A motorists drives while it rains. 1 minute Residents of the Denver shelter in the Johannesburg inner City have expressed concern about flooding in the area. This comes after the South African Weather Service issued a warning for severe thunderstorms in Johannesburg. It has been raining in different parts of the city since Sunday. Many…
Pig farmer Zachariah Olivier and his co-accused Rudolf De Wet and William Musora in court. 2 minutes The murder trial against three men accused of disposing the remains of two women inside a pigsty at a farm in Sebayeng has been set for trial in August in the High Court in Polokwane, Limpopo. Pig farmer…
Murder accused Reinhardt Leach. 1 minute The trial of Reinhardt Leach, accused of the 2021 murder of Vicky Terblanche, continued on Tuesday in the Gqeberha High Court. The state alleges Leach was hired by Vicky’s estranged husband, Arnold Terblanche, to murder her amid a R5-million divorce settlement. Arnold has pleaded not guilty and will be…
City Power official attacked at Alexandra Service Centre. 2 minutes City Power in Johannesburg says it has suspended its services in Alexandra Township until further notice. The power utility says it will not respond to any outage calls because some community members attacked workers on Tuesday. It has since opened a case with police. City…
Rescue teams and SAPS in Stilfontein trying to retrieve bodies of illegal miners. 1 minute Police say the bodies of 93 people believed to be illegal miners retrieved from a disused mine in Stilfontein in the North West last year are yet to be identified. This comes after post-mortems conducted on all the bodies revealed that some died…
A prison cell block. 2 minutes The High Court in Johannesburg has sentenced a 37-year-old gardener, Pardon Danhire, to 20 years in prison for the murders of Nadine Terblanche and her son, Ruandre Voster. National Prosecuting Authority spokesperson (NPA) Phindi Mjonondwane says the sentencing follows Danhire entering into a plea and sentencing agreement with the…
SA soldiers during a parade. 1 minute The family of Itumeleng Moreo, one of the 14 South African National Defence Force (SANDF) soldiers who died in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) on a peacekeeping mission has added its voice to those calling for the country’s soldiers to be recalled. The fallen troops were…
Nafiz Modack in the dock 2 minutes Alleged underworld figure, Nafiz Modack says he is not behind the murders and attempted murders he has been charged with. Modack is on trial in the Western Cape High Court along with 14 others and is charged with the murder of Nico Heerschap, the father of a former…
Vehicles seen on a wet road 1 minute The City of Tshwane’s Emergency Services Department says the inclement weather conditions are expected to carry on until at least Wednesday. This follows the South African Weather Services level five warning of severe thunderstorms. Tshwane Emergency Services added that the impact of severe disruptive rain may include…
An area almost completely dark 3 minutes Minister of Electricity and Energy Dr. Kgosientsho Ramokgopa says the main reason why load reduction is more prominent in areas around townships and informal settlements, is directly attributed to the high number of illegal connections, which is putting severe strain on the electricity grid. Ramokgopa was speaking at…
