The National Prosecuting Authority Head Office in Pretoria. 1 minute Gender activist Lisa Vetten has described the acquittal of televangelist Timothy Omotoso and two others as a complete humiliation for the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA). The high court in Gqeberha in the Eastern Cape acquitted Omotoso, Lusanda Sulani and Zukiswa Sitho yesterday after finding them…
[File Image]: Mourners react next to the bodies of Palestinians killed in an Israeli strike, in the northern Gaza. 5 minutes Israel announced a major expansion of military operations in Gaza on Wednesday, saying large areas of the enclave would be seized and added to its security zones, accompanied by large-scale evacuations of the population….
Electricity substation 1 minute Johannesburg City Power has strongly condemned the criminal acts of vandalism after a suspected cable thief was fatally electrocuted at the Houtkoppen substation last night. The incident left several areas which are supplied by the substation without power while the body was removed. However, the utility added that power has been…
Meriting township 2 minutes Meriting is surrounded by mines, yet its residents remain trapped in a cycle of poverty and neglect. A place that should be thriving with development opportunities instead finds itself battling deteriorating infrastructure, water shortages and high unemployment. This is what a resident had to say, “There’s no development at Meriting, like…
File Photo: Runners competing in the 2 Oceans Marathon 1 minute The City of Cape Town’s Disaster Risk Management has advised the public to take precaution against the expected increase in temperatures in various parts of the province. Spokesperson, Sonica Lategan says people who are participating in this weekend’s Two Oceans Marathon should take extra…
[File photo] A farmer holds a dagga plant. 1 minute Three foreign nationals have been arrested in Atlantis on the West Coast for cultivating dagga on a farm and for the illegal possession of a shotgun and ammunition. Police spokesperson FC Van Wyk says the suspects had a substantial amount of dried out dagga concealed…
Alleged diamond scammer Louis Liebenberg seen in court. 1 minute The bail application of alleged diamond scammer Louis Liebenberg has been postponed to July 2 by the Bronkhorstspruit Magistrate’s Court. The defence requested the postponement saying they were not granted enough time to consult with their client. Liebenberg and his eight co-accused face 42 counts…
Joshlin Smith was reported missing from her home in Saldanha Bay in February 2024. 1 minute Western Cape Head of Violent and Serious Crimes, Brigadier Leon Hanana says Ayanda Letone, whose name keeps coming up in the kidnapping and human trafficking trial of Joshlin Smith, is a potential witness and is being kept in a…
Justice for Cwecwe march in Johannesburg. 2 minutes The Department of Education in the Eastern Cape says it has rescinded its decision to deregister a school where a seven-year-old girl was allegedly raped in Matatiele – an incident that has caused a public outcry. Last week, Education MEC, Fundile Gade, issued a notice to deregister…
Mourners gather at the memorial service of the Soshanguve mass shooting victims. 2 minutes The death toll in the brutal killings at the Marry Me Informal settlement in Soshanguve in Gauteng has risen to seven. A seventh community patroller has died of his injuries in hospital. Residents in the informal settlement are calling for the…
