A graphic depicting child pornography 1 minute The Blue Downs Magistrate’s Court has today sentenced a man from Kraaifontein in the Western Cape to 12 years direct imprisonment for downloading and distributing hundreds of images and videos of child pornography. National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) spokesperson Eric Ntabazalila says the convict has entered a plea and…
Forensic Pathologists examine the scene where two people are alleged to have died during service delivery protests, sparked by ongoing frustrations over poor service delivery, in Diepkloof 2 minutes Two people have died and another sustained injury following protest by hostel residents in Diepkloof, Soweto on Monday. Residents blockaded the highways and Chris Hani Road…
FILE: The South African Students’ Congress (Sasco) members during NEC meeting. 1 minute SASCO in Tshwane has given Higher Education Minister Dr. Nobuhle Nkabane seven days to respond to their memorandum of demands or face intensified protest action. Students marched to the Minister’s office in Pretoria over NSFAS related issues, including the defunding of students…
A piece of arid land 2 minutes Minister of Land Reform and Rural Development Mzwanele Nyhontso has officially handed over more than 2 000 hectares of land to the community of KwaMathonsi near KwaDukuza on the KwaZulu-Natal North Coast in settling a land claim. The community said in their land claim that they were dispossessed…
FILE | Fire engines at a scene of a blaze 1 minute Four toddlers between the ages of one and two have died following a house fire in Mayfair, Johannesburg. The cause of the fire is not yet known. A fire incident was reported in Mayfair, Johannesburg, this morning, resulting in four fatalities. The cause…
2 minutes Two men from Gumbani village near Malamulele in Limpopo have developed a free educational app aimed at supporting learners and teachers, particularly in rural areas. Malungelo Mathonsi and Khongelani Shibambu created the app, called Novar, which offers lessons in subjects such as Mathematics and Science. The app is freely accessible and designed to…
Violent protest in Diepkloof 2 minutes Police have confirmed that two people died and one person was seriously injured during violent protests in Diepkloof, Soweto, on Monday. Protesting residents looted a delivery truck that was passing through the area on its way to deliver canned fish. Reports say the truck driver ran over two of…
[FILE PHOTO] Hospital beds in hospital. 1 minute The Public Servants Association (PSA) says the death of an intern doctor at a KwaZulu-Natal hospital shows the collapse of the health system in the province. 25-year-old Dr. Alulutho Mazwi at the Prince Mshiyeni Memorial Hospital in Umlazi, Durban a week ago. It is reported that his…
1 minute The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) spokesperson in Limpopo, Mashudu Malabi Dzhangi, says they were ready to proceed with the Phala Phala farm robbery trial on Monday, but the trial has been postponed to September 15 of this year. The second accused, Floriana Joseph, could not proceed due to a medical condition. Immanuela David…
Residents of a hostel in Soweto are taking tin fish 2 minutes Reports of looting of trucks in and around Diepkloof in Soweto have emerged. The Johannesburg Metro Police department has advised motorists to expect severe traffic disruptions due to protest action in the area. According to SABC News reporter Puseletso Mokoena, residents of a…
