Woman appears in Belville Magistrate’s Court. Counsel for the woman accused of snatching a nine-day-old baby from the Middestad Mall in Bellville, Cape Town has submitted that her children’s rights will be infringed upon if she’s denied bail. Cape Town police, however, insist that it won’t be in the interest of justice for her to…
Empty bed inside of a healthcare facility. The Department of Health says although it understands the burden that undocumented migrants have placed on the country’s healthcare services, it cannot deny them access to them. Yesterday, members of the civil movement Operation Dudula marched to the offices of the South African Human Rights Commission in Johannesburg…
FILE | Free State Premier MaQueen Letshoha-Mathae. The co-owner of the Mamohau Day-care centre in Dewetsdorp in the Free State has expressed excitement after Premier MaQueen Letshoha-Mathae handed over items, including blankets. MECs are accompanying the Premier. The centre’s owner Matseko Lekeno says the Nelson Mandela International Day has brought her and her team such…
A social media account by KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi that the SA Police Service has flagged as fake. Police say several fake social media accounts have been created purporting to be those of KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi. They say they know of 16 such accounts. This comes after Mkhwanazi made explosive allegations that senior police officials are…
The suspect in 11-year-old Jayden-Lee Meek’s murder case appears in the Roodepoort Magistrate’s Court. Live stream below:
Bullet casing on the ground. Three men have been gunned down in Khayelitsha on the Cape Flats. They are aged between 29 and 43 years old. Police spokesperson Andre Traut says a probe is underway. “Detectives from the Provincial Serious and Violent Crime Unit are pursuing leads that could assist in identifying and locating the suspects responsible for the…
Late former South African president Nelson Mandela greets residents of Mmabatho March 15, 1994. The Nelson Mandela Foundation says government’s failure to deliver basic services is a betrayal of Madiba’s legacy. On International Mandela Day, the foundation has highlighted South Africa’s challenges, which it says are jeopardising its development and stability. They range from widespread…
Montclair shooting scene A man believed to be in his 40s has been shot dead in the parking lot of a popular fast-food outlet in Montclair, south of Durban. ALS Paramedics spokesperson Garrith Jamieson, says when paramedics arrived on the scene, they found the man lying in a pool of blood and his vehicle riddled…
Construction sign The long-awaited construction of the Greenville hospital in Mbizana in the Easterrn Cape has been halted before work on the foundations even started. Locals are in disagreement about the sharing of job opportunities linked to the project. Residents of Greenville are reportedly demanding that 80 percent of unskilled labour must come from their…
Police crime scene tape The family of 79-year-old Sekoati Posholi, whose body was found recently at Botshabelo in the Free State say they are still reeling in shock. Posholi’s daughter, Bulelwa Kamy says her father was last seen on July 2 going to withdraw his pension money. Posholi’s body was found nine days later, buried…
