Bullets seen at a crime scene. 1 minute The family of a JMPD officer who was fatally shot in her car outside her home in Alexandra north of Johannesburg on Friday say they are devastated. Judith Makwela was rushed to the Edenvale Hospital where she succumbed to her injuries. Off-duty JMPD officer shot dead at…
3 minutes Health Minister, Aaron Motsoaledi says strong action must be taken against the security company at the Philadelphia hospital in Dennilton in Limpopo. This after a 45-year-old patient allegedly attacked and killed his fellow patient in the early hours of yesterday morning. Motsoaledi says the armed security officers from the hospital failed to contain…
1 minute At least R10 billion is what the City of Johannesburg will need to revitalise and re-develop hostels across the city. This is according to the Johannesburg human settlements member of the mayoral committee, Mlungisi Mabaso. The city hosted hostel residents around Soweto on Saturday to unveil a revitalisation plan which aims to eradicate…
1 minute Women activists say society needs to come up with proactive and preventative measures to curb the scourge of gender-based violence. This was part of a dialogue at the International Women’s Day commemoration hosted by the Eastern Cape government in Bhisho yesterday. One of the delegates at the dialogue, Wendy Kiviet, has called on…
KZN floods 1 minute KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Cooperative Governance Thulasizwe Buthelezi, has welcomed the declaration of a National State of Disaster in the province. Twenty-two people have died this year after severe weather that caused 3.1 billion rand in damages. COGTA spokesperson Senzelwe Mzila says the declaration will enable the province to access necessary resources…
Cape Town cycle tour underway. 2 minutes The organisers of the Cape Town Cycle Tour Expo say there will be doctors and nurses traveling the route in ambulances to ensure the safety of cyclists in today’s race. Approximately 28 000 cyclists will hit the streets of the city to participate in the race. Cape Town…
[File photo] 3 minutes More than 50 people were arrested on Saturday morning following a joint police operation in the Johannesburg CBD. Operation NomakanjaniManje Namhlanje is aimed at targeting undocumented foreigners, as well as general crime prevention. Amongst those arrested are suspects found in possession of drugs, suspected stolen copper cables, and undocumented foreign nationals….
Auditor General Tsakani Maluleke 1 minute Adopted at the 1995 Fourth World Conference on Women, the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action remains a landmark global agreement, outlining 12 critical areas to achieve gender equality and empower women and girls worldwide. As 2025 marks its 30th anniversary, the call to accelerate efforts toward dismantling legal,…
SAPS to destroy confiscated drugs 1 minute The South African Police Service (SAPS) is working in partnership with other countries in South America, Europe, and Australia to remove drugs off the streets. National Police Commissioner General Fannie Masemola says a number of operations with these countries have yielded good results in getting drugs off the…
Traffic officer checking if the vehicle is roadworthy. 2 minutes Johannesburg motorists say it’s unfair to be expected to pay unknown speeding fines at a roadblock, when stopped by the city’s Metro Police. The JMPD is experiencing a backlog of issuing Camera generated speeding fines to motorists who have infringed the road speed limit. JMPD…
