LIVE: Senzo Meyiwa Trial – 12 June 2025
1 minute The Senzo Meyiwa murder trial resumes at the North Gauteng High Court in Pretoria. Live proceedings below:
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LIVE: AKA and Tibz murder case resumes
1 minute The murder case of rapper Kiernan “AKA” Forbes and his friend Tebello “Tibz” Motsoane resumes in the High Court in Durban. Live proceedings below:
80 Households affected by strong winds, snowfall in KZN
Snow being removed along the N2 (R56) between Port Shepstone and Kokstad to the Eastern Cape. 1 minute The KwaZulu-Natal Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Department (C0GTA) says 80 households have been affected by recent damaging strong winds and snowfall. The department has reported that about 68 schools across nine districts sustained damage. The Ugu…
First sitting of reopened inquest into deaths of Cradock 4 wrapped up
Memorial for the Cradock 4 1 minute The first sitting of the reopened inquest into the deaths of the Cradock Four has wrapped up in the Gqeberha High Court in the Eastern Cape. The inquest is looking into events surrounding the 1985 murders of anti-apartheid activists Matthew Goniwe, Fort Calata, Sparrow Mkhonto and Sicelo Mhlauli,…
E Cape floods destroy 70 schools, more than 6 000 learners affected
Floods in the Eastern Cape. 2 minutes Basic Education Siviwe Gwarube says her department has put in place plans to support learners and repair damaged infrastructure in the Eastern Cape. This is after severe floods affected the schooling of more than 6 000 learners. More than 70 schools were damaged. The death toll stands at…
Flood death toll in E Cape rises to 49
Severe flooding in the Eastern Cape 2 minutes The death toll in the Eastern Cape floods has risen to 49. This after disruptive rains, strong winds and snowfall over the province since Monday. Emergency response teams have been dispatched to various areas and are working around the clock to provide critical support to communities impacted….
Inclement weather damage affects schools in KZN
An empty classroom 2 minutes Teaching and learning have been disrupted in some schools in KwaZulu-Natal due to damage caused by strong winds this week. Amongst the schools affected is Kwamadlala Primary School in Pietermaritzburg. The provincial Department of Education says they are assessing the amount of damage caused by the inclement weather conditions in…
Judgment in bail application of accused in SASSA fraud case expected Thursday
The 7 girl learners appeared in court. 1 minute The case against 11 people accused in the R260 million SASSA fraud scandal has been rolled over to Thursday for final judgment on their bail applications. The accused appeared before the Lenasia Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday. They are alleged to have siphoned off social relief payments…
SAPU says more needs to be done to reduce contact crimes in N Cape
1 minute Police union SAPU in the Northern Cape says more still needs to be done to reduce incidents of contact crime especially murder and rape in the province. The union was responding to the release of the fourth quarter crime statistics by Commissioner Koliswa Otola. Otola says they have recorded an increase in murder…
271 wanted criminals arrested in FS during weeklong Operation Shanela
[File image] A man in handcuffs. 1 minute Free State police have arrested 271 wanted criminals. This follows the weeklong Operation Shanela which saw a total of over 1 200 arrests during targeted raids. Offences range from possession of dangerous weapons, illegal dealing in liquor, possession of drugs and assault. Police spokesperson Sinah Mpakane says…