State witness in the Joshlin Smith kidnapping case, Lourentia Lombaard, takes an oath before testifying. 1 minute The state in six-year-old Joshlin Smith’s disappearance case says it is ready to lead expert and victim statement evidence. Sentencing procedures will start in the Western Cape High Court in Saldanha Bay on Tuesday next week. The convicted…
Corruption news concept showing a printed newspaper with a magnifying glass. 1 minute Police in the Western Cape say they are confident that the investigation into former Mayco Member for Human Settlement in the City of Cape Town, Malusi Booi and his accused is on course. This is despite the provisional withdrawal of charges by…
Smoke rises following a Fire at Emergency Unit of Tembisa Hospital. 2 minutes Residents of Tembisa believe more people need to be arrested in connection with the recent arson incidents at the Tembisa Hospital in Ekurhuleni. A 48-year-old man, Thembinkosi Manqunyana, appeared in the Tembisa Magistrate’s Court today where his case was postponed to next…
Advocate Charles Mnisi who represents accused number 3 and 1 in the Senzo Meyiwa case. 1 minute Defence lawyer in the Senzo Meyiwa murder case, Charles Mnisi, says he will make an application to recall two witnesses, including Constable Sizwe Zungu – a key state witness in the trial. Five men are on trial in…
Police Minister Senzo Mchunu during crime stats delivery 1 minute Police Minister Senzo Mchunu says there’s been a general decline in crime across the country, however sexual offences including rape and commercial crimes have increased. Mchunu was addressing the media in Pretoria where he released the latest crime statistics. National Police Commissioner Fannie Masemola provided…
Dora Nginza, known as the “Mother of New Brighton”. 1 minute The case against one of the women accused of abducting two babies from the Dora Nginza Hospital on Tuesday in Gqeberha has been postponed until the 30th of May for a formal bail application. The state withdrew charges against the second accused in the…
Police Minister Senzo Mchunu briefing the media. 1 minute Police Minister Senzo Mchunu has strongly denounced claims of white genocide in South Africa, saying the country remains a free and democratic society. This follows renewed allegations by US President Donald Trump, who reiterated unfounded claims of the persecution of South Africa’s white Afrikaner minority. Mchunu…
FILE PHOTO: Starlink owner, Elon Musk. 2 minutes The Minister of Communications and Digital Technology, Solly Malatsi has proposed changes to the triple-BEE policies that could pave wthe ay for an investment by Starlink in South Africa. The government gazette released by the minister proposes amendments that relate to the 30% equity requirement for previously…
A pregnant girl being checked up. 1 minute eThekwini Municipality has raised concerns about the increasing rate of HIV infections among adolescent girls. This after it was revealed that over 7,600 cases of teenage pregnancy were recorded between April 2024 and April 2025. To address the alarming increase, the municipality hosted a Teenage Pregnancy Indaba…
1 minute Police Minister Senzo Mchunu, together with the National Police Commissioner General Fannie Masemola, present the quarterly crime statistics, reflecting on crimes that occurred during the fourth quarter of the previous financial year. That’s the period from the 1st of January 2025 to the 31st of March 2025. LIVE|
