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1 minute Premier Panyaza Lesufi briefs media to provide an update on key developments and decisions arising from the recent Executive Council meeting. Live proceedings below:     

The Tembisa Hospital Accident and Emergency Unit is seen after a fire on 20 April 2025. 2 minutes The Public Servants Association (PSA) has accused the Gauteng government of attempting to cover up the cause of last month’s fire at the Tembisa Hospital. Two fires occurred within days of each other at the hospital’s accident…

3 minutes Forty-two elephants have been successfully translocated from the main camp in the Addo Elephant National Park to its Kabouga section. This big move involved various teams of conservationists, wildlife veterinarians, and logistical specialists. Addo is home to a small and unique elephant population, as it stems from 11 elephants back in the 1930s. It…

Joslin Smith’s mother, Kelly, her boyfriend, Jacquen Appollis and Steveno van Rhyn appear in the Western Cape High Court sitting in Saldhana Bay on March 4, 2025. 1 minute Kelly Smith, Jacquen Appollis and Steveno van Rhyn, who have been convicted on human trafficking charges, are expected to appear in the Western Cape High Court…

[FILE IMAGE]: South African police officers at work. 2 minutes Two suspected cash-in-transit suspects have been fatally wounded in a shootout with police at Wasbank near Ladysmith in KwaZulu-Natal. Officers were following up information about the whereabouts of the two suspects who were allegedly involved in at least six cash-in-transit robberies at KwaDukuza, Verulam, Phoenix,…

Suspects accused of killing Senzo Meyiwa at the High Court in Pretoria. 2 minutes Defence counsel Charles Mnisi has today pressed Senzo Meyiwa lead investigator, Brigadier Bongani Gininda, on why Kelly Khumalo was not charged alongside the accused at the North Gauteng High Court in Pretoria for the murder of the soccer captain. Singer and…

Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi. 1 minute Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi says they will go an extra mile to ensure that the province is geared up to host the G20 summit. Delegates from different member states are expected in Johannesburg and Tshwane in November to participate in the Summit. Speaking at a media briefing in Midrand,…

The court found that Thobani Mhlongo and Kwanele Makhaye kidnapped Dwarika in 2023. 2 minutes The murderers of Mangosuthu University of Technology lecturer Chanlall ‘Shan’ Dwarika have been sentenced to life imprisonment by the Durban High Court. The court found that Thobani Mhlongo and Kwanele Makhaye kidnapped Dwarika in 2023 and took him to bushes…

Broken windshield after a car crash. 1 minute Thirty learners have been rushed to Gelukspan Hospital near Lichtenburg in North West with minor injuries after a collision involving their bus and a minibus taxi. Both vehicles were carrying a total of 80 learners. The Department of Community Safety says learners from the RA Kobue Secondary…

elephant poaching 1 minute Police at Mahikeng in the North West have arrested two suspects believed to be linked to the theft of elephant tusks. The Department of Tourism says the arrests follow a tip-off and swift police action. The initial group is believed to have consisted of four suspects. However, two managed to flee…