Graphic for a HIV campaign 2 minutes KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) Premier Thami Ntuli has hailed non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and volunteers for continuing to work tirelessly in educating communities about HIV/AIDS. He was speaking at the World AIDS Day commemoration event held at uMzingazi Sports Ground in Richards Bay, in the north of the province. 𝐖𝐎𝐑𝐋𝐃 𝐀𝐈𝐃𝐒…
Bottles of alcohol. The Southern African Alcohol Policy Alliance (SAAPA) has called for stricter policies for alcohol distribution in communities. SAAPA held a media dialogue about the dangers relating to alcohol and its lack of coverage in South Africa. Related video | East London drive to address underage drinking: SAAPA secretary general Aadielah Maker-Diedericks says…
3 minutes The community of Soul City Informal Settlement are seeking answers after a 13-year-old boy was allegedly shot in the leg by police on Saturday afternoon. The community near Kagiso on Gauteng’s West allege police officers often come to take bribes from foreign national spaza shop owners. However, on Saturday, they decided to take…
Car that was washed away by floods in KZN. Three people are reportedly missing after the vehicle they were traveling in was washed away during heavy rain last night in Amanzimtoti south of Durban. Several areas in KwaZulu-Natal have experienced flooding with Margate being the hardest hit. Spokesperson from a private paramedics service, Garrith Jamieson, says, “At this stage, reports (are)…
Police arrest three armed robbery suspects in Wellington in the Western Cape. Police have shot and killed a suspected robber in Wellington, Boland, Western Cape, after he pointed a firearm at them. Police spokesperson Wesley Twigg says three other suspects were arrested in connection with the incident, which occurred on Monday. Twigg says two pistols…
A container containing dangerous liquid 2 minutes Cabinet has approved the ban on the import of Terbufos, commonly known as Galiphirimi, into the country. This was announced by Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni during a post Cabinet media briefing in Parliament. This follows incidents in the country where a number of children died after…
Fearful residents declined to speak about gangsterism. 1 minute A church leader in Westbury in Johannesburg has highlighted the need for stakeholders in the criminal justice system to restore the trust of residents. Pastor Mello du Plessis’ comment comes in the wake of an incident in which residents attacked members of a police anti-gang unit…
A court gavel, handcuffs and law books. A police officer attached to the Klerksdorp Detective Branch in the North West (NW) will appear in court again next week after he was positively linked with a hijacking in the town a month ago. The police sergeant and his two co-accused were remanded in custody. Provincial Police…
Graphic depicting a fatal shooting Police are investigating a triple murder after two men and a woman aged between 19 and 20 were gunned down in their home in Lower Cross Road in Philippi East, on the Cape Flats. Police spokesperson, Andre Traut, says a fourth person was injured and taken to the hospital. Traut…
A Limpopo human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) activist says it’s important to break the stigma and promote equal access to treatment for people with HIV. Thovhowani Makondo, widely known as ‘Queen Beyonce’, from Ha-Khakhu village outside Louis Trichardt, has been living with HIV since 2014. Makondo has gone public about his status to dispel the stigmatisation….
