Department of Communications and Digital Technologies director-general Nonkqubela Jordan-Dyani. 1 minute Director General in the Department of Communications and Digital Technologies, Nonkqubela Jordan-Dyani, says South Africa has so far managed to reach 82% geographic coverage when it comes to digital access. Today marks World Telecommunication and Information Society Day. The day highlights the role of…
Johannesburg Metro Police Department (JMPD) vehicles can be seen in the above picture. 1 minute Public Safety MMC in the City of Johannesburg Mgcini Tshwaku has welcomed the arrest of all five suspects in the killing of Constable Matome Mokoena. The 33-year-old Johannesburg Metropolitan Police Department (JMPD) was shot and killed while responding to a…
[File image] A man in handcuffs. 2 minutes Seven suspects are expected to appear soon at the Clarens and Ficksburg Magistrate’s Courts, respectively, in the Free State, following their arrests in connection with an ATM bombing at Clarens. Police Spokesperson Mahlomola Kareli says four suspects were seen near the ATM located at a petrol station….
[File photo] A farmer holds a cannabis plant. 1 minute Researchers at the North West University say their recently approved IKS Matekwane Sandbox is a significant milestone in ensuring people are able to access opportunities to participate in the commercialization of cannabis. The university hosted traditional leaders and healers as well as indigenous farmers at…
Handcuffs. 1 minute Police say a group of wanted cash-in-transit (CIT) and murder suspects has been fatally wounded during a shootout with officers at Boksburg in Ekurhuleni on Gauteng’s east rand. The SAPS says firearms, including an AK-47 rifle, were recovered. The suspects are linked to cases in Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal Provinces. [BREAKING] Happening now…
Mthatha High Court is a subordinate local seat of the Eastern Cape Division of the High Court of South Africa. 1 minute Members of the legal fraternity have expressed shock at the extent of systemic corruption at the Eastern Cape Division of the High Court in Mthatha. It is alleged that court officials solicit bribes,…
[FILE INAGE]: Large quantity of explosives seized. 1 minute A 28-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly smuggling explosives into South Africa at the Beitbridge Border Post in Musina, Limpopo. Police spokesperson, Malesela Ledwaba says the explosives were concealed in a trailer which was being towed by a vehicle. Ledwaba says the suspect is expected…
A doctor doing rounds in a hospital 2 minutes Healthcare workers’ unions, Public Servants Association (PSA) and the South African Medical Association (SAMA) are calling on the Department of Health to thoroughly investigate allegations of abuse of medical interns in health facilities. This after a 25-year-old doctor Alulutho Mazwi died on Monday after allegedly being…
The 11-year-old Jayden-Lee Meek was found undressed on the staircase of his complex where he lived. 1 minute Residents of Fleurhof in the west of Johannesburg will embark on a march to the Florida Police Station this morning to demand justice for the murder of 11-year-old Jayden-Lee Meek. Police say the boy was dropped off…
A gavel in a court room. 1 minute The Boksburg Magistrate’s Court, east of Johannesburg, has ruled that it will only grant the media permission to record audio and not film the court proceedings of a case against a man accused of raping and impregnating an 11-year-old. Media organizations, including the SABC, had applied to…
