Protestor holds up anti-rape placard. 2 minutes The family that housed the man who allegedly raped an 11-year-old girl are said to be deeply hurt and disappointed with the accused. The incident happened in Bethanie, outside Brits, over the weekend. On Thursday, the accused, a 36-year-old Lesotho national, made his second appearance in the Brits…
A man is pictured refilling bottles from a water tanker. 3 minutes Residents of Swartruggens in North West say the current water shortage in the area has reached crisis level. The Kgetleng Rivier Local Municipality has declared the area a disaster area after the Swartruggens Dam saw record low water levels at zero capacity and…
SANDF soldiers on patrol 2 minutes The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) says it will intensify its patrols along the South Africa and Zimbabwe border. Cases of smuggling of goods along the banks of the Limpopo river usually increase towards the festive season. SANDF briefed the media in Musina on Thursday. The defence force…
Accident at Fairbreeze on the N2 1 minute Two people have been killed in a fatal crash on the N2 near Fairbreeze in the north of Durban. The crash involved a light motor vehicle and a truck. Two other passengers suffered minor injuries. IPSS spokesperson, Samantha Meyrick, “Sadly the collision has left the driver and…
March for access to books in braille 2 minutes The Constitutional Court is hearing Blind SA’s case, requesting that previous exceptions contained within the copyright act be resuscitated. These exceptions would allow persons who are blind and visually impaired to convert books into formats like braille, without the consent of the copyright holder. In October,…
Nearly two kilometres deep hole in Stilfontein 1 minute Police Minister Senzo Mchunu is expected to visit the Stilfontein area in the North West on Friday. This is Mchunu’s second visit to the province this month and he will be accompanied by his Deputy Polly Boshielo. This comes as more illegal miners continue to emerge…
A burst water pipe 2 minutes Johannesburg Water has promised to increase its response time to water leaks and pipe bursts. This emerged at a media briefing in Newtown in Johannesburg. The utility’s Operations Manager Logan Munsamy says infrastructure upgrades take time. “Our short-term plan is in terms of our water restrictions. We have a…
[FILE IMAGE] Thabo Bester at the Bloemfontein Magistrate’s Court, April 14, 2023. 1 minute Convicted rapist and murderer Thabo Bester‘s lawyer Adv Lerato Moela has argued in the Free State High Court that his client’s application must be heard in the Criminal Court because it arises out of a criminal matter. Moela argues that Bester…
Diamond dealer Louis Liebenberg seen in court. 1 minute Alleged fraudster and diamond dealer Louis Liebenberg has abandoned his bail application in the Bronkhorstspruit Magistrate’s Court. The state was expected to cross examine Liebenberg who moved his bail application on Monday after his attorneys withdrew from the proceedings. Liebenberg, his wife Desiree and seven others…
Adv. TT Thobane for accused 1 to 4 in the Senzo Meyiwa trial consults with his clients. 1 minute The lead investigator in the Senzo Meyiwa murder trial Bongani Gininda has once again told the High Court in Pretoria that there was communication between the soccer star’s former girlfriend, Kelly Khumalo and accused number three,…
