Senzo Meyiwa was shot dead at the home of his girlfriend Kelly Khumalo in Voslroorus, in Ekurhuleni, in 2014. 2 minutes The High Court in Pretoria will convene a special sitting in the Senzo Meyiwa murder trial on Wednesday for accused number one – Muzi Sibiya – to confirm his new lawyer. This follows the…
Teen pregnancy 2 minutes The Attorney at the Centre for Child Law at the University of Pretoria, Stanley Malematja has emphasised the significance of a law that permits children as young as 12 years old to obtain an abortion without needing consent from a parent or guardian. He argues that this law is essential to…
1 minute The legal showdown between the Information Regulator and the Department of Basic Education plays out in the High Court in Pretoria. This is after the Regulator filed an urgent application to stop the annual publishing of the matric results in newspapers. Live proceedings below: Class of 2024 The results of the Class of…
Lifeguards on the beach. 1 minute Life Saving South Africa has praised its lifeguards for ensuring no fatal drownings occurred during allocated bathing times at designated guarded beaches across the country. However, incidents of drowning were reported at beaches where bathing was not permitted. President of Life Saving South Africa, Dhaya Sewduth, raises concerns about…
2 minutes The MEC for Transport and Human Settlements in KwaZulu-Natal Siboniso Duma has expressed his condolences and ordered a comprehensive investigation into the crash that occurred last night on the N3 at Van Reenen Pass. The incident involved a truck, a taxi, and a car, resulting in the tragic deaths of 18 people, while…
1 minute Epidemiologist Tulio de Oliveira says an outbreak of the recent respiratory virus currently experienced in China and India is not a repeat of COVID-19. The virus, identified as human metapneumovirus (HMPV), has seen cases surging across Chinese provinces this winter, particularly among children. The outbreak comes five years after the world was first…
1 minute Eighteen people have died, and a baby has been seriously injured in a collision on the N3 at Van Reenen Pass involving a truck, taxi, and car on Monday. KwaZulu-Natal Department of Transport spokesperson Ndabezinhle Sibiya confirmed that additional people were trapped in the wreckage. The driver of the truck allegedly fled the…
1 minute Fourteen people have been killed in a crash involving a truck and a minibus taxi at Van Reenen’s Pass in KwaZulu-Natal. There are also reports of people being entrapped in the vehicles. The area has been experiencing rainy and misty conditions. The Road Traffic Inspectorate in KwaZulu-Natal says the driver of the truck…
A sign board of the City of Tshwane. 1 minute The SA Local Government Bargaining Council has ordered that the five City of Tshwane senior officials charged with misconduct relating to the Rooiwal tender should return to work on the 20th of this month. The Bargaining Council has further ordered that the officials be compensated…
SAPS logo at a police station 1 minute The South African Police Service in the Free State has expressed sadness for the loss of the three police officers over the weekend. Two male police officers stationed at the Namahadi police station in Qwaqwa were gunned down, metres away from the station. Police spokesperson Motantsi Makhele…
