Joslin’s mother, Kelly Smith, her boyfriend Jacquen Appollis and Steveno van Rhyn face charges of kidnapping and trafficking. 1 minute Convicted human traffickers, Kelly Smith, Jacquen Appollis and Steveno Van Rhyn will be sentenced today in the Western Cape High Court sitting in Saldanha Bay. The trio was found guilty on charges of kidnapping and…
[FILE IMAGE]: Auditor-General Tsakani Maluleke addressing the media after tabling her reports into the national and provincial governments. 2 minutes Auditor-General Tsakani Maluleke has made an impassioned plea that governance failures at municipal level should be dealt with, in an effort to improve audit outcomes of municipalities. Maluleke briefed Parliament’s Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs…
De Bos Dam in the Western Cape. 1 minute The Department of Water and Sanitation in the Western Cape says it will closely monitor dam levels following predictions of lower rainfall this year. The Department has however allayed fears of water restrictions similar to those of 2017, following three years of drought. Head of the…
FILE PHOTO: Social grant recipients stand in a queue outside a post office 1 minute Human rights organisation Black Sash has reiterated its call for universal basic income grant as it celebrates 70 years of activism. Black Sash, which played a role in the liberation struggle by advocating for social justice and human rights, says…
Accused number one, Jacquen Appollis in the Joshlin Smith kidnapping case. 1 minute The lawyer representing Jacquen Appollis in the Joshlin Smith’s kidnapping and human trafficking case had insisted that his client’s actions were influenced by drugs. Court proceedings in mitigation and aggravation of sentence got under way earlier today in the High Court in…
Shack fire 1 minute Poor households, especially those in informal settlements, will remain vulnerable to deadly fires during this winter season if nothing is done to help them protect themselves. That’s according to safety specialist Donnathin De Beer. De Beer says communities always find it difficult to access firefighting equipment in the event of a…
The two suspects linked to Limpopo officer insurance murders case. 1 minute Accused number two in the case of insurance related killings and fraud has confirmed that she benefited from an insurance policy when her husband died. Anna Shokane told the Polokwane Magistrate’s Court that she received R120 000 insurance payout upon the death of…
Anti rape poster at a protest. 1 minute A suspect arrested in connection with the rape and kidnapping of a 10-year-old girl at the weekend in George in the Western Cape, has made a brief appearance in court. Police spokesperson Chris Spies says the 42-year-old was arrested on Sunday, after allegedly kidnapping two girls the…
Some South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) beneficiaries say they arrived at the SASSA office in Athlone as early as 3am. 1 minute The number of South Africans relying on social grants has increased to 40.1% in 2025, totalling 25.4 million individuals. This is according to the latest General Household Survey released by Statistics South…
SASSA office in Bellville 2 minutes The South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) has warned that payments to around 184 000 social grant beneficiaries in KwaZulu-Natal may be delayed next month. This follows the discovery that many failed to disclose additional sources of income during their initial applications. Nationally, SASSA has identified 210 000 individuals…
