Sassa signage board seen outside the head office. 1 minute Three South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) officials have been arrested at the Johannesburg offices. They are allegedly linked to the more than R260 million stolen from beneficiaries through ghost Sassa cards. Sassa spokesperson Andile Tshona says more arrests are expected. “The South African Social…
A hospital ward with empty beds. 2 minutes The South African Medical Association Trade Union (Samatu) has welcomed the budget allocated for the Department of Health. The union believes that the new generation of qualified doctors will be afforded an opportunity to enhance their skills and ensure that healthcare is afforded to every citizen in…
1 minute The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) has issued a notice to de-register the South African Communist Party (SACP) and 91 other inactive political parties. The affected parties have until March 24, 2025 to submit reasons to the Commission explaining why they should not be removed from the register. According to the IEC, these parties…
A crime scene has been cordoned off crime scene. 2 minutes One armed suspect has been fatally shot, and several others wounded during a shootout with police in Lenasia, south of Johannesburg Thursday morning. According to police, the suspects had planned an ATM bombing in the area this morning. The operation forms part of efforts…
State witness in the Joshlin Smith kidnapping case, Lourentia Lombaard, takes an oath before testifying. 2 minutes The woman currently testifying in the Joshlin Smith kidnapping trial in the High Court sitting at Saldanha on the Cape West Coast, has told the court that she overheard the girl’s mother, Kelly Smith, telling her boyfriend that…
Grey clouds seen during a rainy day. 2 minutes Malls in the west of Durban have also borne the brunt of the destructive overnight rains. At least one person is confirmed to have died when her car washed away in Pinetown last night. The level 6 warning for the province’s coastal towns remains relevant today…
Enoch Ndou sits in the dock at the High Court in Thohoyandou, Limpopo. 1 minute Convicted multiple murderer, 53-year-old Enoch Ndou, will today be sentenced in the Thohoyandou High Court. Ndou was found guilty of seven counts of murder last month. He shot and killed seven family members on Christmas Day four years ago at…
1 minute Senior members of the Zulu Royal Family, including siblings of the late King Zwelithini, are briefing the media on the ongoing power struggles within the Royal Family. LIVE STREAM:
7 minutes By Buhle Sibanyoni When parents drop their children off at school each morning and watch them walk through the grounds of what they assume is a ‘safe haven’, they wave goodbye, entrusting teachers to educate and protect their children. But what happens when that trust is lost? The dream of a ‘safe haven’…
1 minute The trial for the kidnapping of Joshlin Smith, 7, continues today in the High Court in Saldanha on the Cape West Coast. The child’s mother, Kelly Smith, her boyfriend Jacquen Apollis, and Steveno van Rhyn are facing charges of kidnapping and human trafficking. This follows the disappearance of Joshlin, who went missing a…
