An image depicting a scam alert. 2 minutes The South African Police Service (SAPS) has issued a warning about a scam involving fake letters that appear to be coming from the police. Fraudulent letters that bear the SAPS logo, names and contact details of senior SAPS officers are being sent to recipients via WhatsApp in…
Entrance of Wynberg Magistrate’s Court in Cape Town on October 29, 2020. 1 minute The Law Society of South Africa (LSSA) is calling for a full inquiry into Tuesday’s fatal shooting inside the Wynberg Magistrate’s Court in Cape Town. A man believed to be a taxi owner was gunned down. The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA)…
[File Image] A rescue worker removes rubble from the site where construction workers are trapped under a building that collapsed in George, South Africa May 7, 2024. 1 minute Chairperson of the National Home Builders Registration Council (NHBRC), Noxolo Kiviet, says those who lost their loved ones during the George Building collapse in the Western…
The Commissions are expected to reveal their coordinated strategies for resolving structural issues. 1 minute The Commission for Gender Equality, the Human Rights Commission and the CRL Rights Commission outline their response to what they say are systemic failures in the justice system. Their update comes after the acquittal of Timothy Omotoso brought into sharp…
Police arrest 1 minute Police say the nationwide Vala Umgodi operations have led to the arrest of more than 1 700 suspects of various nationalities in the past month. The suspects were apprehended for illegal mining-related offences, as well as crimes including murder, attempted murder, unlawful possession of explosives and possession of suspected stolen property….
A member of the SANDF. 2 minutes The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) says it is investigating the presence of its members at a gender-based violence (GBV) community march in Matatiele, Eastern Cape. The incident has led to public confusion, with questions raised about whether the soldiers were deployed to monitor the protest. The…
Minister Senzo Mchunu speaks at a government event. 2 minutes Lobby group, AfriForum has called on Police Minister Senzo Mchunu to issue a public apology to the principal of Bergview College in the Eastern Cape. AfriForum’s private prosecution unit, led by Advocate Gerrie Nel, is representing the principal who they say was wrongfully accused of…
The trial within a trial to determine the admissibility of the accused, Jacquen Appollis and Steveno Van Rhyn statements’ in the Joshlin Smith kidnapping and human trafficking trial continues in the High Court in Saldanha Bay. 1 minute The trial within a trial to determine the admissibility of accused Jacquen Appollis and Steveno Van Rhyn’s…
Gauteng Roads and Transport MEC Kedibone Diale-Tlabela speaks at the inaugural stakeholder engagement meeting with the Gauteng Women in Public Transport at the department’s regional offices in Pretoria on April 9, 2025. 1 minute Gauteng Roads and Transport MEC Kedibone Diale-Tlabela intends to invoke the National Land Transport Act as a measure to deal with…
Camden Eskom power station. 1 minute Eskom has commended the South African Police Service for its recent intelligence-driven operation, which led to the arrest of six suspects found in possession of its property valued at R1.5 million. The power-utility acknowledges a decline in criminal activities targeting its electrical infrastructure, including mini-substations and transformers, compared to…
