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Parliament Ad Hoc Committee on allegations by Lieutenant General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi is continuing to hold public hearings. LIVESTREAM:

The VW Polo three constables were travelling in being pulled out of the Hennops River. The preliminary report into the deaths of three police Constables whose bodies were retrieved from the Hennops River in Pretoria in May last year indicates that the incident was an accident. The report points to high speed being the possible…

The murder trial of a Limpopo pig farmer accused of killing two women and disposing of their remains in a pig enclosure is continuing at the Polokwane High Court in Limpopo. Zacharia Olivier is facing two counts of murder for allegedly shooting and killing Maria Makgato and Kudzai Ndlovu in 2024. LIVESTREAM:

The Senzo Meyiwa murder trial continues at the High Court in Pretoria. Defence witness Makhosonke Zungu is expected to continue with his testimony. LIVESTREAM:  

A board showing the Pretoria High Court. The state in the Senzo Meyiwa murder trial says there are clear contradictions between the testimony of Makhosonke Zungu and that of other defence witnesses. Zungu is expected back on the stand at the High Court in Pretoria, where five men are on trial for the 2014 murder…

Gun bullets seen on top of a table. Western Cape police have launched a manhunt after three men were shot dead in Gordon’s Bay. Police spokesperson Novela Potelwa says the incident is believed to be gang-related. She says unknown gunmen opened fire on the victims in the parking lot of the Gordon’s Bay Mall. Two…

Offices of Mafube Local Municipality. Workers at Mafube Local Municipality in the Free State are calling for national government to take over the administration of the municipality. Municipal workers affiliated to South African Municipal Workers Union (SAMWU) and Independent Municipal & Allied Trade Union (IMATU) have again downed tools over unpaid salaries, and non-payment of…

A spent bullet casing in focus, with a blurred forensic number 1 tag behind Eastern Cape Police have discovered three bodies of males with gunshot wounds at Tholeni Location outside Butterworth.   Police Spokesperson Siphokazi Mawisa says the bodies of the three men, aged between 35 and 44-years old, were found by a community member.  Mawisa says the…

A police van seen outside a parking lot. Gauteng police are investigating the death of a 50-year-old man found in a Sandton hotel room in Johannesburg. An inquest docket has been opened and the circumstances surrounding his death are still unknown. Provincial spokesperson Dimakatso Nevhuhulwi, “The cause of death is unknown at this stage pending…

Damage at Paarl Hospital after fire The Western Cape Department of Health and Wellness says the Outpatient Department at Paarl Provincial hospital has sustained extensive damage during a fire. Maternity patients have been evacuated to nearby facilities. A small section of the hospital was affected. Provincial Health Minister Mireille Wenger says early indications are that…