The High Court in Johannesburg. 2 minutes The trial of a pre-school teacher charged with the rape and murder of a six-year-old child continues in the High Court in Johannesburg. 25-year-old Amber Lee Hughes is charged with two counts of rape and murder of the child who was also her stepdaughter. The accused has pleaded…
Bullet holes on a taxi’s windscreen. 2 minutes The National Taxi Alliance says rival taxi organisations, the Witwatersrand African Taxi Association (WATA) and the Nancefield Dube West Taxi Association (NANDUWE), will have no choice but to agree and abide by the ceasefire agreement reached to end the violence plaguing the industry. The truce was facilitated by the Gauteng…
The Patriotic Alliance (PA) logo 2 minutes A Patriotic Alliance (PA) councillor from Knysna in the Western Cape has been arrested after he allegedly spat on a fellow PA member who is his former partner. The woman is a member of the Eastern Cape legislature. The incident allegedly took place last weekend in Gqeberha. Democratic…
Former Deputy Finance Minister Mcebisi Jonas is expected to be the next witness at the Commission of Inquiry into State Capture. 2 minutes Former Deputy Finance Minister Mcebisi Jonas has been appointed as South Africa’s new Special Envoy to the United States of America. Presidential spokesperson, Vincent Magwenya says he brings extensive governmental experience to…
1 minute The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) is presenting evidence in the Pietermaritzburg High Court to have the initial findings into the death of iconic anti-apartheid figure and former African National Congress (ANC) President, Chief Albert Luthuli overturned. LIVE STREAM:
1 minute The first accused in the Joshlin Smith trial has taken to the witness stand in the Western Cape High Court. LIVE STREAM:
Researcher seen through a window, prepares DNA in a laboratory at the Bioaster Technology Research Institute in Lyon, October 31, 2014. 1 minute A Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) in Kimberley has raised concerns over the ongoing DNA testing backlog, saying it poses serious challenges for victims of crime, particularly those affected by gender-based violence. The South…
President Cyril Ramaphosa. 2 minutes President Cyril Ramaphosa says South Africa is looking at strengthening various trade opportunities on the continent amid the escalating global trade war. In his weekly letter to the nation, Ramaphosa says South Africa will continue to pursue relationships that serve its national interest, as uncertainty grows over future trade relations…
The three accused in the Joshlin Smith kidnapping trial seen appearing before court. 1 minute The kidnapping and human trafficking case of Joshlin Smith continues today with the sitting of the Cape High Court at Saldanha Bay on the Cape West Coast. The trial within a trial centres around the admissibility of confession statements of…
2 minutes Former board members have described the situation at the North West Parks and Tourism Board as dire. They recently appeared before the Portfolio Committee on Economic Development, Environment, Conservation and Tourism in the North West Provincial Legislature. The former board members painted a bleak picture of what they left at the entity during…
