A hospital ward. 1 minute The Department of Health says the Witpoort Hospital outside Lephalale has been re-opened. The hospital had been temporarily closed due to threat of flooding following heavy rains and the collapse of a dam wall in the area. Patients have now been taken back after being relocated. Department Spokesperson Neil Shikwambana…
South African Minister of Sports, Arts and Culture, Gayton McKenzie. 1 minute Sports, Arts and Culture Minister Gayton McKenzie has urged South African artists and musicians to protect their legacies by obtaining legal representation. McKenzie was speaking after visiting the families of the late musicians Winnie Khumalo and Victor “Doc Shebeleza” Bogopane. The two musicians,…
Rescue operations at Stilfontein. 1 minute Police Minister Senzo Mchunu’s media briefing which was scheduled to take place in Pretoria today has been postponed to a date yet to be announced. He was due to focus on the completion of operations at a disused mine at Stilfontein in the North West. The court-ordered government-led operations…
Police Minister Senzo Mchunu at Stilfontein mine shaft on November 15, 2024. 2 minutes Police Minister Senzo Mchunu is expected to brief the media in Pretoria today on the completion of operations at a disused mine at Stilfontein in the North West. The court-ordered government-led operations have resulted in bringing 246 illegal miners to the…
Limpopo traffic officials and MEC for Transport and Community Safety, Violet Mathye, visited Patrick Netshidzivhani ‘s family. 1 minute Two people accused of murdering a senior traffic officer have been remanded in custody after appearing in the Mutale Magistrate’s Court outside Thohoyandou in Limpopo. Rotshidzwa Munyai and Muano Nekhubvi are facing a murder charge. They…
The Judicial Conduct Tribunal is currently conducting a hearing in Rosebank, Johannesburg on the complaint lodged by Andiswa Mengo, against Judge President Selby Mbenenge of the Eastern Cape Division of the High Court. 1 minute The Judicial Conduct Tribunal probing sexual harassment allegations against Eastern Cape Judge President Selby Mbenenge has heard that the complainant,…
The Rooiwal Water Treatment Plant that supplies Hammanskraal areas. 2 minutes The City of Tshwane has reminded residents of Hammanskraal, north of Pretoria, who have started to receive water to pay their bills. The city is supplying water to parts of Hammanskraal as well as Mandela village, Steve Biko, Marokolong and Babelegi. Residents have been…
Police are still combing through evidence at the scene in Midrand where a suspect was arrested for child pornography related charges, January 17, 2025. 1 minute A 35-year-old suspect has been arrested for possessing, accessing, downloading and distributing child pornography. The suspect was arrested in Midrand, north of Johannesburg, this morning. Police spokesperson Amanda van…
Princess Masindi Mphephu is challenging her uncle Prince Toni Mphephu Ramabulana to ascend the throne. 3 minutes The High Court in Polokwane, Limpopo, has adjourned the Vhavenda kingship battle until June. The Kutama traditional leader, Vele Kutama testified in defence of Prince Toni Mphephu Ramabulana. During the hearing, Princess Masindi Mphephu’s lawyer Advocate Allan Dodson…
Miners in a cave. 2 minutes An economist working with mining communities, Duma Gqubule, has accused the government of being biased in its support for Palestinians while dehumanising artisanal miners. He says the deaths of more than 70 illegal miners could have been avoided had the government acted more swiftly in its retrieval operations. Law…
