Child stands over an area with informal dwellings 2 minutes Extreme poverty and lack of proper housing remains a major challenge for families in rural parts of the Eastern Cape. The Mtshopi family from Port St. Johns has been living in a dilapidated mud house since 2013. Their home continues to collapse due to heavy…
Miner at Stilfontein. 1 minute The traditional leaders organisation, Contralesa, has lambasted the Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni for her utterances regarding the illegal miners that are trapped underground in Stilfontein mine in North West. Last week, Ntshavheni said government will not offer any assistance to the illegal miners. Contralesa President Kgosi Larmeck Mokoena…
[FILE IMAGE] Five men are on trial for Meyiwa’s murder. 2 minutes Accused number two in the Senzo Meyiwa murder trial Bongani Ntanzi has denied knowing singer Kelly Khumalo. According to the confession statement said to be made by Ntanzi, he fingers Meyiwa’s former girlfriend Khumalo as the alleged mastermind behind the contract killing. Ntanzi…
Learners in a classroom 1 minute The Department of Education in the Free State has cautioned learners against participating in harmful Pens-Down activities that often accompany the conclusion of the exams. Spokesperson for the department Howard Ndaba says these activities which include public drinking, vandalism and inappropriate behaviour such as tearing and writing on school…
Stabbing crime scene 2 minutes Community members of KwaMakhutha in the south of Durban are protesting at the local Comprehensive High School. This was after a Grade 12 learner allegedly stabbed a Grade 9 learner to death on the school premises. It is believed that the two learners previously had an altercation. Community leader Sifiso…
File image: A pit toilet at a school in South Africa. 2 minutes Basic Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube says the backlog in getting rid of pit toilets at schools, will be eradicated by next year. She was speaking at an event where 22 low-cost flush toilets have been built at the Deda Primary School in…
Women hold placards as they protest against gender-based violence. 1 minute Gender-based violence remains a profound and widespread problem that affects almost every aspect of life in South Africa, according to a study by the Human Sciences Research Council. The first-ever Gender-Based Violence Study in South Africa shows that almost 40% of women in the…
Outside the North Gauteng High Court in Pretoria. 2 minutes Lead investigator Brigadier Bongani Gininda is expected to be back on the stand when the Senzo Meyiwa murder trial resumes in the High Court in Pretoria today. Last week, Gininda told the court that in several witness statements, the accused, Muzi Sibiya and Bongani Ntanzi, were named as possible suspects in Meyiwa’s murder Meyiwa was murdered in Vosloorus on…
The eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality officials inspect spaza shops on November 15, 2024. 4 minutes Members of Operation Dudula are expected to picket in Soweto today against the registration of foreign-owned spaza shops. This follows President Cyril Ramaphosa’s announcement that all spaza shops will be given 21 days in which to register their businesses with their…
The High Court in Cape Town. 1 minute The trial of alleged underworld gang bosses Jerome “Donkie” Booysen, André Naude and several others is expected to resume in the High Court in Cape Town today. Last week, Naude was unable to attend court proceedings because he was admitted to hospital. Earlier this month, the matter was delayed following the murder…
