Lifeguards on the beach. 1 minute Life Saving South Africa has praised its lifeguards for ensuring no fatal drownings occurred during allocated bathing times at designated guarded beaches across the country. However, incidents of drowning were reported at beaches where bathing was not permitted. President of Life Saving South Africa, Dhaya Sewduth, raises concerns about…
Fireworks seen on the picture above. Animal welfare organisations are cautioning pet owners to take the necessary steps to ensure animals are protected against traumatising noise caused by fireworks. The annual warning comes as many South Africans will mark the new year with the lighting of fireworks at midnight. General Manager for Animal Anti-Cruelty Durban…
Chief Albert Luthuli. 1 minute The reopened inquest into the death of former African National Congress leader Chief Albert Luthuli has been adjourned to 13 October for closing arguments. In April, the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) reopened the inquest into Luthuli’s death which was heard at the High Court in Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal. A number of…
A lion rests at a captive breeding facility for big cats. 1 minute The Mpumalanga Tourism and Parks Agency (MTPA) has dispatched a team to locate and capture lions on the loose. This follows a complaint from community members of Malamule in Bushbuckridge about lions that were roaming around their area. MTPA’s spokesperson Simphiwe Shungube…
1 minute The trial of a couple charged with the possession and distribution of child pornography begins at the Randburg Magistrate’s Court in Johannesburg. Live stream below:
[FILE IMAGE]: Bullet casings at a cordoned off crime scene. A suspect arrested in connection with the murder of two young women in Mamelodi, east of Pretoria, is expected to make his first appearance in the Mamelodi Magistrates court on Wednesday. The women, Tshiamo Moramaga, 21 and Baleseng Moramaga, 22, who are said to be…
Source: Supplied. Waldo Marcus, marketing director at TPN from MRI Software. The fact that most tenants continued to meet their rental commitments in the second quarter – despite high levels of household debt – is the result of stringent vetting and collection processes on the part of property owners, says Waldo Marcus, marketing director at…
[FILE IMAGE]: Person walks past Eskom powerlines. Electricity and Energy Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, alongside Deputy Finance Minister David Masondo, has unveiled the process to pre-qualify potential bidders for the country’s Independent Transmission Programme. The initiative aims to expand the country’s transmission infrastructure, with a target of building over 14,000 kilometres of new transmission lines by…
SASSA says beneficiaries who had their applications declined from February to April can still appeal the decision. 2 minutes The Department of Social Development will appeal the judgment on the COVID-19 social relief of distress grant handed down by the North Gauteng High Court, last month. This follows the case brought by the Institute for…
Harare Magistrates Court TWO police officers who went viral on social media at the weekend for allegedly receiving bribery money at Mabvuku turn-off along the Harare-Mutare Highway have appeared in court. James Chifamba (46), from Retreat Farm in Harare, and Trynire Mukunza (36), from Seke, appeared in court yesterday on criminal abuse of duty as…
