Fire at the Joe Slovo Informal Settlement in Langa on December 26, 2024. 1 minute The City of Cape Town says several informal structures in Khayelitsha on the Cape Flats have been destroyed following a fire yesterday. Fire and Rescue Service Spokesperson Jermaine Carelse says they had more than 50 firefighters on the scene due…
Education Department offices. 2 minutes Some parents of children with special needs in Gauteng are threatening legal action against the Education Department if their children are not placed in schools. The parents claim they have been on waiting lists for years, despite Gauteng having the highest concentration of learners with special needs in the country—over…
Water droplet. 2 minutes The inconsistent water supply in parts of Komani, Eastern Cape, has affected the delivery of services. The crisis has been ongoing since November last year leading to frustrations from locals. The water levels of the dam supplying the area are critically low. 14 wards out of 34 in the Enoch Mgijima Local…
Ntuzuma Magistrate’s Court in KwaZulu-Natal was officially opened on May 28 2013. 1 minute Rapist Siyabonga Cele, 23, has been sentenced to life imprisonment by the Ntuzuma Regional Court for his involvement in a hijacking, rape and subsequent crime spree in Inanda, north of Durban, in 2022. The court heard that Cele and his accomplices…
The M19 accident scene in Durban. 1 minute The Durban-bound lanes on the M19 between New Germany and Westville are closed as recovery teams are busy cleaning the road after a crash involving a truck. The crash has caused traffic congestion. Arrive Alive says the road is closed between Dunkeld Road and Mountbatten Drive. It…
The Stellenbosch University campus in the Western Cape. 2 minutes Stellenbosch University in the Western Cape says it has received a high number of applications including those for student accommodation. The institution has stressed that accommodation is not included in what it offers students. It says students are responsible for securing and paying for their…
Initiates walking. 2 minutes Three of the four suspects implicated in the deaths of five boys at Dinokana village near Zeerust in the North West are scheduled to appear in the Lehurutshe Magistrate’s Court today. The suspects, Olebile Mafora, Obakeng Segwabe, and Rethabile Moletsane, face five charges of murder. They were arrested in January 2024…
A gavel used in the court of law. 1 minute Five men accused of murder and spiking vehicles on the N1 near Bela-Bela in Limpopo are expected to appear in a local magistrate’s court today. The accused will apply for bail. They were arrested in November last year. The accused – Alberto Lucas, Khoza Khumalo,…
DOJ describes the shooting of a witness at the Lenasia Magistrate’s court as concerning. 2 minutes The Department of Justice and Constitutional Development has expressed concern following the killing of a witness at the Lenasia Magistrate’s Court in Johannesburg on Wednesday. A witness scheduled to testify in a 2021 murder case was shot and killed…
Complainant Andiswa Mengo testifies at the Judicial Conduct Tribunal probing sexual harassment allegations against Eastern Cape Judge President Selby Mbenenge on January 20, 2025. 3 minutes WARNING: This report includes testimony of a sexual nature that may upset some readers The cross-examination of Judges’ Secretary Andiswa Mengo saw her credibility being brought into question before…
