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…
Lead investigator grilled over arrest of Meyiwa murder accused 1
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…
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…
[FILE IMAGE]: A pair of male elephants is seen in the Okavango Delta, Botswana. 4 minutes The community of Ekudubekeni in KwaCeza near Ulundi has approached the national parliament to intervene in removing stray elephants, which are threatening the lives and property of residents. The elephants are believed to be members of an original herd…
1 minute The Senzo Meyiwa murder trial resumes in the High Court in Pretoria on Wednesday. Live proceedings below:
Newborn babies in hospital cribs. 1 minute Eastern Cape police and the provincial health department are searching for two women suspected of abducting two newborn babies from Dora Nginza Hospital in Gqeberha on Monday night. Provincial health spokesperson Sizwe Kupelo has confirmed that the women gained access to the hospital’s maternity section under suspicious circumstances….
FILE: Grey clouds. 1 minute Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA) Minister Velenkosini Hlabisa has urged the public to exercise extreme caution following a surge in fire incidents and a severe cold front sweeping across parts of South Africa. The warning comes after a tragic house fire in Mayfair, Johannesburg, on Monday claimed the lives of…
