A gavel in the courtroom. 1 minute The Verulam Regional Court north of Durban has sentenced two men to a term of life imprisonment for each of the three counts of rape they committed in 2023 in Ndwedwe, KwaZulu-Natal. In a statement, the National Prosecuting Authority says that the complainant and her friends were at…
People working on a farm. 2 minutes Land reform and Rural Development Minister Mzwanele Nhyontso says the majority of land beneficiaries are women. Nhyontso was speaking during the Commemoration of 30 years of the Restitution of the Land Rights Act at the Freedom Park Heritage site in Pretoria today. According to the Land Claims Commission,…
Corn grows in a field outside Wyanet, Illinois, July 6, 2018. 3 minutes Land Reform and Rural Development Minister Mzwanele Nyhontso says the high cost of land continues to be one of the stumbling blocks to the pace of land restitution. The Commission on Restitution of Land Rights reflected on 30 years of the Restitution…
A cluster of rare yellow lillies indigenous to Limpopo. 1 minute Residents of Leolo and Roosenekal in Limpopo want to benefit from the indigenous and rare yellow arum Lilly flower. The flower is protected by the South African Biodiversity Institute. The Institute has strict rules on how the flower should be harvested to prevent it…
The ANC NWC discussing KwaZulu-Natal organisational issues during a meeting at Birchwood Conference Centre. 2 minutes African National Congress (ANC) Secretary-General Fikile Mbalula says the fate of the KwaZulu-Natal provincial structure will be decided on within the next two weeks. This follows a meeting of the ANC National Working Committee and the KZN Provincial Executive…
A cyclist cools off during a heatwave. 2 minutes The South African Weather Service (SWAS) has issued a warning for a week-long heatwave. Extremely high temperatures are expected in Gauteng, the northern part of KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo and Mpumalanga. The North West and the Free State have also been warned of high temperatures. However, temperatures are…
A mine worker walks underground. 2 minutes Community members in Stilfontein have started sending food and water to illegal miners, who are still underground in Shaft 11. This comes after a recent North Gauteng High Court order which permitted humanitarian aid to be delivered to the miners, who are reported to be living in dire…
Police visiting the Mfuleni crime scene in the Western Cape. 2 minutes Police have launched a manhunt for gunmen who shot dead five men in Mfuleni in the Western Cape. On Sunday officers were called to the Madikizela informal settlement where they found the bodies of five men aged between 19 and 30 in a…
A dripping tap. 1 minute Johannesburg Water says they will not reconnect illegal water connections in the Phumla Mqashi informal settlement, in Lenasia South. This is after the water utility disconnected the illegal water in the area on 12 November. The water utility says their High-Level Reservoir has experienced an increase in water levels following…
A dripping tap. 1 minute Johannesburg Water says they will not reconnect illegal water connections in the Phumla Mqashi informal settlement, in Lenasia South. This is after the water utility disconnected the illegal water in the area on 12 November. The water utility says their High-Level Reservoir has experienced an increase in water levels following…
