Lion siblings Yoda & Ysis, rescued from France, get to experience the familiar terrain of the African savannah 3 minutes Two lions, which were victims of trafficking, have safely arrived at their new home at the SANWILD Game Reserve in Gravelotte, Limpopo. Yoda and Ysis were taken from their natural habitat in 2020 and held captive…
2 minutes One hundred and fifty police officers were deployed in the Nelson Mandela Bay Metro on Sunday. Operation Pamba has officially begun, where these extra resources, coming from Gauteng and Northern Cape, have focused on bringing down the violent crime rates. Murder in the province decreased by 11%. Despite the decrease in murder in…
The three accused in the Joshlin Smith kidnapping trial seen appearing before court. 2 minutes The cross-examination of Lourentia Lombaard, the key state witness in the Joshlin Smith kidnapping and human trafficking trial, will continue at the Western Cape High Court sitting in Saldanha Bay on the Cape West Coast on Monday. Joshlin’s mother, Kelly…
Water infrastructure 2 minutes The eThekwini municipality in KwaZulu-Natal says it has adopted a water turnaround strategy to almost halve unpaid water usage over five years. eThekwini mayor, Cyril Xaba says R9.3 billion will be put aside over the next three years to implement the strategy. He says at the moment the city only receives…
A gavel used in the court of law. 1 minute The 48-year-old former police officer, who was accused of stabbing his stepdaughter to death near her school at Ga Thoka outside Polokwane in Limpopo, will make his second appearance in the Mankweng Magistrate’s Court on Monday. Andrew Mehlape allegedly stabbed 14-year-old Rebotile Moloto multiple times…
Minister of Health Dr Aaron Motsoaledi 1 minute Monday 24th of March marks World Tuberculosis Day, a crucial moment to shine a spotlight on one of the world’s deadliest infectious diseases. Despite being both preventable and curable, tuberculosis (TB) continues to claim millions of lives annually, making it a pressing global health challenge. According to…
Bullets seen at a crime scene. 3 minutes Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi has confirmed that the death toll from Saturday’s shooting in Soshanguve, Gauteng, has now risen to five. He was addressing the Community of the Marry Me Informal Settlement in the area on Sunday. According to police, at around 3 am on Saturday morning, a…
[FILE PHOTO] Shack fire. 1 minute Acting North West Provincial Commissioner Patrick Asaneng has condemned an incident in which suspects torched the house of a murder suspect in Montshiwa Location, outside Mahikeng. A 44-year-old man is alleged to have attacked and killed his 35-year-old girlfriend in the early hours of Saturday morning. The matter was…
Stock image of an accident scene. 1 minute A light aircraft has crashed in Vuwani, near Thohoyandou in Limpopo. Reports indicate that the plane was carrying three people – a pilot and two businessmen – who are believed to have sustained critical injuries. Early information suggests the pilot may have been unable to execute an…
Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure Dean Macpherson 1 minute Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure Dean Macpherson says the department has implemented several initiatives to address the issue of government’s vacant land. The government currently has 1 259 vacant land parcels, 207 unoccupied houses and 830 abandoned farms on its balance sheet. Last year,…
