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…
Transport Minister Barbara Creecy 3 minutes Transport Minister Barbara Creecy has announced interventions to stabilise and rebuild the Air Traffic and Navigation Services (ATNS) entity of the Department. She is briefing the media, alongside the Ministerial Intervention Team that was tasked to investigate the source of problems at the Air Traffic and Navigation Services Board…
A man holds a fuel nozzle at a petrol station 2 minutes Economists have attributed the increase in fuel prices to the rising international oil prices. For the first time in six months, the Minerals and Energy Department has announced an increase in fuel prices. With effect from midnight tonight, the price of both 93…
Witness Lorentia Lombaard testifies in the Joshlin Smith case granted indemnity. Section 204 witness in the Joshlin Smith kidnapping and trafficking matter, Lorentia Lombaard, has been granted indemnity from prosecution. Lombaard turned state witness and told the court how she had witnessed Joshlin’s mother, Kelly Smith, sold her baby who was six year old at…
The three Radzuma siblings accused of killing Samwu leaders appear in court, January 20, 2025. 1 minute The murder trial of three Radzuma siblings accused of killing two SAMWU leaders in the Vhembe district in what is suspected to be related to VBS investments will resume in the High Court in Thohoyandou, Limpopo. The siblings…
The combat-readiness marrying up drill rehearsals build up to the exercise’s Distinguished Visitors Day capability demonstration taking place on Thursday 21 November 2024. 2 minutes The Office of the Auditor General (AG) has painted a bleak picture about the state of affairs at the Department of Defence and Military Veterans. The AG’s office briefed the…
KZN authorities working to remove black ice on south coast N2
NUM North East Region marches against retrenchments on in Rustenburg, North West on May 25, 2025. 1 minute The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) members at Samancor’s Waterkloof Operations in Rustenburg will today march to the company’s offices in North West, as the strike enters its second week. The workers are demanding that the company…
Athletes at the finish line of the Comrades Marathon on June 9, 2024. 1 minute The oldest and biggest ultra-marathon worldwide, The Comrades Marathon, is set to be bigger and better than last year. The race is tomorrow. This year’s down-run from Pietermaritzburg to Durban has attracted a record-breaking 24,000 runners. The previous down-run in…
Burnt Riverlea High School classrooms 1 minute Education activist Hendrick Makaneta has commended the Gauteng Education Department for swiftly responding to the situation at the Riverlea High School in Johannesburg. The department has delivered a number of mobile classrooms to the school after a fire destroyed 11 classrooms last week. Police are investigating a case…
