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1 minute The Minister of Electricity and Energy Kgosientsho Ramokgopa launches the Green Hydrogen Summit in Kempton Park. LIVE STREAM: 

Court gavel and a book 1 minute The Kimberley Magistrate’s Court has set aside three days from the 7th to the 9th of July for the trial of Collen Mhlanga. Mhlanga, a Zimbabwean national, is accused of killing three people on June 30, 2024 including two youth from Patriotic Alliance (PA), when his bakkie crashed…

A sign cautioning an accident. 1 minute A 12-year-old has appeared before the Brakpan Magistrate’s Court in Gauteng’s East Rand on charges of culpable homicide and driving without a license. A 14-year-old died after being hit by a vehicle that was allegedly being driven by the minor at the weekend. The 12-year-old was accompanied to…

Snow in the Eastern Cape 2 minutes The South African Weather Services (SAWS) has issued level five and six warnings for parts of the Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal for Tuesday. It issued an Orange level 6 warning for disruptive snow over the Joe Gqabi District Municipality, Enoch Mgijima and Matatiele Local Municipalities of the Eastern…

Police at a crime scene. 2 minutes Police in Mpumalanga have expressed concern about the recent killings of officers in the province. This follows the killing of two police officers in separate incidents in the space of two weeks. The first incident was that of the fatal shooting of Constable Khulani Shabangu during a robbery…

FILE | A child plays in water after heavy rains 1 minute The weather warning for disruptive rain issued by Weather SA for large parts of the Eastern Cape has been downgraded from level 5 to level 2. The advisory indicates that the level of rain can still lead to localised flooding and damage to…

Teacher uses sign language at a deaf students’ school 1 minute The Free State Deaf Association has pleaded with the provincial Department of Community Safety and Transport, to invest in more resources to help people living with disabilities have easy access to transport. The issue was discussed during the department’s launch of the transport hand…

Lebombo Border post 1 minute South Africa and Mozambique are discussing challenges experienced at the ports of entry in Komartipoort, Mpumalanga. Border Management Authority (BMA) Commissioner, Dr Michael Masiapato says a lot has been done to improve the processing of cargo trucks at the Lebombo Border Post. He was speaking at the three-day bilateral meeting…

SA Police Service badge. 2 minutes A police captain accused of raping a trainee has been granted bail of R8 000 by the Pretoria Magistrate’s Court. It is alleged that the 59-year-old officer threatened to serve the 20-year-old with a misconduct letter for failing to salute him if she did not sleep with him. The…

An Eskom customer service centre 2 minutes Residents at Siyandhani near Giyani in Limpopo have closed the Eskom customer service offices to protest against load reduction. The residents are calling for answers for the implementation of load reduction in their area. They allege that Eskom implemented load reduction without warning, despite promising to do assessments…