Prison cells 2 minutes A man in Limpopo has been sentenced to life imprisonment for raping and assaulting his daughters, aged nine and eleven, and letting other men rape them. The Polokwane High Court heard that the children were staying with the father on a farm in Letsitele outside Tzaneen after their parents divorced in 2022….
Foot of a newborn baby. 1 minute WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT The community of Dysellsdorp near Oudtshoorn in the Little Karoo, Western Cape, is in shock after the body of what’s believed to be a newborn baby was allegedly set alight in a veld. Police say the child’s body was found burnt in a black bag…
[File photo] Unemployed people line a street in Cape Town waiting for casual employment 1 minute Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni has bemoaned the recently released statistics on unemployment in the country. Statistics SA (Stats SA) reveals that close to 300 000 jobs have been lost between January and March of this year. Youth unemployment…
The Rooiwal Water Treatment Plant in Pretoria. 1 minute Water and Sanitation Minister Pemmy Majodina says government will not allow Blackhead Consulting, the company previously contracted to upgrade the Rooiwal Wastewater Treatment Works, to get away scot-free. The company linked to businessman and corruption accused, Edwin Sodi, failed to complete the refurbishment project. The City…
JMPD officer checking a motorist driving license. 1 minute Johannesburg municipal council Speaker Nobuhle Mthembu says more needs to be done to protect the lives of law enforcement officers. This follows the murder of a Joburg Metro Police (JMPD) Officer Matome Mokoena, who was shot and killed on Wednesday, whilst responding to a robbery in…
National Assembly Speaker, Thoko Didiza making opening remarks during the an Orientation and Induction Programme for MPs held at Century City, Cape Town on July 2, 2024 2 minutes National Assembly (NA) Speaker Thoko Didiza says Parliament will comply with the request and share the full cost of tabling two budget speeches by Finance Minister…
5 minutes Chinese worker Liu Shengzun lost two jobs in just one month as US import tariffs shot up to triple digits in April, forcing a Guangdong lighting products factory, and then a footwear maker, to reduce output. Tariffs came down dramatically this week, but Liu has given up on factory jobs and is now back farming in his…
A suspect is arrested and handcuffed. 1 minute Two suspects, including a 49-year-old woman, have been arrested in Lavender Hill on the Cape Flats on charges of the illegal possession of firearms and ammunition. Police spokesperson FC Van Wyk says members attached to the Anti-Gang Unit followed up on information about the location of a…
[File photo] Coffin during a burial. 1 minute Two- year-old girl Kamogelo Nthakong who died in a shack fire last year in Nellmapius East in Pretoria, has been laid to rest. According to reports, her mother had returned from fetching water to find their home engulfed in flames. However, the family underwent DNA testing in…
A view from inside a court of law. 1 minute President Cyril Ramaphosa has filed papers in the Gauteng High Court in Pretoria, seeking leave to appeal the full court judgment of the said court, which found that his decision to sign the National Health Insurance (NHI) Act is reviewable and subsequently gave him 10…
