Televangelist Timothy Omotoso and his two co-accused Lusanda Solani and Zukiswa Sitho appearing in the Gqeberha High Court. 2 minutes The matter of rape accused Pastor Timothy Omotoso has been postponed until 2 April for judgment after closing arguments. The Gqeberha High Court in the Eastern Cape heard closing arguments both from the state and…
NSFAS’ Administrator Mr Freeman Nomvalo 3 minutes More than 7 000 students could be evicted from their accommodation, if the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) doesn’t prioritise their funding. NSFAS owes the Private Student Housing Association (PSHA) R44 million. The body says they won’t be able to accommodate the students if the outstanding funds are…
1 minute Some residents have already started rebuilding their structures following a fire in the SST Section in Khayelitsha on the Cape Flats. More than 50 firefighters battled the blaze in gusty winds. Disaster Risk Management Centre spokesperson Charlotte Powell says 83 structures were destroyed, affecting over about 200 people. “Final lists of affected persons will…
A person using a computer. 1 minute Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation – Hawks – says it has recorded an increase in cybercrime with over 3 000 incidences being reported per week on the continent. This is double the global average. Hawks alongside SAPS and Interpol held a conference to discuss strategies to tackle the…
The Financial Action Task Force flag. 1 minute The Institute for Security Studies(ISS) says the successful prosecution of the terror financing case against Ziyadh Hoorzook will pave the way for South Africa to be removed from the Financial Action Task Force’s greylist. South Africa was greylisted for failing to comply with international standards around the…
Bullets seen on a counter. 1 minute Four people, including a 16-year-old girl, have been killed in a shooting incident in Motherwell, Gqeberha in the Eastern Cape. Police spokesperson Siphokazi Mawisa says a fifth person, a 24-year-old man, was injured and taken to hospital following the incident which happened last night. Mawisa says three unknown…
Police confiscated 80 000 mandrax tablets in Mitchells Plain in Cape Town on January 21, 2025. 2 minutes Police have arrested two suspects and confiscated drugs with an estimated street value of R4 million at a house in Mitchells Plain on the Cape Flats in Cape Town. Police spokesperson Joseph Swartbooi says officers received a…
A person holds up a sign against the shielding of rapists. 2 minutes WARNING: Please note that this report contains testimony of a sexual nature that may be upsetting to some readers The community of Virginia, Free State, came out in their numbers to support the family of the two-year-old child. The father was arrested…
Complainant Andiswa Mengo testifies at the Judicial Conduct Tribunal probing sexual harassment allegations against Eastern Cape Judge President Selby Mbenenge on January 21, 2025. 1 minute Judges’ Secretary, Andiswa Mengo, has told the Judicial Conduct Tribunal tasked with probing sexual harassment allegations against Judge President Selby Mbenenge that the experience has broken her. She has…
Omotoso and two co-accused Zukiswa Sitho and Lusanda Solani are facing a number of sex-related charges, involving young girls from his Jesus Dominion International Church. 1 minute The High Court in Gqeberha in the Eastern Cape is expected to hear closing arguments in the case of pastor Timothy Omotoso this morning. Omotoso and two co-accused…
