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1 minute The Senzo Meyiwa murder trial continues at the North Gauteng High Court in Pretoria. Live proceedings below: 

Firearms recovered by the South African Police Service’s (SAPS) Anti-Gang Unit after violence erupted between rival gangs in Lavender Hill, Western Cape on May 16, 2025. 1 minute The Cape Crime Crisis Coalition (CCCC) has made an urgent appeal to President Cyril Ramaphosa to establish a national commission of inquiry into gang violence. The coalition…

Construction sign 1 minute The Gauteng Department of Roads and Transport has resumed construction on the R82 (Old Vereeniging Road) between De Deur and Walkerville in the Sedibeng District. The project, which had experienced delays due to underperformance by previous consultants, is now being fast-tracked with a new contractor on-site. Completion is expected by October…

1 minute Closing arguments in the R255 million asbestos roof removal corruption trial within a trial are expected to take place in the Free State High Court in Bloemfontein. Live proceedings below:   

Scientific officer Anathi Nkayi works in the research lab at the University of Cape Town’s Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine, in Cape Town, South Africa. 1 minute The Independent Financial Advisors Forum (IFAF) has applied for an urgent court interdict to block the City of Johannesburg from proceeding with a tender for a…

Eight suspects arrested for contravention of Immigration Act and for possession of gold bearing material during Operation Vala Umgodi in the Barberton area, Mpumalanga on May 25, 2025. 1 minute Thirty-two suspects have been arrested in Mpumalanga for the Contravention of the Immigration Act and Fraud during the Operation Vala Umgodi over the weekend. According…

Accused in Senzo Meyiwa’s murder 1 minute A new state witness is expected to be called when the Senzo Meyiwa murder trial resumes in the High Court in Pretoria on Monday. This, after defence counsel Charles Mnisi’s cross-examination of lead investigator Brigadier Bongani Gininda was paused. Five men are on trial for gunning down Meyiwa…

Survivors and locals walk past the gutted block at the Usindiso building in Johannesburg after the blaze on August 30, 2023. 1 minute The trial of a man accused of starting the fire at the Usindiso building in Johannesburg that claimed 76 lives in 2023 continues in the High Court in Johannesburg, sitting in Palm…

FILE | President Cyril Ramaphosa during a meeting at the Union Building in Pretoria. 1 minute A 28-year-old suspect is expected to appear at the Cape Town Magistrate’s Court today on charges of intimidation. This follows his arrest in Germiston on the East Rand by the Hawks’ Crime Against The State (CATS) unit after he…

1 minute The man, who manipulated images of prominent people, including the President, by superimposing their faces onto pornographic content before distributing them, has been jailed. The Pietermaritzburg Regional Court has sentenced Thabiso Nene to five years in prison for contravening the Cybercrimes Act. Nene unlawfully downloaded images of the president, a former police minister,…