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The family of the late former Zambian President Edgar Lungu returns to the Gauteng High Court in Pretoria on Monday. Livestream:

[File image] Police graphic with crime scene tape and ammunition. Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi has strongly condemned the attack on five traffic wardens in Ekurhuleni. The wardens came under fire at the Daveyton Railway Station on Sunday when they attempted to search twelve people during a routine patrol. The two female and three male wardens…

Survivors and locals walk past the Usindiso building after the blaze on August 2023. The Socio-Economic Rights Institute (Seri) says Johannesburg authorities should immediately provide services to those who occupy buildings in the city. Seri says this is in accordance with the recommendations of the Usindiso Commission of Inquiry. In its report, the commission says…

Graphic representing an arrest. Police have arrested two siblings for the murder of their brother in Mqanduli, Eastern Cape. The two brothers allegedly assaulted and murdered their elder brother when they found him raping their 15-year-old niece on Saturday night. Police discovered the body of the deceased on Sunday morning. The suspects are expected to…

South Africans have been treated to an unusual spectacle, the moon turning red as the Earth passes between the sun and the moon, causing a total eclipse. The total lunar eclipse started at 20:10 on Sunday and lasted for more than half an hour. The red colour shows that the longer red wavelengths of light are…

Businessman Vusimuzi ‘Cat’ Matlala appears in the Alexandra Magistrate’s Court in Johannesburg. Businessman Vusimuzi ‘Cat’ Matlala is expected to continue his bail application in the Alexandra Magistrate’s Court in Johannesburg on Monday. During his previous court appearance, he denied being part of a plot to kill his former partner, Tebogo Thobejane in October 2023. Matlala…

The bereaved families of fallen heroes and heroines lay their wreaths at the SAPS Memorial Site. Acting Minister of Police, Professor Firoz Cachalia, says it is important to salute the men and women in blue, who paid the ultimate price in the line of duty. He was delivering the welcoming address at the South African…

Electricity pylons. The Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) has called on government to immediately intervene to bring down the ever increasing electricity prices. This, as consumers face an electricity price hike of 8.7%, in the next financial year. WATCH | Consumers are facing an 8.7% electricity price hike in April next year. This…

Savannah veterans united in final farewell after 50 years. Military veterans and family members gathered at the Voortrekker Monument Pretoria not only to pay tribute to the courage and sacrifice of South African soldiers during Operation Savannah in Angola 50 years ago, but also to bid an emotional farewell to the Savannah Veterans’ Association, which…