A placard calling for the end to violence. 1 minute Violence against partners in relationships appears to be tapering off but the numbers remain very high. That is according to statistics provided by Police Minister, Senzo Mchunu, in a parliamentary reply to an Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) question. Mchunu has revealed that between 2019 and…
File image: Health Minister, Minister, Dr. Aaron Motsoaledi briefs media. 2 minutes Health Minister Dr. Aaron Motsoaledi says 90% of the antiretroviral (ARV) in the country is paid for by the government. This as some civil organisations and activists raised concerns over the Trump administration’s abrupt freeze on foreign aid funding, including the US President’s…
Hawks vehicle. 1 minute Hawks head Godfrey Lebeya has warned perpetrators of police killings that officers will find them wherever they are hiding. He says they are making progress in clamping down on organised crime, including incidents that involve police killings. Lebeya briefed the media in Pretoria yesterday. “An attack on a police official is…
A man holds a fridge at the launch of the e-waste recycling pilot project in Schoemansdal. 1 minute Deputy Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and Environmental Affairs, Bernice Swarts, has launched the e-waste recycling pilot project in Schoemansdal, Nkomazi in Mpulanganga. The pilot project is aimed at encouraging residents across the country to recycle their old…
Police surround a cage that was lowered underground to retrieve illegal miners in Stilfontein, North West. 1 minute The South African Police Service has urged the public not jump to conclusions and speculate on the whereabouts of alleged illegal mining kingpin, James Neo Tshoaeli also known as Tiger. The police were reacting to allegations that…
Police making an arrest in Woodstock 1 minute Police in Cape Town have conducted what they say is an integrated operation between SAPS and other law enforcement agencies in Woodstock just outside the city centre. Spokesperson Welsey Twigg says this follows numerous complaints involving cyclists and pedestrians who were robbed and injured at Lower Church…
Wits University’s Great Hall in Braamfontein. 1 minute Vice Chancellor of Wits University Zeblon Vilakazi says they have set up a fund to cover the debt of some students. This is as first-year and returning students struggle to register due to academic debt. Vilakazi says the university has cleared the debt of 800 students. “This…
A Hawks vehicle 2 minutes The Directorate for Priority Crime Investigations (Hawks) says they’ve arrested 38 individuals so far and secured four convictions for State Capture-related crimes. This emerged during the Directorate’s presentation of its successes for the third quarter of the 2024/2025 financial year in Pretoria yesterday. Hawks head Godfrey Lebeya says they have…
University of Johannesburg campus 1 minute Vice-Chancellor of the University of Johannesburg Letlhokwa Mpedi says they have received over 600 000 applications for the 2025 academic year. However, the institution can only accommodate 10 000 prospective students. Over 300 000 matriculants achieved Bachelor passes. But institutions of higher learning are facing pressure to accommodate an…
Early morning sun 1 minute The Johannesburg Emergency Services say they are ready to respond to any heat-related emergencies in the City. This as the South African Weather Service issues a warning for a heat wave in the City this weekend. Temperatures are expected to increase to above 37 degrees Celsius. EMS spokesperson Robert Mulaudzi…
