Unfinished RDP house Randfontein 1 minute Residents of Randfontein, west of Johannesburg are hoping that Premier Panyaza Lesufi will outline plans to deal with service delivery challenges. For several months, residents have been struggling to get uninterrupted water supply, RDP housing and electricity among other challenges. Lesufi is expected to deliver his State of the…
The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) soldiers at the State of the Nation Address (SONA) in Cape Town on February 6, 2025. 1 minute The South African National Defense Force (SANDF) is yet to release the names of two soldiers who died in a vehicle crash on the R31 between Delportshoop and Koopmansfontein in…
Gavel and judge’s chair The trial of a former pre-school teacher is expected to start in the High Court in Johannesburg this morning. Amber Lee Hughes is facing two counts of rape and one count of murder. She has confessed to killing her ex-boyfriend’s four-year-old daughter but pleaded not guilty to the rape charges. The…
President Cyril Ramaphosa addresses Microsoft South Africa’s Investment Launch on March 6, 2025. 1 minute President Cyril Ramaphosa has deplored the state of Gauteng and its municipalities, instructing its leaders to fix the province ahead of the G20 Summit. He was speaking during his interaction with the provincial leadership at the Johannesburg Council Chambers in…
Cosatu president Zingiswa Losi, speaking at an event. The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) President Zingiswa Losi has called for strengthened unity within the Tripartite Alliance at COSATU’s 40th-anniversary rally at Dobsonville Stadium in Soweto. WATCH | The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) will celebrate its 40th anniversary at Dobsonville Stadium…
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola gestures during a match. 2 minutes Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola criticised the English Premier League for scheduling their penultimate game in the campaign just 72 hours after the FA Cup final against Crystal Palace, amid a tight race for Champions League qualification. Sixth-placed City have played one game less…
Cocaine found at a farm in Midrand. Police say criminal syndicates are increasingly using farms and plots for illegal activities, including drug operations, human trafficking and illegal mining. This comes after police seized cocaine worth more than R20 million during a raid at a plot in Midrand, Johannesburg, on Tuesday. Officers embarked on a multi-disciplinary…
File: Drugs seized by SAPS members. Save the Children South Africa is concerned about toddlers being coerced into using drugs in communities. A woman will appear in the Johannesburg Regional Court this week on charges of attempted murder and drug abuse. After a video went viral showing her offering her four-year-old son a smoke from…
File Image: Former South African Communist Party (SACP) leader Chris Hani. 2 minutes As today marks 32 years since the assassination of then SA Communist Party (SACP) General-Secretary Chris Hani the party says it’s still not satisfied with the investigation into his murder. Hani was brutally gunned down on the 10th of April 1993. His…
State witness in Joshlin Smith’s case, Lorentia Lombaard, seen testifying at the case. 2 minutes Kelly Smith’s sister, Mickeyla Daniels, a police officer based in Upington in the Northern Cape, has taken to the witness stand in the Western Cape High Court sitting at Saldanha Bay. During her testimony Daniels says a week after Joshlin’s…
