African Roots

1 minute The death toll in the fatal bus crash on the N-2 at Mandeni in KwaZulu-Natal has risen to eight. One of the deceased is a four-year-old child. The bus is believed to have plummeted down a steep embankment after a tyre burst Sunday afternoon. The Department of Transport in KwaZulu-Natal says the bus…

Beitbridge Border 1 minute The Border Management Authority (BMA) has launched operation “Hi Tivise,” aimed at mobilising citizens across the country to play their role in reporting suspicious criminal activities, in all South African Ports of Entry. The BMA believes that the operation will assist in curbing criminal activities, such as human trafficking and smuggling…

Healthcare workers assist patients. 3 minutes The Democratic Nursing Organisation of South Africa (DENOSA) in Gauteng has expressed concern about the declining number of nurses entering the profession. This comes as the province is facing a shortage of nurses and a dwindling number of student intake at nursing colleges and universities. The union is currently…

File image: Asbestos roof. 1 minute The High Court in Bloemfontein has postponed the asbestos case to the fifth of next month for the start of a trial-within-a-trial. Judge Phillip Loubser this morning granted former Free State Premier Ace Magashule’s former personal assistant, Moroadi Cholota’s, request for the trial-within-trial. The aim is to test the…

Victor Majola appears in court in connection with the murder of Warrick DJ Warras Stock, December 24, 2025. The Johannesburg Magistrate’s Court is on Tuesday set to hear the bail application of the man accused of murdering popular media personality Warrick Stock, better known as DJ Warras. Forty-four-year-old Victor Majola was arrested for the fatal…

A view of a Durban beach. The eThekwini Municipality says three of the four beaches which were closed due to pollution have now reopened. Battery Beach, eThekwini Beach and Country Club beach are once again open to the public. The City says it is still awaiting test results to determine whether Laguna Beach can safely…

Reinhardt Leach, who is accused of Vicki Terblanche’s murder, seen in the dock at a court appearance. 1 minute The High Court in Gqeberha in the Eastern Cape is expected to hear closing arguments in the case of the two men accused of killing Vicki Terblanche. Her boyfriend, Reinhardt Leach and her estranged husband, Arnold Terblanche,…

FILE | Amber Lee Hughes appears in court. The case against Amber Lee Hughes, who confessed to killing her ex-boyfriend’s four-year-old daughter Nada-Jane Challita, has been postponed to February 16, 2026, as the defence requested more time to re-examine the evidence. Hughes was convicted of premeditated murder and rape in August after confessing to killing…

Police crime scene tape Eastern Cape police are investigating a case of child neglect, following a baby that was dumped at a field in Cala. The members from Family Violence, Child Protection and Sexual Offenses are seeking public assistance to locate the baby’s mother. Police spokesperson Brigadier Nobuntu Gantana explains, “It is alleged that on…