File image: Seismograph of an earth tremor. 1 minute An earth tremor has reportedly being felt in parts of Midrand in the north of Johannesburg and in Ekurhuleni. Ekurhuleni Emergency Services says it has not yet received reports of any incidents of damage to properties. The Council for Geosciences is yet to issue a formal…
Moroadi Cholota is former PA of then Free State premier, Ace Magashule 1 minute The trial-within-a-trial in the R255 million asbestos roof removal corruption case is expected to resume in the Free State High court in Bloemfontein tomorrow morning. Judge Phillip Loubser adjourned proceedings last week to allow the prosecution to bring its next witness….
Police crime scene tape. 1 minute Police in the Northern Cape have arrested four men on drug and immigration charges during Operation Vala Umgodi in Postmasburg. The suspects include two foreign nationals and two South Africans. This operation focused on curbing criminal activities in and around the Postmasburg landfill site, which has reportedly also been…
Arrest for assault graphic 1 minute The Gauteng Department of Education says the arrest of seven girls accused of assaulting a girl learner from Bedfordview High School should serve as a deterrent to other bullies. The learners from Bedfordview High, Kensington High School, Queens High School and Phoenix College, were arrested after a video showing…
Tanker delivers water to residents amidst water outage. 2 minutes Efforts to stabilise the water crisis caused by infrastructure problems in Knysna in the Western Cape is still under way as most of the town has been without water for almost three weeks now. Pumps to the main reservoirs broke down, leading to the water…
Nigerian televangelist Timothy Omotoso arrives at the OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg, May 18, 2025. 2 minutes The Department of Home Affairs says the East London Magistrate who released Pastor Timothy Omotoso erred. He was arrested for contravening the Immigration Act and has since been deported. The department was briefing the Portfolio Committee on…
Accused in Senzo Meyiwa’s murder 1 minute Defence counsel Charles Mnisi has alleged that accused number one Muzi Sibiya was assaulted on two different occasions, when police questioned him about his alleged involvement in Senzo Meyiwa’s murder. Sibiya and four other accused are on trial at the High Court in Pretoria for the 2014 murder…
Mother arrested after handing over a suitcase with her child’s body inside. 2 minutes Eastern Cape Police have arrested a 32-year-old woman in connection with the death of her three-year-old daughter in Mbizana. It’s alleged the suspect placed the child’s body in a suitcase and transported it by taxi 30 kilometers from Mzamba to the…
1 minute Government has expressed regret over two deaths during a violent service delivery protest in Diepkloof, Soweto, on Monday. The two people died when angry residents blocked roads and looted a truck. The residents accuse the City of Johannesburg of failure to develop vacant land in the area. In a statement sent to the…
Drops of water running from a tap. 1 minute At least eight clinics in the West Rand District in Gauteng are experiencing low to no water supply following a major waterpipe burst on Rand Water’s pipeline in Soweto. Leratong Regional Hospital and Dr Yusuf Dadoo District Hospital are also affected. In Johannesburg, several public health…
