The aftermath of heavy rains and winds in the Eastern Cape. 1 minute The Amathole District in the Eastern Cape has been declared a disaster area following thunderstorms that ravaged communities in the district from December into January. At least 59 villages were affected and extensive damage was caused to homes, roads and infrastructure. The…
The 25-year-old was arrested by police in Houghton for the possession of child pornography. 2 minutes Police have arrested a woman on charges of possession of child pornography and money laundering in Houghton north of Johannesburg. The 25-year-old, who is a web designer by profession, is said to be the girlfriend of Darren Wilken, the…
A security guard on duty. 1 minute DENOSA’s President Simon Hlungwani has called on government to insource surveillance security to clinics that operate for 24-hours. This after two nurses were abducted, robbed and raped last week by an armed assailant at the Chuene Clinic outside Polokwane in Limpopo while on duty. Hlungwani was speaking at…
Complainant Andiswa Mengo testifies at the Judicial Conduct Tribunal probing sexual harassment allegations against Eastern Cape Judge President Selby Mbenenge on January 21, 2025. 3 minutes Eastern Cape Judge President Selby Mbenenge’s counsel’s earlier request to subpoena retired Chief Justice Raymond Zondo to the Judicial Conduct Tribunal has seemingly found meaning before the fact-finding body….
CONTRALESA President Kgoshi Lameck Mokoena addressing a Cogta event in Mpumalanga. 2 minutes The Congress of Traditional Leaders of South Africa (CONTRALESA) has criticized the recently signed Expropriation Act, saying it fails to address the needs of dispossessed black South Africans. The Act allows government to expropriate land in the public interest to address issues…
Bullets seen on a desk. 2 minutes The Western Cape Education Department has strongly condemned the murder of a school principal in Kraaifontein. The 54-year-old man was shot in his car outside the Ekuphumleni Primary School in Bloekombos on Thursday. Department spokesperson Bronagh Hammond says counselling services have been given to affected parties. “This is…
A gavel seen on a desk in a court room. 2 minutes A 40-year-old man is expected to appear in the Cape Town Magistrate’s Court today for his alleged involvement in a rape and murder committed at Du Noon in Milnerton, Cape Town on New Year’s Day. Police spokesperson FC van Wyk says police responded to…
His Eminence Cardinal Stephen Brislin seen in church. 1 minute More than 10 000 faithful will gather in Johannesburg this weekend for the installation of Cardinal Stephen Brislin as the new Catholic Archbishop of Johannesburg. This will be held at Saint Benedict’s College in Bedfordview in Gauteng on Saturday from 9am. Brislin takes over from…
(File Image) Members of the South African Police Service salute while on parade. 1 minute Police Minister Senzo Mchunu says the goal is to raise more than R6.6 million for the SAPS Education Trust, which supports the education of children whose parents were officers killed in the line of duty. Last year, the Trust funded…
Initiates walking. 2 minutes Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA) Minister Velenkosini Hlabisa has committed to deploy more resources in the Eastern Cape to prevent the death of initiates in the province. Hlabisa made the commitment during a meeting with provincial traditional leaders in East London. More than 370 initiates in the Eastern Cape have…
