African Roots

Limpopo Social media socialite, Livhuwani Madadzhe, appears in the Thohoyandou High Court on January 27, 2025. The High Court in Thohoyandou, Limpopo, is expected to hand down sentence in the fraud case against a local social media influencer, Livhuwani Madadzhe on Monday. Madadzhe allegedly faked his mother’s death. He is also accused of killing his partner…

The military will be deployed in areas riddled by gang violence and illegal mining activities The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) soldiers have arrived in Riverlea, Johannesburg, on Wednesday. This follows President Cyril Ramaphosa’s announcement in his State of the Nation Address last month that the military would be deployed to areas affected by…

1 minute The Judicial Conduct Tribunal probing allegations of sexual harassment against Judge President Selby Mbenenge of the Eastern Cape Division of the High Court continues. Live proceedings below:   

[File photo] An e-tolls gantry on the highway in Gauteng. 2 minutes Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi says the Gauteng government will absorb the e-toll debt and they will continue to service it. Reacting to the Gauteng budget delivered by the Province’s MEC for Economic Development, Panyaza has assured Gauteng residents that e-tolling is a thing…

High Court in Johannesburg. Murdered six-year-old Amantle Samane’s mother Ntombizodwa, has testified in the High Court in Johannesburg about the pain and trauma she suffered following the rape and murder of her daughter. Amantle would have turned seven years-old on Tuesday. Her mother has taken the stand in the pre-sentencing procedures under way in court….