A gavel in the courtroom. 2 minutes The heightened tensions over the traditional leadership of Bakgatla-Ba-Kgafela at Moruleng near Rustenburg in the North West are in the spotlight again. This after the latest decision by the North West government to reinstate Kgosi Nyalala Pilane’s certificate of recognition. The latest decision by the provincial government to…
Moroadi Cholota in court 2 minutes Former Personal Assistant of former Free State Premier Ace Magashule, Moroadi Cholota, is heading to the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA). Cholota told the Free State High Court that she intends to appeal its ruling to dismiss her application to have her arrest and extradition from the USA declared…
A BMA official checks motorist’s travel documents. 1 minute Some civic organisations and community members at villages along the Beitbridge borderline in Musina, Limpopo, have lauded the deployment of modern technology as critical in fighting border crime. The Department of Home Affairs and Border Management Authority deployed drones at high-priority border crossings, including the Beitbridge…
A South African National Defence Force (SANDF) soldier at the State of the National Address (SONA) in Cape Town on February 6, 2025. 1 minute The South Africa Police Service (SAPS) in the Northern Cape has confirmed that two South African National Defence Force (SANDF) soldiers were killed when their truck overturned on R31 road…
1 minute The application for leave to appeal of convicted Matjhabeng Municipality Executive Mayor of Matjhabeng, Thanduxolo Khalipha has been postponed to March 14 for judgment. Khalipha is applying for leave to appeal a judgment in which he was found guilty on two counts of assault and crimen injuria. The ruling came after Khalipa assaulted…
A hospital examination room with an x-ray machine. 2 minutes Health unions in KwaZulu-Natal have expressed dissatisfaction with the measures announced by President Cyril Ramaphosa in his State of the Nation Address (SONA) regarding the delivery of healthcare to all South Africans. In his address, President Ramaphosa highlighted that, once fully implemented, the National Health…
File image: Bullets on the ground at a crime scene. 1 minute Five men have been killed in a hail of bullets and set alight in Philippi East on the Cape Flats in Cape Town. Western Cape Police Spokesperson Novela Potelwa says reports from the scene indicate the victims were sitting in a vehicle in…
Waste management workers maintaining the community sewerage system 2 minutes Tswaing local municipality in North West Province says it is investigating the death of two employees who lost their lives on duty yesterday. The two were reportedly dispatched to unblock a drainage system in Agisanang Township outside Sannieshof. The pair aged 38 and 53 perished…
Police apprehend suspected hijackers 1 minute Police have arrested four suspects in a hijacking in Makhaza, Khayelitsha, on the Cape Flats. Spokesperson FC Van Wyk says they acted on information when the hijacking victim reported the incident at the Makhaza Police Station. He says the four men will appear in the Khayelitsha Magistrate’s Court on…
[File photo] 1 minute The South African Students’ Congress (SASCO) has expressed concern over the ongoing student accommodation crisis in Johannesburg. Hundreds of students at the University of Johannesburg have been left stranded without a place to live, despite paying fees for private accommodations. SASCO’s Gauteng Chairperson Yandisa Mhlelembana says they question the accommodation administration…
