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Death toll rises to 10 in Free State bus and truck collision
Emergency medical services are trying to extracted passengers who are trapped in a bus and a track that collided in the Free State. 1 minute The death toll from a collision between a truck and a bus on the N6 between Reddersburg and Springfield in the Free State has risen to 10. The road remains…
The second witness to continue testifying in the Joslin Smith case
Second witness continues to testify in the Joslin Smith case. 2 minutes A second witness, a police officer will continue to testify in the trial of seven-year-old Joslin Smith in the High Court in the Saldanha Bay Circuit in the Western Cape today. The girl went missing a year ago. The officer has so far…
Plans afoot to find permanent housing solutions for flood victims
Thembi Simelane addresses media briefing as Justice Minister. 1 minute Minister of Human Settlements Thembi Simelane says they are looking at permanent housing solutions for flood victims in KwaZulu-Natal. Simelane is on a two-day visit to KwaZulu-Natal to assess damage in flood affected areas. The province has experienced heavy torrential downpours in the last two…
Modack described as a ‘dangerous and manipulative man’
Nafiz Modack in the dock 2 minutes Alleged underworld figure Nafiz Modack who faces a slew of charges, including the murder of Anti Gang Unit (AGU) detective, Charl Kinnear, has been described as a dangerous and manipulative man. Modack is faced gruelling cross-examination in the Western Cape High Court, where he is on trial with…
Limpopo govt urges spaza owners facing challenges to contact them
Spaza shop owner sits inside his shop in Nkaneng township, Marikana’s informal settlement. 2 minutes Limpopo’s Economic Development Department says the spaza shop owners experiencing challenges with registration levies at municipalities or traditional authorities should contact the department. This follows complaints by some spaza shop owners in the Makhado municipal area in Louis Trichardt who…
Lawyer questions timing of Zanzou night club incident report
Members of the media seen outside the Zanzou nightclub in Pretoria. 2 minutes Prominent lawyer, Advocate Zola Majavu, has questioned why the Zanzou nightclub matter was not reported at the time it occurred. Majavu is the legal representative of one of the nightclub’s directors, Neo Moela. He addressed the media in Johannesburg today. A video…
Environmental body seeks termination of “Lion bone” sales in SA
Lions 2 minutes Environmental conservation organisation, the EMS Foundation, wants government to permanently ban the trade of lion bones in South Africa. The foundation’s director, Michele Pickover says their study shows that the lion bone sale is linked to the Asian big cat market operated by syndicates without permits. The foundation will be a friend…
Road Freight Association welcomes marginal decrease in fuel prices
[FILE PHOTO]: A man holds a fuel nozzle at a petrol station in Reze, near Nantes, France, March 18, 2022. REUTERS/Stephane Mahe/File Photo 1 minute The Road Freight Association has welcomed the marginal decrease in fuel prices this month, noting that it follows months of substantial increases. The Department of Mineral and Petroleum Resources has…
Mabuyakhulu says newly-appointed structure will ensure the stability
2 minutes ANC KwaZulu-Natal Task Team Coordinator Mike Mabuyakhulu says the newly-appointed structure will ensure the stability of the government of provincial unity in the province. He says the party is satisfied with its partners in the GPU. The ANC support in KZN dropped from 54% to 17% after the general elections in May last…