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1 minute The Senzo Meyiwa murder trial continues at the North Gauteng High Court in Pretoria. Live proceedings below: 

Damage to a car. 2 minutes The Road Accident Fund (RAF) says that a disturbing trend has come to light of some individuals intentionally getting themselves hit by moving vehicles in a bid to claim compensation. The fund has issued a stern warning that it will not pay out claims for such incidents. This after…

File image: The Palm Ridge Magistrate court in Gauteng. 1 minute The Electoral Commission’s (IEC) Dr. Nomsa Masuku’s nephew will be back in the Specialised Commercial Crimes Court sitting in the Palm Ridge Magistrate’s Court in Johannesburg in February next year. Thirty-year-old Ciniso Masuku is implicated in R1.2 million fraud of the Corporate Social Investment…

Rape accused Pastor Timothy Omotoso and his co-accused are pictured in the High Court in Gqeberha in the Eastern Cape on 10 October 2024. 1 minute The defence is expected to call its second witness, Lusanda Solani, when the trial of rape accused Pastor Timothy Omotoso continues in the High Court in Gqeberha in the…

A picture of Umhlobo Wenene FM presenter Nomonde Vakalisa seen at her memorial service. 3 minutes Family and friends have described the late Umhlobo Wenene FM religious programmes presenter Nomonde Vakalisa as a person with humility and faith. Hundreds of people including her family, friends, colleagues and the public gathered at Nangoza Jebe Hall in…

2 minutes Residents of Danville in Mahikeng, North West, say they are enduring unbearable conditions as raw sewage flows into their yards, posing severe health risks. It is reported that sewage water flows from Mahikeng Psychiatric Hospital into residents’ yards. The Democratic Alliance in the province says it plans to open a case with the…

Reading braille 2 minutes A mainstream school teacher, who became visually impaired after his appointment as a teacher, says the Basic Education Department would not have hired him had he been blind prior to his appointment. The teacher was speaking during a march by visually impaired teachers, who matched to the Basic Education Department in…

Compliance inspection conducted as part of Operation Shanela, at a spaza shop in Kimberley, Northern Cape. Nov 2024 1 minute The City of Johannesburg is calling on spaza shop owners to take immediate action and submit their applications for registration before the impending deadline of Friday, December 13. To date, a total of 5 944…

Omotoso and his co-accused Zukiswa Sitho and Lusandaa Solani appearing in court. 2 minutes Rape-accused pastor Timothy Omotoso has wrapped his testimony following cross-examination by the state in the Gqeberha High Court, Eastern Cape. Omotoso was the first witness to be called by the defence team. He and his co-accused Zukiswa Sitho and Lusanda Solani…

2 minutes Thulani Mngomezulu, the lawyer representing accused number 1 Muzi Sibiya in the Senzo Meyiwa murder trial, has passed away. Mngomezulu was not present in court for some weeks because of an unknown illness and had been following proceedings virtually. He had joined the case during the commencement of the trial within trial, which…