Five cash-in-transit robbery suspects have been shot and killed during a shootout with the police in Crown Mines, Johannesburg. Firearms have been recovered. Gauteng Police Commissioner Tommy Mthombeni says this was a crime intelligence-led operation by KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng police. Lt-General Mthombeni says the suspects were heavily armed and are linked to other CIT robberies….
Mutoko Bus FOR years, the old white bus stood sentinel by the Harare-Nyamapanda Highway in Mutoko South constituency. Its once-vibrant colours faded to a dull sheen due to perennial exposure to different weather conditions. The registration had long since expired and the tyres had flattened, as if the bus had surrendered to the weight of…
[FILE IMAGE]: MK Party Chief Whip, Mzwanele Manyi and Dr. John Hlophe attend the National Assembly planning session 2 minutes Freedom Under Law has argued that Parliament failed to exercise its discretion when deciding to designate former Western Cape Judge President Dr John Hlophe to the Judicial Services Commission(JSC). The civil society group and the…
FILE | Anti-GBV march 2 minutes A 37-year-old woman in the Eastern Cape is in hiding after she was brutally attacked with a machete by her boyfriend. The victim alleges the incident happened after reporting the suspect to Correctional Services as he is a parolee. According to the victim, prison wardens fetched the parolee but…
Defence counsel consults with the accused in the Senzo Meyiwa trial. 1 minute The Senzo Meyiwa murder trial is expected to resume in the High Court in Pretoria tomorrow morning. Earlier this month, defence counsel Charles Mnisi indicated he was ready to proceed with the trial on the 19th of May. Mnisi is expected to…
Document showing corruption. 1 minute Justice and Constitutional Development Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi says methods to prevent and combat corruption must be incorporated with modern technology. She says this is in light of increasing cybercrimes across the globe. Kubayi was delivering a keynote address in Cape Town, at a four-day 15th Commonwealth Regional Conference of Heads…
File Image: Constitutional Court in session. 2 minutes The Constitutional Court has reserved judgment in the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) and African Transformation Movement (ATM) Phala Phala challenge. The Court heard arguments on the National Assembly’s decision not to adopt the Independent Panel’s Report on the Phala Phala scandal. The legal counsel for President Cyril…
Traffic volumes are high on South Africa’s roads. 1 minute Motorists travelling on the N1 through the Free State have been encouraged to access health services at a filling station near Bloemfontein. The provincial Health Department has called on motorists to take rest breaks during their journeys to various destinations. This is part of the…
Delegates walk past the MTN logo at the Investing in African Mining Indaba 2024 conference in Cape Town on February 7, 2024 Mobile Telephone Network (MTN) has announced that it is the subject of a grand jury investigation by the United States (US) Justice Department. The probe will look into MTN’s operations in Afghanistan and…
A member of the Save Act, an informal savings club known as stokvels, counts bank notes before making her contribution 2 minutes Crime stakeholders, including community policing forums and security companies have warned communities to be more vigilant and to avoid being victims of crime this festive season. Security stakeholders say the common trend is…
