Emergency services and JMPD at the scene of the Usindiso building fire in Johannesburg on August 31, 2023 1 minute The Usindiso building fire trial is expected to continue today in the High Court in Johannesburg sitting in Palm Ridge. Yesterday, the court heard that drugs did not seem to impair alleged arsonist, Sithembiso Mdlalose…
Tembisa Hospital fire on April 19. 2025. 1 minute The Democratic Alliance (DA) in Gauteng has questioned the effectiveness of personnel at the Tembisa Hospital on the East Rand in preventing incidents such as fires. The DA is calling for a swift investigation into the two recent fires at the hospital in Olifantsfontein, Johannesburg. The…
[File Image] Officials standing next to the entrance of Enyobeni Tavern in the Eastern Cape, July 5, 2022. 1 minute The Enyobeni inquest in the East London Regional Court sitting in Mdantsane, Eastern Cape, will resume on Friday. The inquest has been postponed for the viewing of video footage of the night in question, where…
Digital fingerprint biometrics. 1 minute The South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) is introducing a mandatory biometric enrolment and identity verification process in an effort to improve security. SASSA says this will be used as an alternative form of identification other than the standard 13-digit South African Identity number. The compulsory biometric system will be…
A memorial service for veteran South African actor Don Mlangeni Nawa is held at the Soweto Theatre. 2 minutes Producer and screenwriter Phathutshedzo Makwarela says he knew he struck gold when he cast the late Don Mlangeni-Nawa on the television series, The River. He was speaking at the memorial service of the veteran actor at…
3 minutes The Pietermaritzburg High Court has reserved judgment in the application to drop corruption and racketeering charges against arms manufacturer Thales. The French company is charged alongside former president Jacob Zuma in the arms deal corruption trial. The state has argued that the impact of the death of two Thales directors implicated with former…
Court gavel. 3 minutes The Mankweng Magistrate’s Court in Limpopo has postponed the case of a former teacher accused of raping a 13-year-old learner to next Tuesday for a decision on his bail application. The accused resigned from his position as a teacher after his arrest last month. He faces counts of rape and child…
1 minute A memorial service for veteran South African actor Don Mlangeni Nawa is underway at the Soweto Theatre. LIVE |
Moroadi Cholota is former PA of then Free State premier, Ace Magashule 3 minutes The legal battle between the state and Moroadi Cholota in the R255 million asbestos corruption case seems far from over. The state has refuted claims that Cholota, who is accused number 17 in the high-profile scandal, was treated unfairly and that…
SAPS image. 1 minute The Mpumalanga High Court in Mbombela has sentenced a 39-year-old man to life imprisonment for multiple rapes. Gilbert Fankomo a resident of Numbi Trust in Masoyi was convicted on four counts of rape involving underage victims, including an 8-year-old girl. Provincial police spokesperson Donald Mdhluli says Fankomo committed the offences between…
