File image: Bullets on the ground. 1 minute Four men, believed to be in their twenties, have been shot dead in Gugulethu, Cape Town. Western Cape Police Spokesperson Andre Traut says officers were called to the scene in NY 3A late last night, where the bodies were found with multiple gunshot wounds. Traut says police…
[File image] George building collapse 2 minutes The National Home Builders Registration Council is in the process of instituting disciplinary action against its suspended CEO, Songezo Booi, following the collapsed building at George in May last year. This came out during a meeting of Parliament’s Human Settlements Committee. The previous board of the council took…
Clandestine lab with equipment and substances worth over R20 million recovered in Standerton. 2 minutes The Hawks have uncovered a secret drug lab worth over R20 million in the Standerton industrial area in Mpumalanga. In a statement, the Directorate for Priority Crimes Investigation confirmed the discovery of the lab, packed with chemicals and equipment, during…
[File photo] A boy walks past a mural of Nelson Mandela adorning the liberation leader’s former home in Johannesburg’s Alexandra township 1 minute The Southern Africa Network for Immigrants and Refugees (SANIR) has issued an urgent call for action regarding the growing crisis of stateless and undocumented children in South Africa. With the Africa Children’s…
[File image] Mpox vials 2 minutes South Africans have been urged to be more vigilant as the new variant of Mpox is said to be highly contagious. Unlike the first variant, which was said to be spread mainly through sexual contact, skin-to-skin contact and sharing of items such as bedding and clothing, clade 1B can…
File Photo: A pitbull dog can be seen in a yard. 1 minute Northern Cape police are investigating a case of negligence against the owner of a pit bull that attacked a 10-year-old girl. Reatlegile Pitsoemang lost an eye and suffered a skull fracture in the attack. She is scheduled for reconstructive surgery at the…
[File photo] 2 minutes The National Men’s Forum will lead what it calls a mass shutdown in Matatiele this weekend, to demand accountability from law enforcement amid rising cases of violence, rape, and abuse of women and children. This follows the reported rape of a seven- year old girl at a school in the area,…
Police Minister Senzo Mchunu 1 minute DNA sampling in the case of the seven-year-old Eastern Cape minor who was allegedly sexually abused at her school’s premises has been conducted. Police Minister Senzo Mchunu says there are three people of interest in the investigation. Mchunu made the announcement in Pretoria where he was briefing the media…
Cannabis based products 1 minute Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi has admitted that he didn’t consult when he gazetted regulations last month, banning the manufacture, sale and import of food products with cannabis and hemp. The Presidency later reversed the decision. The minister insists that as a medical doctor, his initial decision was rational, considering the…
Taxis at a taxi rank in Gauteng 1 minute The South African National Taxi Council (SANTACO) in Gauteng has expressed sadness over the recent wave of violence targeting the taxi industry, which has claimed lives in Mabopane, Hartebeespoort, Johannesburg, Sedibeng and Ekurhuleni. SANTACO has reaffirmed its commitment to prioritizing the safety and well-being of its…
