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1 minute Police Minister Senzo Mchunu presents the quarterly crime statistics reflecting on crimes that occurred during the third quarter of the current financial year. Live stream below:

[File photo] Earlier, the South African Union of Students reiterated that all 26 universities must be completely shut down until funding, historical debt and other issues are dealt with. 2 minutes The Wits Solidarity Sleepover Movement has urged the university to extend the registration period and raise additional funds to secure more beds, citing ongoing…

Joslin Smith’s mother Kelly and two co-accused to appear in the Cape Town High Court on Friday. 1 minute A pre-trial hearing in the ongoing investigation of the disappearance of Joslin Smith is set to proceed in the High Court in Cape Town today. It’s been a year since the seven-year-old disappeared from her home…

FILE | Fleet of vans 1 minute A total of 55 state vehicles have been stolen or hijacked in the Eastern Cape last year. Eastern Cape Transport Department Spokesperson, Unathi Binqose, says 48 vehicles were hijacked and seven were stolen. Binqose says they only managed to recover 26 vehicles while 29 vehicles remain unaccounted for….

Moroadi Cholota appears in the Bloemfontein Magistrate’s Court. 1 minute The Pre-trial hearing of former Personal Assistant of the then Free State Premier Ace Magashule will be heard in the Free State High Court today.  Moroadi Cholota and 17 co-accused including Magashule and businessman Edwin Sodi are facing fraud and corruption charges relating to the…

AmaZulu King Misuzulu kaZwelithini speaking at an event. 1 minute AmaZulu King Misuzulu kaZwelithini is convening an imbizo today in Nongoma, northern KwaZulu-Natal, to address issues related to the Ingonyama Trust and Ithala Bank. KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Co-operative Governance, Thulasizwe Buthelezi, says that an imbizo is the most significant gathering the Zulu monarch can convene,…

Water treatment plant in Tshwane 1 minute The City of Tshwane has temporarily shut down the Bronkhorstspruit Water Treatment Plant due to a decline in raw water quality caused by increased cloudiness following recent heavy rainfall. City spokesperson Lindela Mashigo says technicians are monitoring the situation, and operations will resume once the water quality improves….

Fields of wheat are seen on farmland on the banks of the Orange River near Van der Kloof, South Africa, October 29, 2018 3 minutes AfriForum CEO Kallie Kriel says US President Donald Trump is correct about the confiscation of land in South Africa. Speaking in an interview with SABC Political Editor Mzwandile Mbeje, Kriel…

Broken glass from a crash seen on the road. 1 minute A bus transporting American tourists overturned on the road between Dullstroom and Lydenburg in Mpumalanga yesterday. The bus crash is amongst six crashes reported in the province in the past two days. Provincial Safety, Security and Liaison spokesperson, Moeti Mmusi, says tourists were enroute…

File Image: A general view of a mudslide which destroyed several houses during flooding in Mzinyathi near Durban, 2022. 2 minutes Five people have been killed in mudslides at Winklespruit near Amanzimtoti, south of Durban in KwaZulu-Natal. This according to the Provincial Department of Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA). In one incident, it is…