Hospital PPE’s The National Prosecuting Authority in the Northern Cape says seven people, including high-ranking provincial Health Department officials and a company, Asijiki Soundbytes, have appeared in court in connection with the alleged irregular procurement of personal protective equipment (PPE) worth millions of rands in 2020. NPA spokesperson Mojalefa Senokoatsane says the accused include former…
President Cyril Ramaphosa. President Cyril Ramaphosa has described the G20 Social Summit as a historic milestone for global cooperation. He was speaking at the end of the three-day civil society gathering in Boksburg, east of Johannesburg, on Thursday. The meeting brought together almost 5000 delegates, including young people and women. The idea of the Social…
File image: Handcuffs A Cape Town man has been sentenced to 15 years in jail for stabbing a patron to death at a bar in Woodstock two years ago. Police spokesperson Ndakhe Gwala says the deceased got into an argument with the accused, Ronald Benn, who then stabbed him three times. “The deceased was drinking…
FILE | Operation Dudula members march in Soweto. Operation Dudula says it hopes global leaders attending the G20 Summit could assist the country in addressing its challenges with illegal immigration. The group says it will hold a peaceful protest around the area of Nasrec Expo Centre this weekend, to highlight concerns about unemployment, crime and…
Lightning strikes during a thunderstorm. Johannesburg Emergency Services says it is on standby for any eventuality during the two-day G20 Summit this weekend. This follows a Level one warning by the South African Weather Services for the weekend. The weather services has announced that there will be severe thunderstorms in a number of provinces and…
Cape Town High Court. A pre-trial conference against alleged gang-boss, Nafiz Modack, is expected to be held in the High Court in Cape Town on Friday. The matter relates to alleged fraud of over R40 million involving the Revenue Service. He’s been charged with a number of co-accused, including his mother and bookkeeper. Modack is…
Jo’burg Metro Police officers. The Johannesburg Metro Police Department says it’s aware of several planned protests, marches and pickets that are expected to take place from on Friday. These are expected within the Nasrec and Sandton areas ahead of the G20 world leaders’ summit. G20 SOUTH AFRICA: Several roads will be closed or partially restricted…
Two staff members were shot at the Inxiweni Primary School in Tembisa, Ekhurhuleni. The South African Police Services have confirmed the arrest of a 26-year-old woman in connection with the fatal shooting of the principal and an administration clerk at Inxiweni Primary School in Tembisa. This after police responded to a double murder on Tuesday…
FILE | Protest against gender-based violence in Cape Town. The Desmond and Leah Tutu Legacy Foundation and the Archbishop Desmond Tutu IP Trust will be closed for business on Friday. This is in solidarity with Women for Change’s call on women and members of the LGBTQI+ community to withhold their labour. They want to demonstrate…
Lekompo musician Shebe Maburna seen in the dock during a court appearance. A well-known Lekompo musician in Limpopo, Lehlohonolo Chauke, who is popularly known as Shebe Maburna, is on Friday morning, expected to apply for bail in the Polokwane Magistrate’s Court. Chauke is facing multiple charges, including one of attempted murder, malicious damage to property…
