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State witness in the Joshlin Smith kidnapping case, Lourentia Lombaard, takes an oath before testifying. 2 minutes The cross examination of the key state witness, Lourentia Lombaard, in the Joshlin Smith trial, is continuing in the Western Cape High Court sitting at Saldanha Bay on the Cape West Coast. Lombaard is being questioned by accused…

Rapper Kiernan ‘AKA’ Forbes. 1 minute The Durban Magistrates Court has granted the state a final postponement until February 7 next year, in the murder case of rapper Kiernan ‘AKA’ Forbes and Tebello ‘Tibs’ Motsoane, in order to draw up an indictment. Forbes and Motsoane were gunned down outside a restaurant in Durban in February…

Construction cranes 2 minutes Political opportunism and economic misrepresentation are some of the factors fueling the prevalence of the construction mafia. This emerged during the sector’s webinar summit, organised by the law firm Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr. Construction engineering experts have called for policy certainty and a greater focus on rooting out the construction mafia, which…

Tshwane Mayor Dr Nasiphi Moya addressing the council. 1 minute Tshwane residents must brace themselves for new tariff hikes soon. This as the City’s debtor’s book remains shockingly high, despite efforts to increase revenue collection. The Tshwane Mayor and her mayoral committee briefed the media in Pretoria, on the City’s service delivery milestones since the…

Deputy Ministers handed over birth certificates to some survivors at the Slovo Anglican Church in Mthatha The flood victims in Mthatha and Butterworth, in the Eastern Cape, have been assisted with Identity Documents and birth certificate registrations. A delegation of Deputy Ministers, which included Human Settlements, Presidency, Cogta, and Home Affairs, visited the flood victims…

Families who lost their loved ones during a shooting in Soshanguve. 2 minutes Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi, City of Tshwane and Members of the Executive Council are later today expected to host a memorial service for the six community patrollers who were killed at the Marry Me informal settlement in Soshanguve, north of Pretoria at…

[FILE IMAGE] Taxis wait to receive passengers at a taxi rank. 1 minute The Democratic Alliance (DA) in Mpumalanga has urged the provincial Roads and Transport Department to intervene following warnings of disruptions to scholar transport in Mbombela on March 3, 2025. The TopStar Minibus Taxi Association has announced a crackdown on taxi operators without…

Tiffany Meek, the mother of the late Jayden-Lee appears in court Tiffany Meek, the mother of the late Jayden-Lee (11), says she intends to plead not guilty to all charges brought against her. She appeared in the Roodepoort Magistrate’s Court west of Johannesburg on Friday for her bail hearing and the matter has been postponed…

Graphic representing an arrest The Hawks in the Eastern Cape have arrested a suspect linked to the murder of the slain Nelson Mandela Bay prosecutor, Tracy Brown. Hawks spokesperson Avele Fumba says the 33-year-old suspect was arrested during a roadblock operation from Johannesburg towards Gqeberha. “The 33-year-old suspect is currently in custody and is scheduled…