Evidence items seen at a crime scene. 1 minute Serious crimes in Gauteng have reduced by 6.5% in the 3rd quarter of the 2024/25 financial year. This was announced by Gauteng Police Commissioner, Tommy Mthombeni, earlier today. Mthombeni was addressing the Gauteng Provincial Legislature’s Portfolio Committee on Community Safety, focusing on crime trends between October…
HIV medication 2 minutes Botswana has reassured foreign inmates, including South Africans and Zimbabweans, serving time in the neighbouring country that the southern African country’s government will not falter in providing them with free antiretroviral drugs (ARVs). This is despite the decision of halting foreign health assistance by the US administration under President Donald Trump….
DA branded microphone and flags seen at a press briefing. 2 minutes The Democratic Alliance (DA) has sought to clarify its recent visit to the United States, saying that it was aimed at providing fact-based information to the Trump administration. This is as relations between the US and South Africa remain tense following a termination…
1 minute A police officer, who is a third witness in the case of the disappearance of seven-year-old Joslin Smith, will today continue to testify in the High Court in Saldanha Bay Circuit in the Western Cape. LIVE STREAM:
1 minute Gauteng police say one of the deceased from Thursday night’s shooting at the Solo restaurant in Sandton, Johannesburg, had two pending cases of attempted murder. The shooting left three people dead and four others injured. According to police spokesperson, Brigadier Brenda Murudili, a man with a firearm wanted to enter the restaurant which…
Joshlin’s mother, Kelly Smith, her boyfriend, Jacquen Appollis, and Steveno van Rhyn are facing charges of kidnapping and trafficking related to the child’s disappearance. 1 minute The trial of three people accused in connection with the disappearance of Joslin Smith 7, continues today at the Western Cape High Court sitting in Saldanha Bay. Joslin’s mother,…
[File Image]: Empty shell casings scatter the ground. 1 minute Gauteng police say three people have been shot dead and four injured at a restaurant in Sandton, Johannesburg last night. According to police, a man with a firearm wanted to enter the restaurant, which has a no firearm policy, when an altercation began. This led to…
Waseem Carrim appointed as the Acting Chief Executive Officer of the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS). 1 minute The ANC Youth League (ANCYL) has welcomed the appointment of Waseem Carrim as the Acting CEO of the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS). Carrim, who previously served as the Chief Financial Officer of the National…
A firefighter works at the scene of a deadly fire which occurred in the early hours of the morning in Johannesburg, South Africa, August 31, 2023. 3 minutes The Khapempe Commission has heard that there are tenants that pay rent to occupy dilapidated and hijacked buildings in the Johannesburg inner city, however, the money never…
A gavel and a cone in a court room. 1 minute The High Court in Johannesburg has sentenced 34-year-old Nonhlelelwa Matsebula to 30 years in prison for the kidnapping and murder of a four-year-old girl in Protea, Soweto. The court heard how Matsebula lured the child while she was playing in a yard, intending to…
