The Gauteng Health Department says it’s attending to the recommendations made by the Health Ombud about the Helen Joseph Hospital in Johannesburg. 3 minutes The Health Ombud has recommended that the infrastructure at Helen Joseph hospital in Johannesburg be revamped. The Office of Health Standards Compliance and the Health Ombud released the findings of an…
2 minutes The South African Policing Union (SAPU) says it will wait for the Independent Police Investigative Directorate’s (IPID) full investigation into the matter of the six Ekurhuleni Metro Police Department (EMPD) officers accused of corruption. The officers from the Drug Unit, arrested on charges of robbery with aggravating circumstances and defeating the ends of justice,…
1 minute Police have rescued an Ethiopian businessman kidnapped outside a restaurant in Norwood on Sunday. One of the kidnappers was shot dead and five others arrested. Police say the victim was inside a house in Kensington, Johannesburg where a shoot-out ensued with the kidnappers. Police spokesperson Athlenda Mathe says police seized four illegal firearms,…
Joshlin Smith’s mother Kelly appearing in court last year. 2 minutes At least two state witnesses have described Kelly Smith as a good mother to her children. This as the trial into the disappearance of Joshlin Smith enters its second week. A detective from the police’s FCS Unit, a neighbour of Kelly Smith, and a…
South African playwright, actor, and novelist Athol Fugard. 1 minute President Cyril Ramaphosa has lauded the late dramatist, novelist and actor Athol Fugard who passed away on Sunday at the age of 93. The President has described him “as an extraordinary storyteller in extraordinary times and the moral conscience of a generation”. Fugard’s world view…
The three accused in the murder case of Joslin Smith. 1 minute The second week in the trial of seven-year-old Joshlin Smith continues in the Western Cape Circuit High Court sitting at Saldanha Bay on the Cape West Coast. The first week saw several police officers testify about Smith’s disappearance in February last year, with the…
Deputy Minister of Police Cassel Mathale visiting a school in Mpumalanga. 2 minutes The South African Police Service (SAPS) has taken steps towards tackling criminal activities in the crime-ridden Barberton area in Mpumalanga. Deputy Minister of Police Cassel Mathale is leading a crime prevention campaign in the area that is battling with gangsterism and gun…
Firefighters work at the scene of a deadly blaze at Usindiso building. 1 minute The City of Johannesburg says some tenants residing in hijacked buildings don’t want to reveal who they pay rent to, as investigations into the legitimate building owners continue. Acting executive manager in the Johannesburg Human Settlements Department Oupa Nkoane testified at…
Emergency services pull victims from the wreckage following a bus crash on the N2 in Mandeni, KwaZulu-Natal, on March 9, 2025. 1 minute The death toll in the bus crash on the N2 in Mandeni, KwaZulu-Natal has risen to nine. More than 60 passengers suffered injuries, ranging from critical to minor. One of the deceased…
2 minutes The National Director of Public Prosecutions, Advocate Shamila Batohi, says a lot of work is being done to restore the image of the NPA. Batohi was speaking during the Aspirant Prosecutor Programme’s graduation ceremony in Pretoria on Monday. The institution has faced criticism over its inability to secure convictions for some of the…
