SANDF members 1 minute The family of one of the nine soldiers who died in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) says he had a promising future. 28-year-old Louis Moagi from Moraraleng in Sekororo, Limpopo, joined the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) in 2018 and was previously deployed in Mozambique. His uncle, Marcus Moagi, says they…
Members of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF), part of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) military mission for eastern Congo, in Goma. 3 minutes Defence analyst Dean Wingrin has called for South African National Defence Force (SANDF) troops deployed in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to be reassigned to border patrol duties…
SANDF Members 1 minute The family of Calvin Moagi, one of nine South African soldiers killed in Goma in the Democratic Republic of Congo, is mourning his death. Moagi was among the SANDF troops who lost their lives during clashes with M23 rebels. Family spokesperson Monageng Moagi expressed the family’s grief over the tragic loss….
Police arrest the girlfriend of the Midrand child pornography suspect following intensive investigation. 1 minute A 25-year-old woman is set to appear in the Randburg Magistrate’s Court today on charges of possession of child pornography and money laundering. The suspect, a web designer, was arrested in Houghton in Johannesburg, last week. She is reportedly the…
South African National Defence Force (SANDF) soldiers parading. 2 minutes Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Defence and Military Veterans, Dakota Legoete, says South Africans must stay calm with regards to the issue of South African Defence Force’s (SANDF) presence in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). This follows the loss of nine soldiers this…
[FILE]: People walking in front of the Western Cape High Court. 1 minute The High Court in Cape Town has dismissed a discharge application by alleged gang boss, Nafiz Modack, in connection with the murder of top cop, Charl Kinnear. Modack and 14 others are on trial for Kinnear’s murder and also face more than…
George Airport 1 minute Flights are expected to be disrupted at George Airport in the Western Cape today due to severe inclement weather conditions. The Air Traffic and Navigation Services (ATNS) says the unsafe conditions include strong winds. They could affect a particular runway that is currently under maintenance. Earlier this month, flights had to…
Corrugated asbestos cement roofing. 3 minutes The North West Legislature’s Committee on Education says it’s flabbergasted that there are still schools with asbestos infrastructure in the province. It is now over 14 years since the South African government banned the use of asbestos. This was after it was scientifically proven that it causes a chronic…
The Hillbrow Magistrates Court. 1 minute Twenty-eight Ethiopian nationals are this morning expected to appear in the Hillbrow Magistrate’s Court for contravening the Immigration Act. The group was discovered earlier this month at a home in Sandringham and the Hawks in Gauteng have taken over the investigation On January 9, authorities responded to a tip-off…
The High Court in Pretoria. 1 minute A couple convicted of murdering a former partner and committing fraud is set to be sentenced in the High Court in Pretoria today. Sibusiso and Lerato Mahlangu were found guilty of the premeditated murder of Lerato’s former partner, Sibusiso Sithebe. They were also convicted on a charge of…
