LIVE: Asbestos trial within a trial – 05 May 2025
1 minute The trial within a trial in the R255 million asbestos roof removal case continues in the Bloemfontein High Court in the Free State. Live proceedings below:
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DBE determined to get rid of paedophiles in schools
Secondary school learners 1 minute The Department of Basic Education (DBE) says it is determined to use a multi-faceted approach to clean the system of sexual predators. This after the Education Labour Relations Council found at least 39 teachers countrywide guilty of sexual misconduct perpetrated against learners. The council says most of the teachers are…
Chief Justice Maya calls for courts online system to be expedited
Chief Justice Mandisa Maya 1 minute The Office of the Chief Justice has called for the implementation of an Online System in the High Court in Mthatha in the Eastern Cape. Chief Justice Mandisa Maya conducted an oversight visit to the High Court following allegations of corruption and bribery. The Online System is currently being…
Task team deployed to address Makana Municipality challenges
Deputy Minister of COGTA, Dr. Namane Masemola, on an oversight visit to the Local Makana Municipality in EC which has faced persistent governance and service delivery challenges including weak financial management, poor infrastructure maintenance, and water and sanitation services. 1 minute Deputy Minister of Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs, Dr Namane Masemola, has established a…
EMPD urge the public to claim their impounded vehicles
Ekurhuleni Metro Police Department officers seen working at a roadblock. 1 minute The Ekurhuleni Metro Police Department (EMPD) has called on the public to claim their vehicles that are currently impounded. It says vehicles can be collected from the pound between today and the 16th of next month from Monday to Friday between eight o’clock…
Researcher warns of surge in HIV infections amid US funding cuts
A nurse draws a blood sample from a child for an HIV test at a clinic in Diepsloot, north of Johannesburg, South Africa, March 12, 2025. 2 minutes Clinician researcher at Wits University Professor Francois Venter has warned of a surge in HIV infections, due to the US government’s withdrawal of funding to PEPFAR and…
SANTACO denies involvement in alleged extortion
Taxis at a rank in Gauteng 1 minute Taxi association SANTACO has distanced itself from individuals posing as taxi industry officials who are reportedly stopping private vehicle drivers and demanding money. The organisation has also called on the public to ignore social media claims that taxi operators plan to impound private vehicles. SANTACO spokesperson Mmatshikhidi…
Case against a police captain accused of raping trainee postponed
Pretoria Magistrate’s Court 1 minute The case against a police captain accused of raping a 20-year-old police trainee has been postponed. This is to allow the police watchdog – IPID to conduct further investigation into other alleged sexual assault incidents against the police officer. He made his second appearance in the Pretoria Magistrate’s court today…
Illegal miners caught with unpolished diamonds to appear in court
1857 suspects were arrested for illegal mining related offences and various other crimes during the Vala Umgodi sting operations. 1 minute Two illegal miners who were arrested in the Northern Cape for being in possession of unpolished diamonds are expected to appear in court soon. They were arrested on Tuesday at Port Nolloth during Operation…
Artists march in PTA over lack of transparency in Arts Department
[FILE]: The artists say they won’t give up their fight as it is a righteous revolution. 2 minutes Hundreds of cultural and creative practitioners are marching in Pretoria today, protesting what they describe as a decline in transparency within the Department of Sport, Arts and Culture. The demonstrators, part of the Cultural and Creative Industries…