Traffic volumes on major roads. 4 minutes Traffic has peaked on major routes as last minute travellers head to their various destinations ahead of Christmas Day. Law enforcement authorities have appealed to motorists to obey the rules of the road or face arrest. Traffic is building on major routes as last minute travellers leave Gauteng…
1 minute Environmental conservation organisation, EMS Foundation, wants the government to permanently ban the trade of lion bones in South Africa. The foundation’s director, Michele Pickover, says their study shows that the lion bone sale is linked to the Asian big cat market operated by syndicates without permits. The foundation will be a friend of…
Third suspect nabbed in the community patrollers murder case. 1 minute A third suspect believed to be linked to the murder of six patrollers in the Marry Me informal settlement in Soshanguve, Pretoria, is expected to appear in the Pretoria North Magistrate’s Court on Monday. The 27-year-old suspect is the third person to be arrested…
2 minutes One of the four men accused of the gruesome deaths of five teenage boys at an unregistered initiation school in Zeerust in the North West is expected to appear before the Lehurutshe Magistrate’s Court today for a bail verdict. This marks their seventh court appearance since their arrest. The other three accused previously…
Premier Maqueen Letsoha-Mathae addressing a Public Service Commission delegation. 1 minute Over 200 survivors of gender-based violence (GBV) and femicide from across the Free State are expected to gather at the official residence of Premier Maqueen Letsoha-Mathae to celebrate Christmas. The event aims to offer support and relief to survivors who have endured traumatic experiences….
High temperature indicator 2 minutes City of Johannesburg Emergency Services has advised residents to be in cool areas and hydrate regularly as temperatures are expected to soar to the high 30s this week. The South African Weather Service (SAWS) has issued a heatwave alert with persistently highs expected to exceed 37 degrees from Wednesday across…
SACP National spokesperson Alex Mashilo 2 minutes South African Communist Party (SACP) spokesperson, Dr Alex Mashilo, says Wednesday’s voting pattern in Parliament proves that the Democratic Alliance is not a decisive force in the Government of National Unity (GNU). This follows the passing of the national budget by the National Assembly earlier this week. The…
[File photo] A man handcuffed. 2 minutes Gauteng police have arrested one of the prisoners who escaped from the Maputo Maximum Prison in Mozambique at a car hire dealership in Sandton, Johannesburg. The prisoner is one of more than one thousand five hundred prisoners who escaped during Mozambique’s unrest in December. The escapee was arrested…
People wearing masks. 1 minute Concerns about Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV) have increased since the outbreak in China in December 2024. Many people are questioning whether it could lead to another pandemic, similar to the COVID-19 outbreak in 2020. According to the World Health Organisation, there is usually a rise in acute respiratory infections during winter…
Police officer wearing a bullet vest. 1 minute The Bellville South police have requested the help of the public to identify a man who was hit and killed by a train in Bellville, Cape Town. Police spokesperson Joseph Swartbooi says the incident happened on Wednesday. He says the man was declared dead on the scene….
