Crime Scene. 1 minute Police are investigating an incident in which a suspected petrol bomb was thrown at a house in Belhar on the Cape Flats. Police spokesperson, Wesley Twigg says the owner of the house is believed to be a relative of a police officer. ” Nobody was at home at the time of…
Jayden-Lee Meek who was murdered in Fleurhof 1 minute Gauteng police report that their investigation into the murder of 11-year-old Jayden-Lee Meek is at an advanced stage. The grade five learner’s bruised body was discovered on the staircase of his family’s Fleurhof complex in Johannesburg. He was laid to rest at Westpark Cemetery on Saturday. …
File image: Black handcuff with keys. 1 minute Western Cape Premier Alan Winde and Community Safety Minister Anroux Marais have cautiously welcomed a decline in the province’s murder rate. Winde announced a 4% reduction in murders during the fourth quarter of 2024–2025, following decreases of 7.7% in the third quarter and 8.7% in the second…
May 25 marks the creation of the Organisation of African Union known today as the African Union (AU) 1 minute Freedom Park, which is a national heritage site in Pretoria, is set to host Africa Day celebrations today. The theme is “Silencing the Guns, Let the Drums Roll”. The aim of the celebrations, which Freedom…
Fortune 40 project in Umjindi. 3 minutes A group of unemployed university undergraduates in Barberton, Mpumalanga, have turned to farming through the provincial government’s Fortune 40 programme. The Fortune 40 programme is initiated by the Mpumalanga Department of Agriculture to help graduates explore new career paths beyond their fields of study. While most participants lack…
Spring Bots Competition under way 3 minutes The Springbots South Africa Regional Robotics competition was in full swing at Lawson Brown High School in Gqeberha today. The competition comprised 20 teams made up of 100 learners. The teams participated in different competitions with their robots, including a drawing competition and other practical tasks. The competition…
A coffin seen at a funeral parlour. 2 minutes The two elderly women, who were shot and killed while asleep at their home in the Eastern Cape, have been laid to rest. The incident, which sent shockwaves across the province, happened at Upper Ncerha Village outside Alice. Neighbours were woken up by gunshots on the…
1 minute Three people died in a crash involving two vehicles on the R63 between Maqoma and Adelaide in the Eastern Cape. One of the vehicles caught fire after the incident. Two of the victims were burned beyond recognition, while the other deceased was the driver of the other vehicle. Provincial Transport Spokesperson, Unathi Binqose,…
The 11-year-old Jayden-Lee Meek was found undressed on the staircase of his complex where he lived. 2 minutes 11-year-old Jayden-Lee Meek, whose bruised body was found near his home in Fleurhof, west of Johannesburg, has been laid to rest. The boy was found dead on the staircase of the complex where he lived in Fleurhof,…
President Cyril Ramaphosa receives his Botswana counterpart at his official residence in Pretoria on April 28, 2025. 1 minute A 28-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly making threats against President Cyril Ramaphosa, the Cape Town Mayor and a business official. The man was arrested in Germiston in Ekurhuleni, Gauteng yesterday. He is being transported…
