SAPS image. 1 minute The Mpumalanga High Court in Mbombela has sentenced a 39-year-old man to life imprisonment for multiple rapes. Gilbert Fankomo a resident of Numbi Trust in Masoyi was convicted on four counts of rape involving underage victims, including an 8-year-old girl. Provincial police spokesperson Donald Mdhluli says Fankomo committed the offences between…
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrives in South Africa. 2 minutes Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has arrived in South Africa on an official visit. He was welcomed by Minister of International Relations Ronald Lamola. The President of Ukraine @ZelenskyyUa has arrived in South Africa. #GCIS #sabcnews pic.twitter.com/mWHm0lW4Yp — Sophie Mokoena (@Sophie_Mokoena) April 23, 2025 It’s his…
SA police ‘arrest’ banner. 1 minute Police say five suspects in police uniform have been arrested for allegedly hijacking a truck in Modderfontein, east of Johannesburg. The suspects were found wearing Ekurhuleni Metro Police uniforms and SAPS reflector jackets. Police rescued the truck driver and recovered the hijacked truck. Gauteng police spokesperson Mavela Masondo says,…
SABC building in Auckland Park, Johannesburg. 1 minute Several cases of poor governance at the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) between 2011 and 2019 have played a major role in its ongoing financial woes. That’s according to the Special Investigating Unit (SIU), which briefed Parliament’s Standing Committee on Public Accounts. Several cases have been referred…
[File photo] Someone holding a phone 3 minutes The Communications and Digital Technologies Minister, Solly Malatsi, says government is looking at ways to make smartphones affordable as the country moves towards the 5G mobile connection. Malatsi says everyone deserves to enjoy the benefits of accessing low-cost smartphones and the internet. The Minister was speaking at…
Court gavel. 2 minutes The lawyer of the former teacher accused of raping a 13-year-old learner says public opinion should not be used to determine his bail application. Michael Khumalo is presenting closing arguments in the bail application at the Mankweng Magistrate’s Court outside Polokwane in Limpopo. The accused resigned from his position as a…
Pope Francis’ body is carried in a coffin into Saint Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican on the day of its translation, as seen from Rome, Italy, April 23. 2 minutes The Chaplain at Saint Benedict’s College in Bedfordview, Father Thabo Mothiba, says he hopes that the next pontiff will continue the work started by the…
1 minute Deputy Health Minister Joe Phaahla believes there is no connection between the fire that broke out at Tembisa Hospital today and the one that occurred over the weekend. Phaahla visited the hospital to evaluate the damage caused to the facility’s filing room and to discuss recovery plans. This comes after another fire broke…
[FILE IMAGE] Flooded road. 2 minutes Heavy rains that hit the Eastern Cape over the past two days have left pensioners at Thembalethu Old Age Home in Mdantsane in Buffalo City Metro without sleeping mattresses and blankets. The rainfall resulted in flooding and extensive damage to the home. The pensioners say the situation will have…
Police are investigating a case of murder after a man was shot and killed in Kwazulu Natal. 1 minute A man has been shot and killed in an alleged botched robbery at Kenilworth Road in Sydenham, Durban. ALS Paramedics spokesperson Garrith Jamieson says the man, believed to be in his 20s, was killed after he…
