Handcuffs and fingerprints. 1 minute KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) police have confirmed the arrest of a Howick man facing sexual assault charges involving 13-year-old twin sisters. He allegedly began abusing the girls when they were just six years-old and he was sharing a home with the victims and their grandmother. The suspect was due to appear in…
Palestinian woman Nozha Awad with her triplet children 1 minute Chairperson of the Archbishop Tutu IP Trust, Dr Mamphela Ramphele, says South Africa must use all diplomatic and legal channels, including action at the International Court of Justice, to stop Israel’s blockade on Gaza. She says global experts have described the humanitarian consequences as being…
Health Minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi speaks at a government function. 1 minute Health Minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi says contrary to media and health experts’ reports, South Africa’s HIV-AIDS programme is not on the verge of collapse. Motsoaledi’s statement comes after the US government’s withdrawal of funding for the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR)….
A doctor at a hospital 1 minute The family of a medical intern at Prince Mshiyeni Memorial Hospital in uMlazi, South of Durban, is seeking justice following the death of their son. The 25-year-old doctor Alulutho Mazwi died on Monday after allegedly being forced by his supervisor to work though he was ill. It is…
Intercape Bus on the road. 2 minutes Intercape long-distance bus service has, through its legal representative, called on Parliament to intervene in the continued attacks on its buses. The long-haul bus company’s legal representative, Advocate Kate Hofmeyr, appeared before the Police Portfolio Committee in Parliament to discuss the matter. Hofmeyr told shocked MPs that after…
[File image] President Cyril Ramaphosa’s call to US President Donald Trump 1 minute The Presidency says it is prepared to discuss a new trade framework with the United States in the event that the country is expelled from the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA). This comes amid growing concerns about the possibility of the…
A trial within a trial at the Free State High Court in Bloemfontein on May 5, 202 to test the court’s jurisdiction of former Premier, Ace Magashule’s PA, Moroadi Cholota’s extradition claims. 1 minute The Free State government’s termination of former premier Ace Magashule’s former personal assistant Moroadi Cholota’s bursary is at the centre of…
Hawks vehicle. 1 minute The High Court in the Northern Cape has granted the Hawks’ Assets Forfeiture Unit a R1.6 million forfeiture order against businessman Mahdi Aki. In January last year, police had conducted a search at Aki’s residence. They found two bags full of money that he could not account for. Hawks provincial spokesperson,…
[File Image] Police confiscated drugs. 1 minute The Hawks have discovered an underground laboratory believed to be manufacturing illicit drugs on Rooikopan farm in Standerton, Mpumalanga. Hawks provincial spokesperson Mangonseni Nkosi says the recovery follows a massive burst last month at the same farm. Police had found two places at which drugs were suspected to…
Crime Scene. 1 minute Gauteng police have opened an inquest docket following the discovery of a body of an 11-year-old boy in Fleurhof west of Johannesburg. Police say the boy was dropped off by the scholar transport yesterday afternoon but never reached his home. A search ensued and his badly bruised body was found by…
