Vehicles during a traffic jam. 1 minute The Bakwena Toll Route management says it has put in additional measures to enhance road safety this Easter. The route includes the N1, which runs north from Tshwane to Bela-Bela, and the N4, stretching westwards from Tshwane through Rustenburg and Zeerust, up to the Botswana border. Spokesperson Charmaine…
File image: Bullets seen at a crime scene. 1 minute Police say they cannot at this stage confirm if the gunning down of a scholar transport driver at Sophiatown in Soweto this morning could be linked to gangsterism and violent crime in the area. Police are investigating a murder case after a 60-year-old scholar transport…
Police graphic with crime scene tape and bullets. 1 minute Police have opened a case of murder and are searching for suspects after a scholar transport driver was allegedly shot and killed in Sophiatown, Johannesburg, on Thursday morning. Gauteng Police Spokesperson, Mavela Masondo says the 60-year-old had dropped off the children at schools when he…
A roadblock to check vehicles and drivers 3 minutes Traffic has started to build up on the N1 between Gauteng and Limpopo. This as hundreds of ZCC members head to Moria in Polokwane for the Easter weekend pilgrimage. About 120 extra law enforcement officers have been deployed to the province. Transport and Community Safety MEC…
File image: Bullets seen at a crime scene. 1 minute A scholar transport driver has been shot dead near a primary school in Sophiatown, Johannesburg. Eyewitnesses say the driver was shot when he was dropping off school children this morning. Police are at the scene. A parent Christy du Plessis says, “He dropped off the…
The three accused in the Joshlin Smith kidnapping trial seen appearing before court. 2 minutes The Western Cape High Court sitting at Saldanha Bay on the West Coast is expected to rule today in a trial within a trial to determine the admissibility of two of the accused’s statements in Joshlin Smith’s disappearance case. Jacquen…
The Justice and Constitutional Development Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi speaks at the 17th Biennial Conference of the International Association of Women Judges (IAWJ) in Cape Town on April 11, 2025. 1 minute The Justice and Constitutional Development Minister, Mmamoloko Kubayi, has warned officials in the Department of Justice (DOJ) that she will not tolerate misconduct of…
[FILE IMAGE] The Jukskei River passing through Rivonia 1 minute The Cultural, Religious and Linguistic Rights (CRL) Commission has warned religious leaders to exercise caution and avoid conducting baptisms in unsafe waters this Easter weekend. The Easter long weekend is traditionally associated with baptisms and cleansing rituals. However, persistent heavy rains across many parts of…
Cheryl Zondi, Sarah Mofokeng, Hlubikazi Faleni, Neliswa Mxakaza Makhubela, Anele Precious Mxhakaza appear before the CRL Rights Commission in Johannesburg on 17 April 2025. 2 minutes The young women who testified against Nigerian televangelist Timothy Omotoso during his trial say they feel the justice system has let them down. They were speaking at a media briefing that the…
1 minute The Free State Education Department has expressed shock at an incident in which a 13-year-old learner committed suicide. Mbali Mlaba was a grade seven learner at the Vulindlela Primary School in Harrismith. The incident comes after a fellow learner allegedly bullied her. Mlaba died last month. The department says it has provided psychosocial support to learners and educators. According to reports, Mbali’s mother found a note detailing the reasons…
