[FILE IMAGE]: Timothy Omotoso and co-accused Lusanda Sulani and Zukiswa Sitho in the dock in court. 2 minutes Community activist and a whistleblower in the Timothy Omotoso rape and trafficking case, Pamela Mabini, has been shot dead in the driveway of her home in KwaZakhele in Gqeberha this morning. She was also shot at by…
A view shows the office of TikTok in Culver City, California 5 minutes President-elect Donald Trump said he would revive TikTok access in the US by executive order after he is sworn in on Monday, but said he wants the popular social media app to be at least half owned by US investors. TikTok stopped…
Police constables graduate. 1 minute The MMC for Public Safety in the King Sabata Dalindyebo (KSD) Local Municipality in the Eastern Cape, Mlawuli Marasha, says they are working around the clock to reduce crime in the area. He was speaking during the welcoming ceremony of newly-appointed police constables in Mthatha. Marasha believes the high crime…
A tap with running water. 1 minute UMngeni-uThukela Water will conduct a 24-hour shutdown of its Wiggins Water Treatment Works from 4 am on Tuesday. The service will resume on Wednesday at the same time. eThekwini Municipality spokesperson Siyabonga Maphumulo says the shutdown aims to replace a gravity sales meter and check pipeline meters for…
Prisoners behind bars in a prison Two taxi hitmen are serving a life term each after the Pietermaritzburg Regional Court in KwaZulu-Natal sentenced them on Friday. Muzi Sibiya and Nduduzo Shezi had been found guilty of robbery. The incident had taken place at a pay point of the South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) in…
Traffic waiting to cross between South Africa and Mozambique at the Lebombo border post (22 December 2024) 2 minutes There are high traffic volumes at the Lebombo Border Post in Mpumalanga as Mozambican nationals head back home for Christmas. All lanes leading to the border have been affected and road officials are managing the situation….
National Police Commissioner General Fannie Masemola National Police Commissioner Fannie Masemola says the motive to disband the KwaZulu-Natal Political Killings Task Team (PKTT), became clear when murder accused Vusumuzi “Cat” Matlala was arrested. Matlala has been linked to Deputy National Commissioner for Crime Detection, General Shadrack Sibiya. He is one of the alleged criminal figures…
Joshlin’s mother, Kelly Smith, her boyfriend, Jacquen Appollis, and Steveno van Rhyn 1 minute A probation officer who compiled reports on three convicted human traffickers, Kelly Smith, Jacquen Appollis and Steveno Van Rhyn has recommended a maximum sentence for the accused. Sentencing procedures in the Joshlin Smith kidnapping and human trafficking case continued today in…
The eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality officials inspect spaza shops on November 15, 2024. 4 minutes Members of Operation Dudula are expected to picket in Soweto today against the registration of foreign-owned spaza shops. This follows President Cyril Ramaphosa’s announcement that all spaza shops will be given 21 days in which to register their businesses with their…
A shopper looks at grocery items in Johannesburg, South Africa, June 17, 2020. 2 minutes South Africans are having to cut back on food to keep the lights on. This is according to the chief legal officer at Debt Rescue South Africa, Annaline van der Poel. Van der Poel says these were the findings of…
