Police arrest a 35-year-old suspect for possession, accessing, downloading and distribution of child pornography in Midrand on 17 January 2025. 2 minutes A 35-year-old suspect arrested for possession, accessing, downloading and distributing child pornography is expected to appear in the Randburg Magistrate’s Court in Johannesburg on Monday. He was arrested in Midrand yesterday. Police spokesperson Amanda van Wyk says the man is also…
Taxi warfare in Western Cape, sees taxi riddled with bullets. National Police Commissioner Fannie Masemola says they’re re-looking at strategies to deal with the ongoing taxi-violence and gang-related shooting incidents in the Western Cape. Masemola was speaking on the second day of the 27th Interpol conference currently underway in Cape Town. He says over 200…
Former Reaction Unit 6 leader Johan Marais appears in the High Court in Pretoria on July 10, 2025. Former apartheid-era police officer Johan Marais has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for the murder of student activist Caiphus Nyoka. Marais, who led the Reaction Unit 6, was found guilty of Nyoka’s premeditated murder in…
An empty hospital ward. 1 minute The 110 learners from Tamaho Primary School in Katlehong in Gauteng who were rushed to hospital due to yet another suspected food poisoning incident have now all been discharged. This is according to the Gauteng Education Department. The learners began experiencing stomach cramps and vomiting after consuming samp at…
President Cyril Ramaphosa. 1 minute President Cyril Ramaphosa says post the White House media briefing the South African delegation had a fruitful engagement with US President Donald Trump’s administration. The President briefed local media at his hotel after the lunch engagement with the Trump administration. He says the US government has agreed to continue trade…
Old Karooplaas shopping centre in Orania. 2 minutes The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) in the Northern Cape has launched a scathing attack on the predominantly Afrikaans town of Orania, questioning its very existence. The party has taken issue with the autonomous state, saying its existence weakens unity in the country. Orania Movement leader Jooste Strydom…
Citrus Growers Association say SA is the second largest exporter of citrus fruit in the world. South Africa is the second largest exporter of citrus fruit in the world after Spain. Citrus is South Africa’s largest agricultural export industry, supporting over 140,000 jobs on farms and contributing R34 billion in foreign revenue per season. Government…
3 minutes The Norwegian Football Federation (NFF) on Tuesday said it will vote against FIFA’s awarding of hosting rights for the 2030 and 2034 World Cups by acclamation, adding that it had formally criticised the process in a letter to the world governing body. Votes are due to be held at FIFA’s virtual extraordinary Congress on Wednesday…
Unemployment graphic. 1 minute Minister of Health, Dr. Aaron Motsoaledi, has reaffirmed that the government cannot employ doctors who have not completed their mandatory internships at public hospitals. He made this statement during an urgent parliamentary debate on the crisis of unemployed doctors and frontline medical professionals. The debate was initiated by ActionSA MP Dr….
Stray dogs at a shelter. 2 minutes Animal welfare organisations in Gauteng say they’ve seen an influx of stray animals coming through their doors since the start of the festive season. Officials at the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) in Tshwane say the spike in the number of pet dumping has…
