Minister of Corporative Governance and Traditional Affairs The Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs Minister, Velenkosini Hlabisa says he’ll meet with the inter-governmental committee on disaster management to discuss solutions to end gender-based violence and femicide. On Friday, President Cyril Ramaphosa declared GBVF a national disaster. President Cyril Ramaphosa: Here in South Africa, we have…
A second suspect arrested in connection with a double murder at the Inxiweni primary school in Thembisa, Ekurhuleni is expected to appear in the local magistrates’ court this morning. The suspect was arrested on Friday for the murder of principal Ruth Tabu and administrative clerk Nobantu Njombini. The 58 years old Tabu and 55-year-old Njombini…
A general view of a mudslide which destroyed several houses during flooding in KwaZulu-Natal. The KwaZulu-Natal Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs Department has confirmed that search and rescue teams have recovered the body of one of the three missing people in New Hanover. They were swept away on Sunday night following heavy rains in the…
The Senzo Meyiwa murder trial. The Senzo Meyiwa murder trial is continuing in the High Court in Pretoria on Monday. LIVESTREAM:
Tembisa Hospital entrance. A Hawks member and a Tembisa Hospital official are expected to appear in the Pretoria Magistrates’ Court on Monday facing charges of corruption. They allegedly attempted to bribe another Hawks officer who was part of a team investigating tenders at the hospital. Earlier in the year, the Special Investigating Unit revealed that…
Ukrainian soldiers ride atop an armored fighting vehicle at an unknown location in eastern Ukraine A family member of one the 17 South African men trapped in Ukraine has criticised the government for failing to repatriate them. Yesterday, former President Jacob Zuma’s daughter, Nkosazana Bonganini Zuma-Mncube, opened a criminal case against her sister, Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla…
FILE PHOTO | Residents walk across a flooded road following severe weather. Three people are believed to be missing and several others left destitute in areas in the uMshawathi Municipality near Pietermaritzburg in KwaZulu-Natal. This is after heavy rains flooded their homes. The severe weather conditions follow a South African Weather Service’s orange level five…
FILE | A man holds Senzo Meyiwa’s picture during his memorial at the Moses Mabida Stadium in Durban. A new witness is expected to be called in the Senzo Meyiwa murder trial in the High Court in Pretoria on Monday. This is after Absolom Zungu the second witness that the defence had called, concluded his…
National Director of Public Prosecution Advocate Shamila Batohi seen during a media briefing. The National Director of Public Prosecutions, Advocate Shamila Batohi, is expected to continue to testify before the Nkabinde Inquiry when it resumes its hearings in Pretoria on Monday. The inquiry is looking into suspended South Gauteng Director of Public Prosecutions Advocate Andrew…
The strong foreign media presence at the G20 Leaders’ Summit helped draw global attention to South Africa’s economic hub, Johannesburg. For the past two days, journalists at the Nasrec Expo Centre had to simplify complex policy discussions and share key outcomes. Some foreign journalists were excited to be in South Africa and to share the…
