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1 minute Senzo Meyiwa murder trial continues at the Pretoria High Court. LIVE STREAM: 

Traffic officials checking a vehicle’s licence. 2 minutes The Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC) is urging 1.6 million drivers in South Africa to renew their vehicle licence discs before the end of the year. According to the National Traffic Information System, over 600 000 vehicle licence discs will expire at the end of November, and…

Esplanade Government Building in Durban CBD. 1 minute KwaZulu-Natal Public Works and Infrastructure MEC Martin Meyer says stringent oversight will be conducted as it handed over a derelict government building in the Durban CBD to a consortium of private companies to redevelop at a cost of nearly R1 billion. The Esplanade Government Building is part…

Smoke bellows over Mitchell’s Pass after a fire in this image captured on 25 November 2024. 1 minute A fire that has been burning in the Mitchell’s Pass outside Ceres in the Boland has been contained. The fire ignited in strong winds on Sunday above a toll house. Cape Winelands District Municipality spokesperson Jo-Anne Otto…

The Anti-Gang Unit members deployed in the Bishop Lavis policing precinct recovered an explosive device which was found abandoned as well as an assault rifle at an informal settlement close to Valhalla Park. 2 minutes Western Cape Premier Alan Winde says crime statistics in the province show a reduction of 8.7 percent in murder. Police…

Cape Town High Court. 1 minute The trial of 13 men accused of charges including the murder of so-called ‘steroid king’ Brian Wainstein is expected to resume today in the High Court in Cape Town after an application for a trial within a trial. The defence for alleged underworld figures Jerome ” Donkie” Booysen and…

File Image: Matric learners in an exam room. 1 minute The Northern Cape Department of Basic Education has urged law enforcement agencies to deal harshly with matriculants who organise ‘pens down’ parties after finishing their exams. The department says it will work closely with police and parents to discourage learners from participating in any gatherings…

1 minute The pre-trial hearing of three accused in the February 2020 theft at President Cyril Ramaphosa’s Phala Phala farm is expected to start today in the Modimolle Regional Court in Limpopo. Immanuela David, Floriana Joseph and Ndilinasho Joseph allegedly broke into Ramaphosa’s farm and stole over $580 000 stuffed in a sofa. Accused number one,…

Minister of Police, Mr Senzo Mchunu reflects on some successes of the 7th Administration and also releasing the crime statistics for the 2nd quarter of the current financial year. 1 minute There has been an overall decline in serious crimes by 5.1%. This is according to Police Minister Senzo Mchunu. He was releasing the quarterly…

A person in handcuffs. 2 minutes Police in the Western Cape have arrested two women, aged 59 and 53, in Strand for allegedly defrauding about 80 victims of nearly R2 million through a bogus travel scheme. Police spokesperson Malcolm Pojie says that the victims had responded to a social media advertisement promoting a trip to…