[File photo] The late Grade 12 learner Joseph Maimela 2 minutes The family of a Grade 12 learner at Kgabo Secondary School in Mokgokong village, outside Polokwane in Limpopo, who committed suicide in October last year, is outraged and frustrated by the Education Department’s continued silence on the matter. Joseph Maimela committed suicide amid allegations…
Third suspect nabbed in the community patrollers murder case. 1 minute A third suspect believed to be linked to the murder of six patrollers in the Marry Me informal settlement in Soshanguve, Pretoria, is expected to appear in the Pretoria North Magistrate’s Court on Monday. The 27-year-old suspect is the third person to be arrested…
2 minutes Muslims across the country will celebrate Eid-ul-Fitr on Monday. The new moon was sighted in South Africa last night. The announcement was made to hundreds of worshippers who gathered in Cape Town. Eid-ul-Fitr is celebrated after the month-long fast of Ramadan, when Muslims abstain from food and drink from dawn to dusk. The…
Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development, Ms. Mmamoloko Kubayi 2 minutes Justice and Constitutional Development Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi says it is important that all South Africans protect institutions that uphold the rule of law, especially the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA). Kubayi on Sunday opened a case of fraud, impersonation and defeating the ends of justice….
Crime scene tape 2 minutes Gauteng police have appealed to communities not to take the law into their own hands. This is after a man was severely assaulted at Slovo Park informal settlement west of Johannesburg. He died from his injuries in hospital. It is believed the community accused him of setting a shack on…
[File image]: Accident road sign. 1 minute Five people have died and nine others have been injured when a minibus taxi overturned on the D4285 road at Matilu village, outside Marble Hall in Limpopo. Transport authorities say preliminary reports indicate that a mechanical fault might have been the cause of the crash. Limpopo Traffic MEC…
Justice for Cwecwe march in Johannesburg 3 minutes Over 100 people, including activists and students, marched across Johannesburg on Sunday calling for justice for a 7-year-old girl raped at her Eastern Cape school. The learner was allegedly molested at the school in Matatiele in October last year whilst waiting for her transport back home. The…
Newly inaugurated Animals in War memorial at the Voortrekker Monument 5 minutes Military and police force veterans as well as animal lovers turned out in their numbers at the inaugural animals in war parade at the Voortrekker Monument in Pretoria to honour the service and suffering of countless animals and birds during the country’s wars…
Minister Kubayi 2 minutes Justice and Constitutional Development Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi says it is incumbent upon all South Africans to protect institutions that uphold the rule of law, especially the NPA. This after she opened a case of fraud, impersonation and obstruction of justice, following a weekend newspaper report purporting she, Minister in the Presidency…
A general view of flood damaged homes in KwaNdengezi, Durban, South Africa. 1 minute KwaZulu-Natal Human Settlements MEC Siboniso Duma has announced that they have found land to build permanent houses for the 1 069 families displaced by floods in the province. This includes the 41 families who were displaced by the February floods in…
