March against GBVF 2 minutes A Palm Ridge mother’s bid to appeal her murder conviction and sentence has been postponed to February next year. The woman dubbed as the “Palm Ridge Mother” murdered her partner during a domestic violence incident in 2018. She was sentenced to ten-years in the lower court in November 2022. The…
[File Image]: SARS Commissioner Edward Kieswetter 1 minute SARS Commissioner Edward Kieswetter has called on global customs officials to work together to develop customs policies that will help make the world more inclusive and equal. He was speaking at the 91st Policy Commission of the World Customs Organization (WCO) in Cape Town. The WCO, originally…
N3 long distance taxi strike brought to a halt 3 minutes KwaZulu-Natal Transport MEC Siboniso Duma, says that a multi-disciplinary team which includes officials from the SAPS and Metro Police has managed to restore order on the N3. This after striking members of the Durban Long Distance Association blockaded the route. The strike which started…
A picture of Amantle Samane during her funeral service on 31 October 2024. 1 minute The case of a man accused of raping and murdering a six-year-old girl, in Soweto, Gauteng, has been postponed to the 27th of January 2025 in the Protea Magistrate’s Court. Mozambican national Pethe Simiao was arrested last month after a warrant of…
[FILE] A petrol attendant pouring fuel into a car tank 1 minute Motorists will face increased fuel costs from Wednesday, as announced by the Department of Mineral and Petroleum Resources. Both grades of petrol will rise by 17 cents per litre, diesel will increase by between 54 and 55 cents per litre, and wholesale paraffin…
A non-complaint spaza shop in Kempton Park 2 minutes Foreign spaza shop owners in Soweto have claimed that recent food-related child deaths are politically motivated. This comes as they queue at the Jabulani Civic Centre to register their businesses, following President Cyril Ramaphosa’s directive to register within 21 days or face closure. Many shop owners…
Defence counsel consults with the accused in the Senzo Meyiwa trial. 1 minute The lead investigating officer, Bongani Meyiwa, is set to take the stand again this morning in the Senzo Meyiwa murder trial at the High Court in Pretoria. Meyiwa was fatally shot in 2014 while at the Vosloorus home of Kelly Khumalo’s family….
1 minute Police are searching for suspects following the fatal shooting of five men in the Madikizela informal settlement on the Cape Flats on Sunday. Western Cape Police Commissioner Thembisile Patekile suggested the killings may be linked to extortion syndicates operating in the area. “We are on top of the game, but this incident has…
2 minutes The Nursing Organisation of South Africa (DENOSA) in the Northern Cape has raised concerns over the lack of security at health facilities, following the stabbing of a 23-year-old man at the Galeshewe Day Hospital on Sunday. DENOSA Northern Cape Chairperson Derek Sak says repeated requests to the provincial Health Department to address safety…
1 minute President Cyril Ramaphosa launches South Africa’s Presidency of the G20 at Parliament this morning. South Africa will host the G20 under the theme – ‘Fostering solidarity, equality, and sustainable development’. LIVE STREAM:
