Lourentia Lombaard in the dock 1 minute The presiding judge in the Joshlin Smith kidnapping and human trafficking trial, Judge Nathan Erasmus, has issued a stern warning to the state’s key witness, Lourentia Lombaard. Yesterday’s proceedings were adjourned early at the High Court sitting in Saldanha Bay in the Western Cape, after Lombaard fell ill….
Armyworms feed on crops. 1 minute The Department of Agriculture, Rural Development and Environmental Affairs has confirmed that an outbreak of African Armyworms in the Free State. African armyworms cover large areas of grass, pasture, or very small maize and sorghum in dense swarms of worms. The department says 31 cases have been reported over…
Gambling machine. 1 minute Police have arrested two women in Manenberg on the Cape Flats for being in possession of illegal gambling machines in their houses, without the necessary operating licenses. Authorities raided the premises, which operate gambling machines without the necessary documentation. Police Spokesperson, Anelisiwe Manyana says the suspects aged 43 and 46 are…
Pelindaba outside Pretoria. 1 minute The South African Nuclear Energy Corporation, (Necsa) is celebrating the 60th anniversary of its first nuclear reactor SAFARI-1. This is the first nuclear research reactor on the African continent commissioned back in 1965. The reactor located at Pelindaba, outside Pretoria, currently produces nuclear medical isotopes used for cancer detection and…
President Cyril Ramaphosa. 1 minute President Cyril Ramaphosa says the cutting of USAID to South Africa has been a wake-up call. The president was speaking at the first day of nursing union Denosa’s 9th National Congress at Birchwood on Gauteng’s east rand. A key discussion of the meeting is the aftermath of the cutting of…
A prison fence. 1 minute A 39-year-old man has been sentenced to five life sentences by the Bloemfontein Regional Court in the Free State. He was found guilty of five counts of rape dating back to 2019. Police Spokesperson Mahlomola Kareli says Anthony Trevor Watson’s modus operandi involved meeting his victims under various pretenses and…
Police Minister Senzo Mchunu and Premier Panyaza Lesufi seen visiting the families of the victims of the Soshanguve shooting. 2 minutes Police Minister Senzo Mchunu says police resources have been increased in Soshanguve, north of Pretoria, to fight crime. Mchunu is visiting the area following a shooting incident at the Marry Me informal settlement last…
State witness in the Joshlin Smith kidnapping case, Lourentia Lombaard, takes an oath before testifying. 2 minutes The cross examination of the key state witness, Lourentia Lombaard, in the Joshlin Smith trial, is continuing in the Western Cape High Court sitting at Saldanha Bay on the Cape West Coast. Lombaard is being questioned by accused…
Policeman in courtroom 1 minute KwaZulu-Natal police have warned residents of KwaMashu in northern Durban against criminals impersonating officers. This follows incidents in which criminals used the same modus operandi to commit robberies in homes. In a recent case, men posing as police officers robbed a 36-year-old woman of cellphones and cash in her home…
Sassa signage board seen outside the head office. 3 minutes In another case of identity theft, a 63-year-old pensioner from Gugulethu is yet to enjoy a penny of his social grant from the South African Social Security Agency (Sassa). This, while someone else in Gauteng – who has all his birth details including names and…
