Joshlin Smith was reported missing from her home in Saldanha Bay in February 2024. 1 minute The state and defence in the Joshlin Smith trial may have been the victims of cyberbullying. That is according to Judge Nathan Erasmus as the fifth week of the trial into the child’s disappearance got underway in the high court…
Panyaza Lesufi at the Public Works and Infrastructure Summit Summit in Sandton, Johannesburg, April 1, 2025. 1 minute Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi has emphasised the importance of repositioning the province as the preferred destination of choice. Lesufi delivered opening remarks at the inaugural Public Works Infrastructure Summit underway in Sandton, Johannesburg, today. It brings together…
Science, Technology and Innovation Deputy Minister Nomalungelo Gina addresses the International Conference on Southern Hemisphere Meteorology and Oceanography (ICSHMO) in Cape Town. 2 minutes Science, Technology and Innovation Deputy Minister Nomalungelo Gina says South Africa is experiencing the advent of climate change and has to contend with its devastating effects. She addressed the International Conference…
Taxi strike Uitenhage. 2 minutes Several months after the collapse of the Matanzima Road bridge, the town is still in chaos with early morning traffic disrupting taxi routes, costing the taxi industry thousands as the alternative route is a gravel road which deteriorates the state of the vehicles. Uitenhage District Taxi Association Spokesperson, Lubabalo Vesele, says…
South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) 1 minute Eleven suspects allegedly involved in the SASSA card fraud scheme are set to appear before the Lenasia Magistrate’s Court in Johannesburg today. The 11th person who was on the run was arrested last week. The individuals allegedly created fake profiles and committed identity fraud in order to…
A suspect in handcuffs. 1 minute The National Prosecuting Authority(NPA)’s Investigating Directorate Against Corruption have arrested two former state security members on charges relating to the misappropriation of almost R6 million in state funds. The two suspects made their first court appearance at the Pretoria Specialised Commercial Crimes Court yesterday. Ntshavheni Makhathana was granted R100…
Gender-based Violence protest. 2 minutes KwaZulu-Natal Premier, Thami Ntuli is encouraging women to speak out early and report abuse by their partners. Ntuli was speaking at the home of two sisters, Nandipha and Nangamso Lifana, who were shot and killed by a man at Lindelani township at Umzinto on the KwaZulu-Natal South Coast. The sisters’…
Judicial Service Commission (JSC) to host interviews to fill vacant positions. 1 minute The Judicial Service Commission (JSC) holds interviews to fill vacancies in the Labour and Electoral Court.
A gavel in the courtroom. 1 minute The Judicial Service Commission (JSC) will today hold interviews to fill vacancies in the Labour and the Electoral Court. One candidate, Judge Leicester Adams of the Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg, will be interviewed for a vacancy in the Electoral Court. Another four candidates will be interviewed to…
Person holds up a sign during a protest against rape. 1 minute uMkhonto weSizwe Party Youth leader Bonginkosi Khanyile says justice must take its course in the rape of a seven-year-old child from Matatiele in the Eastern Cape. The child was sexually assaulted allegedly on school premises last October while waiting for her transport. Khanyile…
