Makgotso “Gogo Maweni” Mofokeng appears in court. 1 minute Traditional healer, Makgotso “Gogo Maweni” Mofokeng has been released on R5 000 bail after briefly appearing in the Protea Magistrate’s Court in Soweto. Mofokeng is facing a charge of assault with the intent to cause grievous bodily harm. She was arrested on 19 January in connection…
A gavel in the courtroom. 1 minute A couple accused of murdering an ex-partner is expected to be sentenced at the Pretoria High Court tomorrow. Sibusiso and Lerato Mahlangu were found guilty of the premeditated murder of Mahlangu’s former partner, Sibusiso Sithebe. The pair have also been convicted of conspiracy to commit murder, and three…
Residents look on as the fire gutters the shacks. 1 minute Displaced residents from the Booysens informal settlement in Johannesburg, are calling on the government for urgent assistance. This as scores of residents were left homeless this afternoon after a fire ripped through the informal settlement. The exact cause of the fire is still unknown…
Police men and women at National Police Day 2 minutes Police Minister Senzo Mchunu says the public’s trust in the South African Police Service (SAPS) will help officers fight crime. The minister says the police force was transformed into a service 30 years ago after the transition to democracy, adding it is their constitutional duty…
Residents look on as the fire gutters the shacks. 2 minutes Scores of residents from the Booysens informal settlement Camp in Johannesburg, have been left homeless, after a fire ravaged dozens of shacks this afternoon. At this stage it’s still unclear what the cause of the fire was. One of the residents, Difference Malatji, says…
Outside the Randburg Magistrate’s Court . 1 minute The Randburg Magistrate’s Court has postponed the case of the woman facing charges of possession of child pornography and money laundering to Tuesday for a formal bail application. The 25-year-old Web Designer, briefly made her first court appearance this morning, following her arrest in Houghton, Johannesburg last…
Prison doors. 2 minutes The Police and Prisons Civil Rights Union (Popcru) in the Northern Cape has called on the Department of Correctional Services to urgently address issues of safety across the country’s correctional facilities. This comes after a prison official was allegedly attacked by an inmate at the Tswelopele Correctional Center in Kimberley. The…
Sinkhole at Relebogile Secondary School. 2 minutes Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema says teaching and learning conditions at the Relebogile Secondary School in Khutsong, west of Johannesburg, are disappointing. The school was forced to close in 2023 after a huge sinkhole developed on the premises. Learners are currently accommodated in adjacent temporary classrooms…
SANDF members 1 minute The family of one of the nine soldiers who died in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) says he had a promising future. 28-year-old Louis Moagi from Moraraleng in Sekororo, Limpopo, joined the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) in 2018 and was previously deployed in Mozambique. His uncle, Marcus Moagi, says they…
Members of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF), part of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) military mission for eastern Congo, in Goma. 3 minutes Defence analyst Dean Wingrin has called for South African National Defence Force (SANDF) troops deployed in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to be reassigned to border patrol duties…
