FILE | Accident between a truck and a minibus outside Worcester in the Boland, Western Cape on May 23, 2025. Minister of Transport Barbara Creecy says her department is working to meet the UN target of halving road fatalities by 2030. She was delivering her Budget Vote in Parliament. Statistics from the department indicate that…
Judge President Dunstan Mlambo at the JSC interviews for deputy chief justice position. Gauteng High Court Judge President Dustan Mlambo says his age could be used as an advantage to being a deputy to Chief Justice Mandisa Maya. This comes as interviews for the role are under way in Sandton, Johannesburg. Judge President Mlambo is…
FILE | Members of a private security walk at a looted shopping mall A fifth person has been added to the case of four individuals arrested in connection with the 2021 July unrest. The accused appeared briefly in the Roodepoort Magistrate’s Court west of Johannesburg, where the case was postponed to the end of this…
The National Prosecuting Authority Head Office in Pretoria. The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) has filed a petition to the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) for leave to appeal the judgment of the Free State High Court regarding Moroadi Cholota. Last month, Judge Phillip Loubser found that Cholota’s extradition from the USA was unlawful and ruled…
Storm clouds with lightning The South African Weather Service (SAWS) has issued a Yellow Level 4 warning for disruptive rainfall across the Western Cape from Thursday into the weekend. The City of Cape Town’s Disaster Risk Management Centre says that they’re ready to deal with the impact of the inclement weather. Disaster Risk Management spokesperson…
A general view inside the Enyobeni tavern Enyobeni tavern owner Siyakhangela Ndevu has admitted that it was his responsibility to ensure that there were no under aged children at his tavern, when 21 teenagers died in June 2022. Ndevu was testifying at the inquest under way at the East London Magistrate’s Court sitting in Mdantsane…
FILE | Road under construction Limpopo Premier Dr. Phophi Ramathuba says infrastructure backlogs have slowed down economic growth and service delivery. Ramathuba has also issued a strong warning to developers who have not met their set targets in road and water infrastructure. The provincial Infrastructure Workshop is under way in Polokwane. [WATCH] Limpopo Premier Phophi…
Missing 69-year-old retired SABC News Manager Manas Tshungu on a SAPS poster. The family of missing former SABC News manager Manas Tshungu says he has still not been found. The 69-year-old former Limpopo Regional Editor was last seen leaving his Atteridgeville home in Pretoria on Monday last week. RT #sapsGP #SAPS Atteridgeville is requesting the…
[File image] Gunshots on car windscreen. The City of Ekurhuleni says it is deeply shocked and saddened by the murder of its forensic audit head, Mpho Mafole. Mafole was fatally shot in a drive-by shooting on the R23 in Kempton Park, East of Johannesburg, on Monday. The motive for his killing is being investigated by…
Online betting on the rise in SA The National Gambling Act of 2004 needs to be updated from a digital point of view, to accommodate for the rise in online betting and the advent of social media. That’s according to the South African Responsible Gambling Foundation (SAGF), who say the laws surrounding gambling are over…
