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The Senzo Meyiwa murder trial continues at the High Court in Pretoria. LIVE STREAM:

The Free State High Court in Bloemfontein is hearing outstanding matters raised by Moroadi Cholota in her special plea to be removed as an accused from the R255-million asbestos roof removal corruption case. LIVE STREAM:

Dry tap Disgruntled residents of Midrand, north of Johannesburg, are set to march on Tuesday to demand water.   The community says they have been without water for two weeks and are demanding immediate action.   An affected Midrand resident, Lebogang Shovhote, says people are buying bottled water and queuing for tankers.  “Many residents have had…

Moroadi Cholota speaks to SABC News at the Constitutional Court in Braamfontein, Johannesburg on January 23, 2025. The Free State High Court in Bloemfontein is expected to hear outstanding matters raised by Moroadi Cholota in her special plea to be removed as an accused from the R255 million asbestos roof removal corruption case on Tuesday….

Newborn baby feet. The 29-year-old woman who gave birth to conjoined twins at the Mankweng Hospital outside Polokwane in Limpopo says she is hopeful that doctors will save her babies.   The twins were born joined at the abdomen over the weekend.    The mother, who has asked not to be identified, says she is still overwhelmed.  “I am…

Two of the accused in the Meyiwa murder trial. The defence in former Bafana Bafana captain Senzo Meyiwa’s murder trial is expected to call a new witness when the trial resumes on Tuesday morning in the High Court in Pretoria. This comes after Makhosonke Zungu wrapped up his testimony on Friday. Five men are on…

FILE | Court room. A 19-year-old accused linked to a mass shooting that took place in the Marikana informal settlement on the Cape Flats two weeks ago, has appeared in the Athlone Magistrate’s Court. Nine people were gunned down in the incident. The accused, who faces multiple charges including nine counts of murder, abandoned his…

File: President Cyril Ramaphosa speaking at an event. Eradicating a critical housing backlog and dealing with rapid urbanisation will top the agenda of the Innovative Building Technologies (IBT) Summit starting in Johannesburg on Tuesday. President Cyril Ramaphosa will address the two-day gathering, which seeks to advance Innovative solutions for the delivery of sustainable human settlements….

A huge flock of Egyptian Geese takes off from a wetland area of the Nuwejaars River on the Agulhas Plain Deputy Minister for the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment Narend Singh says the wetlands at Cape Agulhas has been declared a World Heritage site by the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands. Singh was speaking…

One of the WSU campuses The Students’ Representative Council (SRC) at the Walter Sisulu University (WSU), in the Eastern Cape has refuted assertions by the institution’s management that the institution is ready to commence the 2026 academic year. The student body says the institution has not concluded critical maintenance of some lecture halls and accommodation…