FILE | Members of a private security walk at a looted shopping mall A fifth person has been added to the case of four individuals arrested in connection with the 2021 July unrest. The accused appeared briefly in the Roodepoort Magistrate’s Court west of Johannesburg, where the case was postponed to the end of this…
The National Prosecuting Authority Head Office in Pretoria. The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) has filed a petition to the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) for leave to appeal the judgment of the Free State High Court regarding Moroadi Cholota. Last month, Judge Phillip Loubser found that Cholota’s extradition from the USA was unlawful and ruled…
Storm clouds with lightning The South African Weather Service (SAWS) has issued a Yellow Level 4 warning for disruptive rainfall across the Western Cape from Thursday into the weekend. The City of Cape Town’s Disaster Risk Management Centre says that they’re ready to deal with the impact of the inclement weather. Disaster Risk Management spokesperson…
A general view inside the Enyobeni tavern Enyobeni tavern owner Siyakhangela Ndevu has admitted that it was his responsibility to ensure that there were no under aged children at his tavern, when 21 teenagers died in June 2022. Ndevu was testifying at the inquest under way at the East London Magistrate’s Court sitting in Mdantsane…
FILE | Road under construction Limpopo Premier Dr. Phophi Ramathuba says infrastructure backlogs have slowed down economic growth and service delivery. Ramathuba has also issued a strong warning to developers who have not met their set targets in road and water infrastructure. The provincial Infrastructure Workshop is under way in Polokwane. [WATCH] Limpopo Premier Phophi…
Missing 69-year-old retired SABC News Manager Manas Tshungu on a SAPS poster. The family of missing former SABC News manager Manas Tshungu says he has still not been found. The 69-year-old former Limpopo Regional Editor was last seen leaving his Atteridgeville home in Pretoria on Monday last week. RT #sapsGP #SAPS Atteridgeville is requesting the…
[File image] Gunshots on car windscreen. The City of Ekurhuleni says it is deeply shocked and saddened by the murder of its forensic audit head, Mpho Mafole. Mafole was fatally shot in a drive-by shooting on the R23 in Kempton Park, East of Johannesburg, on Monday. The motive for his killing is being investigated by…
Online betting on the rise in SA The National Gambling Act of 2004 needs to be updated from a digital point of view, to accommodate for the rise in online betting and the advent of social media. That’s according to the South African Responsible Gambling Foundation (SAGF), who say the laws surrounding gambling are over…
Over 100 families in the Shabalala Trust outside Hazyview, Mpumalanga, are enduring a cold and dark winter without electricity. These families have been without power for six months due to a damaged transformer that was damaged last December. They claim that Eskom is refusing to replace the transformer, demanding R65 000 from them. The families…
The Hawks in Mpumalanga pounce on a farmer selling expired food during a raid on 05 February 2025. The Hawks in Mpumalanga have arrested two more suspects linked to the sale of expired food on a farm in Charl Cillier in Secunda. Farmer Pieter Grobler was apprehended in February when rotten food and packaging material…
