Homii building in Durban Community activists marched towards the Homii residential apartment building in Durban where seven-year-old Aphelele and his twin sister Aphile fell four floors down a lift shaft. Police in KwaZulu-Natal say they’ve approached the court following “difficulty” in accessing CCTV footage at the Homii residential apartment building in Durban, where a boy…
Former pre-school teacher, Amber Lee Hughes in court. A social worker who assessed Amber Lee Hughes who confessed to killing her ex-boyfriend’s four-year-old daughter says the former pre-school teacher grew up exposed to traumatic events from a very young age. Johanna Wolmarans was testifying during pre-sentencing proceedings at the High Court in Johannesburg. Hughes was…
Enyobeni Tavern in the Eastern Cape. The East London Regional Court sitting in Mdantsane is expected to hear closing arguments in the Enyobeni inquest investigating the death of the 21 young people who died at a tavern in June 2022. The inquest, which started in 2023, concluded listening to the evidence in August this year,…
Judge Aubrey Ledwaba. The Pan African Bar Association of South Africa (PABASA) has cautioned against the calls for Acting Judge President of the Gauteng High Court in Pretoria, Judge Aubrey Ledwaba, to be suspended. Last week, Witness A, at the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry, testified that he heard from an informer that an amount of…
No bullying in school signage. Advocacy group, Parents for an Equal Education, has called on government to host a National Safety Summit to address the bullying crisis at schools. The call follows the assault of a 16-year-old Milnerton High School learner in the Western Cape. The assault, which was captured on video and widely circulated…
Travellers queue at the security point of the OR Tambo International Airport. Ekurhuleni Mayor Nkosindiphile Xhakaza will on Tuesday inspect the OR Tambo International Airport ahead of the G20 Summit taking place in Johannesburg next month. The airport, named after liberation struggle icon Oliver Tambo, will receive most of the international delegates attending the summit….
The Senzo Meyiwa trial. Senzo Meyiwa murder trial is continuing in the Pretoria High Court. LIVESTREAM:
State Prosecutor Adv George Baloyi speaks during Senzo Meyiwa trial in the High Court in Pretoria on November 28, 2023. Accused number one in the Senzo Meyiwa trial Muzi Sibiya had previously confirmed his signature on the confession statement but has now done an about turn. Sibiya now says the signatures are not visible enough…
A framed picture of Hillary Gardee. The trial of convicted murderer, Rassie Nkune, who is accused of kidnapping and murdering Hillary Gardee three years ago, is expected to resume at the Mpumalanga High Court sitting in Mbombela on Tuesday. The start of the trial has been marred by delays after it was postponed three times…
Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi launched “Tswa Daar” initiative in Ekurhuleni, October 27, 2025. Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi says if the country neglects the younger generation to be destroyed by drugs, it will have no future. He was speaking at the launch of “Tswa Daar” in Ekurhuleni, which is an initiative aimed at tackling substance abuse….
