seen on top of a table. The Justice Department says the Booysens Magistrate’s Court in Johannesburg will open on Wednesday despite Tuesday’s shooting incident. Two people were killed and three others were wounded outside the court. The department’s Deputy Minister Andries Nel says security measures around courts need to be reviewed urgently…
The scene of a deadly scholar transport crash in Vanderbijlpark on 19 January 2026 Emfuleni Local Municipality Mayor Sipho Radebe says the deadly scholar transport crash in Vanderbijlpark highlights a growing national crisis on South Africa’s roads. On Monday morning, a minibus used as scholar transport and a truck collided, claiming the lives of 14 learners….
Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi briefed the media today on the tragic scholar transport incident in Sedibeng that claimed the lives of 12 learners. Joined by Minister of Basic Education, Siviwe Gwarube, MEC for Education Matome Chiloane, MEC for Health Nomantu Nkomo-Ralehoko. The Gauteng government says it will help the families of the victims of the…
[FILE IMAGE]: Empty benches inside the court. Deputy Justice and Constitutional Development Minister Andries Nel says security measures around courts will need to be urgently reviewed following the deadly shooting outside the Booysens Magistrates’ Court in Johannesburg. Two people were fatally shot, and three others wounded, when gunmen opened fire on a group that was…
Outside of the Sebokeng mortuary in the Vaal where the bodies of the learners were transported to following the head-on collision in Vanderbijlpark. Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi has confirmed that all the victims of the scholar transport crash in Vanderbijlpark have been identified. The crash, which happened yesterday, claimed the lives of 12 learners and left others in a critical condition….
The Cape Town Magistrates Court. The case of eight Milnerton High School learners charged with assault with the intent to do grievous bodily harm has been postponed until the 11th of March in the Cape Town Magistrates’ Court. This case follows a video which went viral in October last year, showing learners allegedly assaulting a…
City Power offices in Johannesburg. City Power in Johannesburg says the inner city is largely stable despite recent power outages affecting residents in suburbs such as Bellevue, Kensington and Cyrildene. Community members say the outages, which have lasted several days in some areas, have disrupted their daily lives. The power utility says only a few…
Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi briefs the media on the tragic Vanderbijlpark scholar transport incident in Sedibeng that claimed the lives of 14 learners. LIVE STREAM:
Shattered glass on the ground after an accident. Emergency services in Ekurhuleni have confirmed that three learners have been hospitalised following a crash involving their scholar transport and a light motor vehicle. EMS Spokesperson William Ntladi says rescue teams were dispatched to the scene this morning to render assistance. “A scholar transporter, a Toyota Quantum…
Booysens Magistrate’s Court in Johannesburg. Two people have been killed and several others injured following a shooting at the Booysens Magistrates’ Court, south of Johannesburg, earlier today. A heavy police presence has been deployed outside the court. It is understood that a lawyer was among those shot outside the court premises. The motive for the…
