The three accused in the Joshlin Smith kidnapping trial seen appearing before court. 1 minute The kidnapping and human trafficking case of Joshlin Smith continues today with the sitting of the Cape High Court at Saldanha Bay on the Cape West Coast. The trial within a trial centres around the admissibility of confession statements of…
2 minutes Former board members have described the situation at the North West Parks and Tourism Board as dire. They recently appeared before the Portfolio Committee on Economic Development, Environment, Conservation and Tourism in the North West Provincial Legislature. The former board members painted a bleak picture of what they left at the entity during…
Lieutenant General Godfrey Lebeya. 2 minutes The outgoing national head of the Hawks, Lieutenant General Godfrey Lebeya, has praised the unit’s work in dismantling various criminal syndicates during his seven-year tenure. As part of his final national tour, he bid farewell to Hawks members in Polokwane, Limpopo. Lebeya highlighted the Hawks’ success in securing convictions…
Former Chief Justice Raymond Zondo. 3 minutes Former Chief Justice Raymond Zondo believes that a hung parliament, where no single party holds a majority, is beneficial in preventing the protecting of corrupt leaders. He says an effective fight against corruption involves the right laws, structures and processes, and enhanced whistle blowing protection. He was speaking…
Entrance of Wynberg Magistrate’s Court in Cape Town on October 29, 2020. 3 minutes The case against a 35-year-old woman linked to the fatal shooting at the Wynberg Magistrate’s Court has been postponed to April 23, 2025, for a bail application. She made a brief appearance, following the shooting of a 50-year-old man, who was…
SA police ‘arrest’ banner 1 minute Police have arrested two suspects in connection with the murder of 29-year-old Naylan Smith, who was fatally shot during a hijacking outside his Eersterust home in Pretoria East. The incident occurred on Friday morning when three masked men ambushed Smith in his driveway and fled with his car. He…
1 minute The Ramosadi community near Mahikeng in the North West is reeling in shock, following the death of an eight-year-old girl, in what is suspected to be food poisoning. The eight-year-old and her 10-year-old sibling allegedly complained of stomach cramps at school last Friday. The provincial health department says preliminary reports show that organophosphate,…
SAPS vehicles and police tape. 1 minute Police in Mpumalanga have launched a search and rescue operation for a missing child following a fatal crash near Alkmaar, outside Mbombela. The child was among the occupants of a light delivery vehicle that veered off the N4 Toll Road and crashed into guardrails on Sunday, reportedly due…
Hospital, bed image. 1 minute Minister of Health, Dr Aaron Motsoaledi says six new academic hospitals will be built in the country to alleviate challenges experienced in the healthcare sector. Speaking to the SABC on the margins of the G20 side event on Health, Motsoaledi spoke on the halting of funding by the US government….
Court proceedings in the Meyiwa trial 2 minutes The High Court in Pretoria has postponed the Senzo Meyiwa trial to 22 April. This follows a two-month adjournment, granting defense counsel Charles Mnisi time to prepare to represent accused number one, Muzi Sibiya, who lost his lawyer, Thulani Mngomezulu, after his passing. Sibiya, along with four…
