A traffic officer is seen during a road block in the West Rand on 21 April 2025. 2 minutes Gauteng traffic police say preliminary statistics show that there might be a decrease in fatal crashes during the Easter weekend. Nineteen deaths have been recorded on Gauteng roads. The possible reduction is attributed to the implementation…
Members of SAPS, Mpumalanga Traffic Police, Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Police Department and Home Affairs Migration in conducting a multidisciplinary roadblock along the N12 East 1 minute Traffic volumes have started to increase on the N4 toll road between Komatipoort and Emalahleni in Mpumalanga. This as travellers head back home from various destinations after the Easter long…
Main entrance of the Tembisa Hospital after a fire broke out. 1 minute The Democratic Alliance (DA) in Gauteng is demanding a swift investigation into the recent fire at Tembisa Hospital and consequences for any failures that may have contributed to the incident over the weekend. The DA expressed concerns that are amplified by a history of…
Joshlin Smith was reported missing from her home in Saldanha Bay in February 2024. 1 minute The trial of seven-year-old Joshlin Smith‘s disappearance is expected to continue today in the Western Cape High Court sitting in Saldanha Bay. The child’s mother, Kelly Smith, and two co-accused face charges of kidnapping and trafficking. Last week, Judge Nathan Erasmus ruled that statements of the accused, Jacquen Appollis and Steveno van Rhyn, were admissible as evidence. Appollis…
1 minute The trial into the disappearance of seven-year-old Joshlin Smith continues at the Western Cape High Court sitting in Saldanha Bay on the Cape West Coast. LIVESTREAM:
1 minute The High Court in Pretoria is expected to hear whether accused number one, Muzi Sibiya, in the Senzo Meyiwa murder trial will still have legal representation. This after defence counsel Charles Mnisi told the court last week that he might not be ready to proceed, after being granted yet another postponement. Sibiya was…
Handcuffs used to effect an arrest. 1 minute A 31-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly dealing drugs at the Lebowakgomo taxi rank outside Polokwane in Limpopo. Police say the drugs found on him have an estimated street value of R4 000. According to provincial police spokesperson Malesela Ledwaba, members of the Provincial Flying Squad…
File image: An informal settlement in South Africa. 2 minutes Civil society organisation, Abahlali baseMjondolo, says there are no basic services and the unemployment rate is high in informal settlements. This comes as its members are gearing up to mark Unfreedom Day on April 27, contrary to the rest of the country that will celebrate…
A moment of silence was observed in court for the late defence lawyer Thulani Mngomezulu. 1 minute The High Court in Pretoria is expected to hear whether one of the accused in the Senzo Meyiwa trial will still have legal representation. Muzi Sibiya was left without legal representation after the death of his lawyer Thulani…
Minister of Home Affairs Leon Schreiber holds a drone. 1 minute Border Management Authority (BMA) Commissioner Doctor Michael Masiapato says they will continue to use most of their crime-fighting tools, including drones, beyond the Easter weekend. More than 100 people will soon appear in court after being arrested as they attempted to jump the border…
