Operation Dudula march Operation Dudula in KwaZulu-Natal is marching to the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) offices in Durban against what it calls a hindrance in their fight for South Africans to be prioritized. The organisation has been accused by some of blockading public hospitals and denying healthcare to people alleged to be undocumented…
Mandrax tablets Two suspects including a Nigerian national have been arrested in Makhaza in Khayelitsha on the Cape Flats, for dealing in drugs. Police spokesperson Joseph Swartbooi says members of the Makhaza anti-hijacking team in collaboration with Crime Intelligence, acted on information about premises where drugs were recently delivered. Swartbooi says members searched the place…
Signboard welcoming people to Limpopo Province Limpopo province is witnessing a surge in royal succession battles, with several kingdoms and a queendom embroiled in intense disputes. The battles include, the Vhavenda, Bapedi, Vatsonga and the Balobedu. These battles have also left the people uncertain about their traditional leadership. Some members of the Bapedi Royal House…
FILE | Former Constitutional Court Justice Yvonne Mokgoro. The culpable homicide case against the partner of the late former Constitutional Court Justice Yvonne Mokgoro has resumed in the Barkly West Regional Court in the Northern Cape. The first of the 40 witnesses in the matter is expected to conclude his testimony in the two days…
SANDF members during a parade. The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) has filed a Notice of Appeal at the Randburg Magistrate’s Court on Thursday. The NPA says it will apply directly to the high court for leave to appeal the decision to grant bail to 12 South African National Defence Force (SANDF) soldiers accused of killing…
[File photo] SABC GCEO Nomsa Chabeli South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) GCEO Nomsa Chabeli says SABC News has reaffirmed the broadcaster’s commitment to delivering trusted news and reflecting society through its coverage. Today marks 75 years since the existence of the SABC News service and its first news bulletin aired from the broadcast house on…
[File photo] Kaone Boikanyo As SABC News celebrates 75 years on air, we look back and follow up on ordinary South Africans who became unexpected headlines for the national broadcaster. One such story is that of 24-year-old Kaone Boikanyo, who captured the nation’s attention in 2019 with his lively, impromptu interview after a fire destroyed…
Bullet holes on a taxi’s windscreen. The Gauteng Transport Department says it has launched a public transport inspectorate to deal with violence in the taxi industry. This follows increased reports from e-hailing drivers in Johannesburg of violent attacks and robberies allegedly carried out by minibus taxi associations. Violence has plagued the taxi industry for many years,…
[File image] Three people have been shot dead and two others wounded during a shooting in Gugulethu on the Cape Flats. Western Cape Police Spokesperson Andrè Traut says they responded to the incident in Moletsane Street, New Crossroads, last night. He says the victims’ bodies were found inside a bedroom. Traut says the two other…
Today marks 75 years since the existence of the South African Broadcasting Corporation, SABC News Service. It was on July 17, 1950, when the SABC News aired its first news bulletin from the broadcast house on Commissioner Street, Johannesburg. Two years later, the news bulletins were extended to include regional bulletins, followed by a rediffusion…
