A shooting crime scene. Three people including a twelve-year-old boy have been wounded in a shooting between gangs in Clarke Estate in Elsies River on the Cape Flats. Police spokesperson, Wesley Twigg, says officers are investigating attempted murder charges. “Elsies River police registered three counts of attempted murder following a shooting incident in Mayville court,…
Minister Enoch Godongwana delivering the budget speech in 2024. There is speculation that Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana may formally announce a new inflation target at the upcoming Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement. Recently, ratings Agency Fitch said it expected the National Treasury to reveal the new inflation target, which the Reserve Bank would then have to…
1 minute The trial for the kidnapping of Joshlin Smith, 7, continues today in the High Court in Saldanha on the Cape West Coast. The child’s mother, Kelly Smith, her boyfriend Jacquen Apollis, and Steveno van Rhyn are facing charges of kidnapping and human trafficking. This follows the disappearance of Joshlin, who went missing a…
Liverpool’s Virgil van Dijk celebrates scoring their third goal. Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk headed home a last-gasp goal in stoppage time to lead Arne Slot’s men to a thrilling 3-2 victory over Atletico Madrid in the opening game of their Champions League campaign on Wednesday at Anfield. The game appeared headed for a draw…
FILE: Initiates in a field in the Eastern Cape. Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA) Deputy Minister Zolile Burns-Ncamashe says he wants to see an end to deaths among initiates. This follows the death of 17 initiates in the Eastern Cape during the summer initiation season, which started last month. The rising death toll has…
Retired Deputy Chief Justice Dikgang Moseneke delivered the keynote address at the 10th Kader Asmal Annual Memorial Lecture on November 7, 2024. 2 minutes Retired Deputy Chief Justice Dikgang Moseneke says the late Kader Asmal believed that international law was important for the enhancement of liberation. He delivered the keynote address at the 10th Kader…
A mosquito. 1 minute Mpumalanga’s Health Department says it recorded lower numbers of malaria cases this financial year, with three people dying in the Lowveld region. The three victims contracted the disease in Bushbuckridge, City of Mbombela, and Nkomazi, respectively. The department has embarked on an awareness campaign to educate communities about the symptoms of…
The Gauteng Traffic Wardens, SAPS, immigration and health Officials joined Merafong Traffic conduct operation targeting spaza shops within the West Rand to ensure compliance on November 6, 2024. 1 minute Gauteng Finance and Economic Development MEC, Lebogang Maile has revealed that over 17 000 spaza shops in the province have submitted their application for registration….
Aerial view of the Knysna Waterfront. The National Council of Provinces (NCOP) has blocked a move by the Western Cape Government to place the Knysna Municipality under administration. Provincial Minister for Local Government, Anton Bredell, says the decision was driven by politics rather than evidence of the municipality’s dysfunction. He warns that the NCOP ruling…
A protester raises a board with an anti-racism mesage. District officials from the Western Cape Department of Education say they will respond to allegations of racism at York High School in George. This comes after a learner was captured in a video using an American racial slur to refer to a black pupil. The incident…
