A prison guard stands behind bars in a file photo. 1 minute The Correctional Services Department has launched an investigation following the tragic death of an inmate at the Leeuwkop prison in Johannesburg. Twenty-eight-year-old Bacelio Alphonso died in prison on the 30th of December last year. His family says a postmortem report has revealed that…
Umhlanga Rocks Beach 1 minute Umhlanga Beach has reopened after a temporary closure following the discovery of hundreds of balls of human waste along the shoreline Tuesday morning. Ward 35 Councillor Bradley Singh, who posted a video of the “poo balls”, alerted the eThekwini Municipality’s Wastewater Department, which promptly cleaned up the area. The origin…
1 minute The Basic Education Department will publish the 2024 matric results on forums including newspapers. This is after the High Court in Pretoria struck the matter between the department and the Information Regulator off the roll saying it is not urgent. The regulator had lodged an urgent court interdict to prevent the department from…
City of Tshwane officials drinking water from Hammanskraal taps. 1 minute Tshwane Executive Mayor Nasiphi Moya has expressed relief that the community of Hammanskraal north of Pretoria finally have access to water. She visited the Magalies Klipdrift Water Treatment Plant in Hammanskraal. This follows the completion of the first phase of the water treatment project,…
A suspect in handcuffs. 1 minute Police have arrested five suspects including late former President Nelson Mandela’s grandchild for possession of a hijacked vehicle and an unlicensed firearm. The vehicle was recovered at Mandela’s former home in Houghton, Johannesburg. Johannesburg Metro Police received information regarding the location of a white Toyota Corolla that was hijacked…
What is left of the minibus taxi that was involved in the Van Reenen’s Pass in KwaZulu-Natal. 1 minute The KwaZulu-Natal Transport Department says its video footage shows that the crash in which 17 people were killed at Van Reenen’s Pass happened after the driver of the minibus taxi apparently lost control of the vehicle….
Baby Savers South Africa aims at ending unsafe infant abandonment. 2 minutes The Eastern Cape Department of Social Development has raised concerns over the increasing number of infant abandonment cases in the province. Since March 2024, nearly 40 infants have been abandoned, with the most recent case involving a week-old baby girl found in a…
1 minute Matric Results will be published in Newspapers on Monday. The Pretoria High Court struck off the roll the urgent application of the Information Regulator, who insists publishing 2024 matric results violates the Protection of Personal Information Act. The Department of Basic Education and the Information Regulator faced off in the North Gauteng High…
Offices with the most uncollected IDs include Johannesburg, Akasia, Cape Town and Gqeberha. 1 minute The Home Affairs Department says it will declare the green identity documents invalid from the end of this year. It says it’s trying to eliminate the risk of corruption and fraud, including identity theft. The department wants all South Africans…
Advocate Charles Mnisi who represents accused number 3 and 1 in the Senzo Meyiwa case. 1 minute Advocate Charles Mnisi will now represent Muzi Sibiya, accused number One in the Senzo Meyiwa murder trial. This follows the death of Sibiya’s lawyer, Thulani Mngomezulu in December last year. Mnisi has been representing accused 3, Mthobisi Mncube. Sibiya, Mncube…
