Johannesburg Water reservoir 1 minute The CEO of the South African Water Chamber, Benoit Le Roy has expressed concern that minor incidents in the water sector are escalating into major issues that the country is not well equipped to deal with. This following a power failure at the Emfuleni substation, which provides electricity to Rand…
Crime scene remnants. 1 minute A female Limpopo police officer has been arrested in connection with the deaths of her son and his partner in Mokomene-Mashaha village in Botlokwa. Provincial police spokesperson, Malesela Ledwaba says the 25-year-old man was found lying with bullet wounds. His teenage partner later died in hospital. The cause of the…
Kidnapping 1 minute The police in the Eastern Cape are searching for the two foreign nationals who were kidnapped this morning in the Nelson Mandela Bay Region. SAPS have pleaded with community members to come forward with the information to curb the rate of kidnappings in the region. Last year, the man alleged to be…
No to bullying in school sign. 3 minutes A mother of a grade 10 pupil, who was allegedly bullied by a fellow pupil at Sutherland High School in Centurion, is pinning her hopes on the justice system. She has opened a case of intimidation and harassment against the alleged bully and his mother. The mother…
SANDF soldiers in deployment 2 minutes The family of one of the South African soldiers, that have been deployed to conflict-ridden Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), has expressed concern about the safety of their son. The family from Mahikeng in the North West say they have struggled to communicate with their loved one after 14…
Accused in the dock 1 minute Alleged child pornography suspect Darryn Wilken and his partner have been denied bail by the Randburg Magistrate’s Court in Johannesburg. The pair face multiple charges including 24 counts of money laundering, possession and distribution of child pornography and contravention of the Drug Trafficking Act. Wilken was arrested on 17…
Enoch Ndou sits in the dock at the High Court in Thohoyandou, Limpopo. 1 minute Multiple murderer Enoch Ndou has been found guilty by the High Court in Thohoyandou, Limpopo. The High Court is sitting at the Waterval Magistrate’s Court outside Louis Trichardt. Judge Thogomelani Tshidada says the state has provided uncontested evidence to prove…
Students on the campus of the University of the Free State 1 minute The legal representative of the 15 students from the University of the Free State (UFS), in Bloemfontein, who were arrested on Wednesday for public violence and failure to adhere to the university court order, have been released without appearing in court. The…
Student doing maths homework 2 minutes Basic Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube says the department remains concerned about the uptake of science and maths subjects. Senior officials from the department appeared before Parliament’s Portfolio Committee to analyse the matric results of last year. The class of 2024 achieved a pass rate of 87.3 percent, the highest…
Aerial view of the KwaSizabantu Christian Mission church 1 minute The Cultural, Religious and Linguistic Rights Commission (CRL) says it will review its findings on alleged human rights violations at the KwaSizabantu Christian Mission near Kranskop in northern KwaZulu-Natal decades ago. In 2020, the commission held hearings on allegations of sexual abuse, negligence and fraud…
