A view inside the High Court in Bloemfontein during the asbestos trial within a trial on 21 May 2025. 1 minute The trial within a trial in the asbestos roof matter continues on Thursday at the High Court in Bloemfontein. Accused number 17 Moroadi Cholota‘s legal representative, Loyiso Makapela, yesterday grilled the second state witness…
6 minutes President Cyril Ramaphosa emerged from his meeting with US President Donald Trump with a clear message that there was a firm agreement and undertaking that engagement would continue. The South African delegation struck a positive tone after their closed-door session at the White House, which followed at times dramatic televised scenes in the…
FILE | A child plays in water after heavy rains 1 minute The City of Cape Town’s Disaster Risk Management Centre says persistent rainfall has caused localised flooding in several areas, including Masiphumelele, Khayelitsha and Du Noon. City of Cape Town spokesperson Sonica Lategan says officials have assessed the situation and no residents have been…
2 minutes Eastern Cape Police have arrested two women aged 25 and 26 in connection with the abduction of two infants at Dora Nginza Hospital in Gqeberha in the Eastern Cape. The babies are two days and four days old. They were allegedly stolen from the maternity ward on Tuesday night.] In the video below, one…
The asbestos roof removal trial-within-a-trial at the Free State High Court in Bloemfontein on May 7, 2025. 1 minute The investigating officer in the R 255 million asbestos roof removal case has testified in the Free State High Court in Bloemfontein that at no point was Moroadi Cholota pressed to implicate former Free State premier,…
Men sift through the rubble after floods in KZN. 2 minutes The KwaZulu-Natal Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta) says it has systems in place to respond to any incidents following a weather warning of damaging winds in parts of the province. The South African Weather Service issued the warning as a cold…
Judge Sachs suggests Expropriation Act be adopted by Parliament, which would permit expropriation. 2 minutes AfriForum has filed a legal challenge against the recently signed Expropriation Act 13 of 2024 with the High Court in Pretoria. The organisation is seeking a declaration that the legislation is unconstitutional. President Cyril Ramaphosa signed the Expropriation Act into…
Police badge. 2 minutes A large contingent of police have been deployed to Ipelegeng Township in Schweizer Reneke in the North West, following the outbreak of violent confrontations between two rival gangs. The gangs, using names similar to acronyms of police units, have reportedly been clashing in the area. Acting Provincial Police Commissioner Patrick Asaneng…
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Gavel in court. 1 minute The Western Cape High Court has sentenced four men to life in prison for the murder of two law enforcement officers in 2019. The officers were on duty in the Samora Machel informal settlement when they were gunned down by Ashwin Kennedy, Ndumiso Lutshetu, Bongani Mvamveki and Siyabonga Witbooi and…
