University of Limpopo’s Earth Sciences building. 1 minute The registration of first-year students is underway at the University of Limpopo in Mankweng outside Polokwane. The university’s spokesperson, Victor Kgomoeswana says applicants facing technical glitches due to congestion on the online system should exercise patience. Kgomoeswana says the university received more than 300,000 applications and that…
Sinkhole which formed at Relebogile Secondary school in Khutsong, Carletonville damaged the foundation of the school. 2 minutes The Select Committee on Public Petitions and Executive Undertakings has accused government of failing to address the ongoing issue of sinkholes in Khutsong, Carletonville. Residents submitted a petition to the committee, stating that the sinkholes have been…
Bullets seen at a crime scene. 1 minute The principal of the Ekuthuleni Primary School at Bloekombos in Kraaifontein in Cape Town has been shot dead and his wife wounded. This is after unknown suspects approached them and opened fire. The Western Cape Education Department has confirmed the incident. Police spokesperson FC Van Wyk says…
Cast members seen at a movie set. 2 minutes A new feature film, Poachers Moon, is currently being shot in the Northern Cape. The story is based on the collective unwritten history of South Africa and a fragile relationship between young boys from different races. This is as the country transitions from apartheid to a…
Eastern Cape Judge President Selby Mbenenge listens as the Judicial Conduct Tribunal continues. 1 minute The Judicial Conduct Tribunal probing sexual harassment allegations against Eastern Cape Judge President Selby Mbenenge is continuing with the cross-examination of Judges’ Secretary, Andiswa Mengo. Counsel for Mbenenge, Advocate Muzi Sikhakhane, has focused on what they describe as Mengo’s “omissions”,…
An uber customer opens the e-hailing app. 2 minutes E-hailing taxi operators are protesting at Wespark in Pretoria over issues including the impounding of their vehicles and operating permits. The operators will drive in a convoy to the City of Tshwane’s headquarters and the Union Buildings. “Our main concern today is the impoundment of our…
EC Judge President Selby Mbenenge 3 minutes Counsel on behalf of Eastern Cape Judge President Selby Mbenenge has teased that the Tribunal probing sexual harassment allegations against the top Judge will hear expert evidence that disputes the testimony that Mbenenge allegedly sent sexually explicit images to Judges’ Secretary Andiswa Mengo. Mengo, who accuses the top…
Crime scene cordoned off. 1 minute Western Cape police are offering a reward of R100 000 for information related to the murder of a neighbourhood watch member in Makhaza, near Khayelitsha. Farrington Mkutshulwa, 49, was fatally shot earlier this month while on patrol in the area. According to police spokesperson Wesley Swartbooi, four suspects have…
South African National Defence Force members seen attending Major-General Keith Mokoape’s memorial service in Thaba Tshwane. 2 minutes The late Major-General Keith Mokoape has been described as a liberation warrior who sacrificed his life and academic career to pursue the anti-apartheid struggle. The decorated veteran died last weekend. He was the former intelligence chief of…
File Image: Warder in a US prison. 2 minutes The Department of Correctional Services has revealed that most prisoners serving sentences for illegal mining activities are foreign nationals from Southern African Development Community (SADC) countries. This disclosure comes amid growing concerns about the rising number of foreign inmates in South African prisons, which is putting…
