An Eskom prepaid electricity meter box. 2 minutes Residents around the City of Mbombela, Mpumalanga, are pleading with the power utility, Eskom, to assist them in upgrading their electricity meters. Long queues have formed outside the Eskom offices as customers seek help to recode their meter boxes. Eskom announced an extension of the deadline for…
The five accused sitting in the dock during the Senzo Meyiwa murder trial. 1 minute The lead investigating officer in the Senzo Meyiwa murder case was asked what he found questionable about the statements of those who were in the house on the night Meyiwa was murdered. The Bafana Bafana captain was shot and killed…
The 2024 Carling Knockout Champions Magesi FC celebrating their win in Bloemfontein. 2 minutes The Polokwane Municipality in Limpopo has congratulated PSL rookies, Magesi FC, for defeating Mamelodi Sundowns 2-1 in the Carling Knockout Cup. Sundowns had a bright start but Magesi keeper and captain Elvis Chipezeze made four saves in the opening twenty minutes…
A woman holding a placard written “Stop killing us” during a march against GBV. 2 minutes The 16 Days of Activism for No Violence against Women and Children Campaign is an international campaign that takes place annually from 25 November (International Day of No Violence against Women) to 10 December (International Human Rights Day). New…
Picture depicting a drowning for illustrative purposes 3 minutes Lifesaving South Africa has confirmed that there have been 13 fatal drownings in the past week. The majority of these, 10, were in KwaZulu-Natal. The organisation provides water safety and surf rescue services. The latest incident is that of a 23-year-old man from Limpopo who drowned…
[File photo] 2 minutes Several foreign-owned spaza shops have been closed in Soweto after they were found with expired food items and non-labelled goods. City of Joburg officials together with the police raided spaza shops in Dobsonville and Diepkloof on Friday. The raids follow incidents of foodborne illnesses that have claimed the lives of more…
A crime scene cordoned off. 1 minute Eastern Cape police say they are looking for an eighth suspect linked to the mass murder of 18 people at Ngobozana village in Lusikisiki. Seven accused are appearing at the Lusikisiki Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday. The accused are facing 18 counts of murder and the possession of unlicensed…
A person in handcuffs. 1 minute Longwe Twala, the son of music producer, Sello ‘Chicco’ Twala has been re-arrested. This after he failed to appear in court last month after he was released from custody when his lawyers argued he was not a flight risk. A warrant for his arrest was then issued. In September,…
Image depicting a kidnapping 1 minute The case against a 32-year-old woman, accused of selling her two-year-old son has been postponed to Friday for a bail application, in the Vanderbijlpark Magistrate Court, in Gauteng. The mother faces charges of human trafficking, conspiracy to commit robbery, and making a false statement to the police. It’s believed…
Police crime scene tape 2 minutes Criminologist, Professor Kholofelo Rakubu says the second quarter crime statistics do not truly reflect the country’s crime landscape. Police Minister Senzo Mchunu released the quarterly crime stats which indicate that sexual offences have decreased by 2.5%, murder decreased by 5.8% and robbery with aggravating circumstances by 8.8%. The minister…
