FILE | Firearm and ammunition. Three suspects have been killed in a shootout with police in Mamelodi, Pretoria. The South African Police Service (SAPS) received information about suspects who were in possession of illegal firearms at a house in the area. The Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (Hawks) Spokesperson Chris Singo says, “The police visited…
NSRI search and rescue boat Private companies and recreational divers are assisting search and rescue teams who are looking for the pilot of a light aircraft that crashed into the sea off the Durban beachfront last week, as well as debris from the plane. The National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) has called on members of…
A court gavel, handcuffs and law books. A police officer attached to the Klerksdorp Detective Branch in the North West (NW) will appear in court again next week after he was positively linked with a hijacking in the town a month ago. The police sergeant and his two co-accused were remanded in custody. Provincial Police…
Sentech satellites South African broadcasters say the tariffs imposed by the signal distributor – Sentech – are too expensive and unsustainable. The broadcasters told the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) Committee in a virtual public hearing held on Tuesday that the methodology used to determine these tariffs needs to be transparent to all…
FILE | City of Tshwane’s Human Settlements MMC Aaron Maluleka. The Kleinfontein informal settlement, a self-declared Afrikaner-only community east of Pretoria, has accused the City of Tshwane of targeting it for removal. This follows the city’s urgent legal bid to halt all development on the land. The metro argues its action is based on long-standing…
The Alexandra Magistrates court in Johannesburg delivers bail judgment in the DJ Sumbody murder case. Katiso “KT” Molefe is accused of ordering a hit on the celebrity DJ, record producer and businessman Oupa Sefoka, also known as “DJ Sumbody”. LIVE STREAM:
Extinguished cigarettes in an ashtray of ash and cigarette butts. Stakeholders in the Health industry have been making submissions to the Tobacco Products and Electronic Delivery Systems Control Bill in Parliament. The public hearings are taking place before the Portfolio Committee on Health. A consultant in sustainability and public health and a former director of…
President Cyril Ramaphosa arrives at Haneda International Airport in Japan President Cyril Ramaphosa will participate in a number of plenary sessions at the Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD) in Japan. The Summit takes place at a time of unprecedented threats to global peace and security, ongoing conflicts in some regions of the world,…
SANTACO’s Public Relations Officer, Mandla Hermanus Taxi association, South African National Taxi Council (SANTACO) says they’ve learnt that there are divisions between e-hailing and meter taxi drivers. SANTACO has been criticised across the country following the brutal murder of e-hailing driver Mthokozisi Mvelase at Maponya Mall in Soweto last week. Police have not arrested anyone in…
Minister John Steenhuisen visits Dr Böhmer School of Skills in Bloemfontein Some learners at Dr Bohmer School of Skills in Bloemfontein have expressed their excitement over the visit by the Minister of Agriculture, John Steenhuisen. Steenhuisen visited the school, which offers an agricultural programme for children with special educational needs. The pupils say they have…
