Accused number three in the Joshlin SMith kidnapping trial, Kelly Smith, who is Joshlin’s mother, is seen in court on 12 March 2025. 1 minute Kelly Smith and her co-accused have been convicted of kidnapping and trafficking her daughter, Joshlin Smith. The Western Cape High Court has found that the state proved beyond reasonable doubt…
EMPD Chief Jabulani Mapiyeye is giving evidence before the Madlanga Commission in Pretoria on November 7, 2025. Ekurhuleni Metro Police Department (EMPD) Chief Jabulani Mapiyeye has told the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry that of the seven EMPD criminal investigations, the only real progress was in the so-called blue light saga. Mapiyeye says he met with…
2 minutes Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) President Velenkosini Hlabisa says the 50th celebration of the party marks a great legacy and is testimony to its perseverance and integrity. Hlabisa was delivering the keynote address at the party’s 50th-anniversary celebrations in Ulundi to thousands of IFP supporters. He says when other political parties were silenced and…
AmaZulu King Misuzulu kaZwelithini 2 minutes The advocate representing AmaZulu King Misuzulu kaZwelithini has handed their papers in the Pietermaritzburg High Court to oppose an application for an interdict against him taking another wife. Queen Ntokozo kaMayisela Zulu is asking the court to halt the king’s customary marriage to Nomzamo Myeni, which is scheduled to…
The three accused in the Joshlin Smith murder case. 1 minute A police officer testifying in the trial of seven-year-old Joshlin Smith at the Western Cape High Court sitting in Saldanha Bay says the child’s mother, Kelly, did not take part in any search for the little girl. Joshlin’s mother, Kelly Smith, her boyfriend, Jacquen…
Major General Petronella van Rooyen testifying at the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry. The South African Police Service’s (SAPS) Governance, Legislation and Policy Head Major General Petronella van Rooyen as urged the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry to focus on the legal implications of political interference in police operations. Her comments followed the embattled Police Minister Senzo…
A police van is pictured at a mine in Stilfontein where illegal miners are underground in this image captured on 25 November 2024. 2 minutes A community leader in Stilfontein in the North West, Thembile Botman, says he’s optimistic that a number of organisations will today start to donate emergency aid to take to the illegal miners that are in a mine…
Running water from a tap. 2 minutes The Makana Municipality in the Eastern Cape has been struggling to overcome water challenges for more than 10 years. Despite numerous interventions from national and provincial government to find lasting solutions, the residents are still subjected to water cuts. The Special Investigating Unit is currently investigating the municipality,…
Minister Senzo Mchunu attends bail hearing in a harrowing KZN GBV case 1 minute Public order police have been deployed at the Richmond Magistrate’s Court in the KwaZulu-Natal midlands ahead of a bail application of a man accused of attacking his ex-girlfriend and gouged both her eyes using a screwdriver. The man is also accused…
Prof Bismark Tyobeka North-West University Vice Chancellor Professor Bismark Tyobeka says the University will now provide 100% funding support for qualifying post-graduate students to address the declining uptake of post-graduate studies. This follows a concern that all 26 Public Universities in South Africa are registering a low number of locals at Master’s Degree and PhD…
