Minister of Home Affairs Leon Schreiber holds a drone. Border Management Authority (BMA) Commissioner Dr. Mike Masiapato has hailed the use of drones to combat crime at the Beitbridge border post in Musina, Limpopo. Dr Masiapato says they procured the drones in 2023 and officially launched them in April this year. Beitbridge Border Post is…
Ndimande brothers appear in court Police will further investigate the money trail in the murder case of rapper Kiernan ‘AKA’ Forbes. That’s according to KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi. Mkhwanazi was reacting to the court appearance of the two alleged hitmen, brothers Malusi and Siyabonga Ndimande, in Durban. This comes 18 months after the brothers…
File: A girl receives an oral cholera vaccine The first vaccine to be entirely manufactured in South Africa in over 50 years has been launched at Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital. Biovac and the South African Medical Research Council say the Oral Cholera Vaccine was developed from start to finish locally. The first phase of the…
Chalkboard with debt written on it The Newcastle Municipality in northern KwaZulu-Natal, which is owed R2.1 billion by residents for unpaid rates and services, has launched an initiative called the Debt and Revenue Collection campaign to recoup the monies owed. Speaker of the municipality Prince Thengamehlo Zulu says the municipality is targeting areas such as…
A South African Police Service graphic, illustrating a hunt for shooting suspects. A man has been gunned down and two others have been wounded in an alleged gang-related shooting in Eersterivier in Cape Town. Police spokesperson FC Van Wyk says the victims were standing at a shop when unknown assailants opened fire. “A 18-year-old male…
FILE | Inspector checks cattle for Foot and Mouth disease. Agriculture Western Cape says efforts are under way to contain and eradicate the spread of Foot and Mouth disease, after an outbreak in the Gouda area. The organisation says the area around the outbreak is under quarantine. Last week, the Western Cape Veterinary Services placed…
[File Image] A rescue worker removes rubble from the site where construction workers are trapped under a building that collapsed in George, South Africa May 7, 2024. Families of victims of the George building collapse in the Western Cape, have expressed anger following news that the site is set for auction. The site is said…
Zuma-Sambudla in court The Durban High Court has heard that Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla allegedly abused her position of power and political influence as the daughter of former President Jacob Zuma, to incite public violence through her social media posts. This was the testimony of attorney Sarah-Jane Trent, who is a complainant in the trial against Zuma-Sambudla,…
[File Photo]: Aeroplanes at O.R. Tambo International Airport. Power has been restored at the OR Tambo International Airport following an outage in the City of Ekurhuleni. Passengers experienced delays Tuesday morning with the SABC crew travelling to Cape Town to cover the Medium-Term Budget Policy tatement on Wednesday, stuck for almost two hours waiting for…
Ekurhuleni Metro Police Acting Chief, Julius Mkhwanazi. The City of Ekurhuleni says Deputy Chief of Police, Julius Mkhwanazi, has been placed on suspension, effective from Tuesday. This follows the recommendations of an internal audit investigation into allegations of misconduct. The City of Ekurhuleni says formal disciplinary proceedings will now follow, in line with applicable labour…
