File image: A patient during a morning break inside a hospital specialising in mental health care. 1 minute A psychiatrist says social media is one of the major contributors to mental illness, especially in children. Dr Gagu Matsebula says social media exposes children to a lot of dangerous content, and has advised parents to discuss…
President Cyril Ramaphosa 1 minute President Cyril Ramaphosa says the country’s constitution prohibits any expropriation of land without compensation where there are no just and equitable grounds. Ramaphosa was replying to the two-day debate on the State of the Nation Address. US President Donald Trump has used the Expropriation Act as one of his reasons…
RDP homes 1 minute Limpopo’s Human Settlements MEC Basikopo Makamu has expressed unhappiness over the lack of progress in the construction of residential units at Marapong Village in Modimolle. There has been delays in the completion of 500 residential units. The project, which is supposed to be completed in April this year, is still lagging…
Johannesburg Water reservoir 1 minute The CEO of the South African Water Chamber, Benoit Le Roy has expressed concern that minor incidents in the water sector are escalating into major issues that the country is not well equipped to deal with. This following a power failure at the Emfuleni substation, which provides electricity to Rand…
Crime scene remnants. 1 minute A female Limpopo police officer has been arrested in connection with the deaths of her son and his partner in Mokomene-Mashaha village in Botlokwa. Provincial police spokesperson, Malesela Ledwaba says the 25-year-old man was found lying with bullet wounds. His teenage partner later died in hospital. The cause of the…
Kidnapping 1 minute The police in the Eastern Cape are searching for the two foreign nationals who were kidnapped this morning in the Nelson Mandela Bay Region. SAPS have pleaded with community members to come forward with the information to curb the rate of kidnappings in the region. Last year, the man alleged to be…
No to bullying in school sign. 3 minutes A mother of a grade 10 pupil, who was allegedly bullied by a fellow pupil at Sutherland High School in Centurion, is pinning her hopes on the justice system. She has opened a case of intimidation and harassment against the alleged bully and his mother. The mother…
Swellendam Mayor Francois du Rand 1 minute Ousted Swellendam Mayor Francois du Rand has been re-elected to his position in the Overberg town today. Du Rand was removed as mayor following a motion of no-confidence against him two weeks ago, spearheaded by former Speaker and Freedom Front Plus (FF+) member Juan van Schalkwyk. Van Schalkwyk…
SANDF soldiers in deployment 2 minutes The family of one of the South African soldiers, that have been deployed to conflict-ridden Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), has expressed concern about the safety of their son. The family from Mahikeng in the North West say they have struggled to communicate with their loved one after 14…
Accused in the dock 1 minute Alleged child pornography suspect Darryn Wilken and his partner have been denied bail by the Randburg Magistrate’s Court in Johannesburg. The pair face multiple charges including 24 counts of money laundering, possession and distribution of child pornography and contravention of the Drug Trafficking Act. Wilken was arrested on 17…
