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1 minute The Free State High Court delivers judgment in the application by Moroadi Cholota, the former personal assistant of the then Free State premier Ace Magashule, in a bid to have her arrest declared unlawful. Live proceedings below:

Police are investigating a cash-in-transit heist where a teen was injured in Thokoza, in the East Rand Police are on the scene of a cash-in-transit robbery scene along Khumalo street in Thokoza, Ekurhuleni. It is believed a gang of robbers driving in a private vehicle rammed onto a security cash van. A charred vehicle believed…

2 minutes Three suspects are expected to appear in the Brits Magistrates’ Court in the North West on Tuesday in connection with murder and robbery charges. This follows the discovery of a man’s body in Hartbeespoort Dam earlier this week.  According to North West police spokesperson Mpho Manyoba, a 21-year-old man who had been robbed…

File image| Flooding after heavy rains. Parents of learners at Dzumeri area outside Giyani, in Limpopo are lamenting their losses due to heavy rains and flooding. The Vhembe and Mopani districts have been experiencing heavy rainfall which has caused flooding. Despite the new school year commencing, scores of learners in the Giyani municipal area in…

The Ditsobotla Local Municipality handed over title deeds to residents of Ward 2 as part of the campaign of the municipality to accelerate the restoration of dignity to rightful homeowners on 26 May 2024. 1 minute The troubled Lichtenburg-based Ditsobotla Local Municipality in the North West is still not functioning as expected and cannot meet its…

Members of SAMWU at a protest. 1 minute The South African Municipal Workers’ Union (SAMWU) in the Eastern Cape is marching to the Buffalo City Metro Municipality on Tuesday over issues affecting its members and the city. The march aims to highlight alleged financial mismanagement, corruption within the metro, union-bashing and a breach of labour…

Limpopo police are looking for suspects following a mob-killing incident at Jerome village near Malamulele on Monday. According to information, a mob attacked a man who was suspected of housebreaking at the village. Provincial Police Spokesperson Malesela Ledwaba says the victim aged 46 succumbed to severe injuries in hospital. Ledwaba says, “Preliminary investigations revealed that…

Medical laboratory. The University of Pretoria has developed a novel skin replacement product that paves the way for 3D bioprinting of natural skin, offering a promising alternative to traditional skin grafts. The acellular dermal scaffold (ADS), which mimics human skin, has shown accelerated healing in animal models, addressing a critical need for treating complex secondary…

Health Minister, Dr Aaron Motsoaledi speaks during SONA debate. 2 minutes Health Minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi has emphasised government’s commitment to implement the National Health Insurance (NHI). He has lambasted those who debate the NHI without reading the Act. Motsoaledi says as soon as people hear transformative processes to improve the lives of the poor,…