Cape Town High Court. 1 minute The trial of 13 men accused of charges including the murder of so-called ‘steroid king’ Brian Wainstein is expected to resume today in the High Court in Cape Town after an application for a trial within a trial. The defence for alleged underworld figures Jerome ” Donkie” Booysen and…
File Image: Matric learners in an exam room. 1 minute The Northern Cape Department of Basic Education has urged law enforcement agencies to deal harshly with matriculants who organise ‘pens down’ parties after finishing their exams. The department says it will work closely with police and parents to discourage learners from participating in any gatherings…
1 minute The pre-trial hearing of three accused in the February 2020 theft at President Cyril Ramaphosa’s Phala Phala farm is expected to start today in the Modimolle Regional Court in Limpopo. Immanuela David, Floriana Joseph and Ndilinasho Joseph allegedly broke into Ramaphosa’s farm and stole over $580 000 stuffed in a sofa. Accused number one,…
Minister of Police, Mr Senzo Mchunu reflects on some successes of the 7th Administration and also releasing the crime statistics for the 2nd quarter of the current financial year. 1 minute There has been an overall decline in serious crimes by 5.1%. This is according to Police Minister Senzo Mchunu. He was releasing the quarterly…
A person in handcuffs. 2 minutes Police in the Western Cape have arrested two women, aged 59 and 53, in Strand for allegedly defrauding about 80 victims of nearly R2 million through a bogus travel scheme. Police spokesperson Malcolm Pojie says that the victims had responded to a social media advertisement promoting a trip to…
Residents of Diepkloof in Soweto queue in long lines for assistance with recoding of the prepaid electricity meters on 25 November 2024. 2 minutes Johannesburg’s City Power has joined Eskom in extending the deadline for their customers to recode their pre-paid electricity meters. City Power has given its customers up until the 30th of November…
An aerial view of the Stilfontein mine. 2 minutes North West Community Safety and Transport MEC Wessels Morweng says they are yet to receive a report about the assessment that was conducted on Friday at shaft 11 in Stilfontein. Morweng accompanied by the Deputy Provincial Police Commissioner Patrick Asaneng briefed the media about the retrieval…
Gauteng Education MEC Matome Chiloane 2 minutes Gauteng Education MEC, Matome Chiloane, says health and environment authorities have cleared the school nutrition programme regarding the foodborne illnesses at the Thabisile Primary School in Diepkloof in Soweto. Members of the provincial education department visited the school following the death of an eight-year-old Grade 2 pupil in…
Prepaid metre bx 2 minutes The majority of Eskom offices in Soweto have closed for the day and the long queues have cleared. Today’s queues were not as long as they had been before Eskom announced an extension for zero buyers. These are customers who have not been purchasing electricity for the past six months…
Eskom logo is seen in Sunninghill, Sandton. 2 minutes Eskom could not be drawn on what the cost implication of upgrading the electricity metre system will have on its already constrained balance sheet and customers in the long term. It is anticipated that Eskom may incur costs for the upgrade, which includes human capital to…
