Empty benches in court. A childminder is expected to appear in the Humansdorp Magistrate’s Court in the Eastern Cape on Monday. This after a two-year-old toddler was found wounded in Jeffreys Bay on New Year’s Day. Police spokesperson Nobuntu Gantana says officers responded to a complaint of an incident in the Tokyo Sexwale township, where…
Police at a roadblocks The KwaZulu-Natal Transport Department says a policeman, healthcare workers and teachers are among the 34 people arrested in eMnambithi, for drinking and driving on Saturday night. The department held road safety operations in several parts of the province. This as many holidaymakers are making their way back home early from the…
Graphic representing an arrest and court appearance Two suspects from Pfananani Village in Limpopo have been arrested for allegedly raping a 14-year-old girl. It is alleged that on December 29, the girl went to a neighbour’s house to charge cellphones. The suspects, aged 17 and 21, who were reportedly under the influence of alcohol, allegedly…
New born babies The National Department of Health has raised serious concern over a sharp increase in teenagers giving birth recorded on New Year’s Day. Over 160 teenagers gave birth this year, compared to just over 80 last year. More than 1 600 babies were delivered across South Africa’s public health facilities. The department says…
Members Workers’ Party of Turkey (TIP) hold a protest, after U.S. President Donald Trump said the U.S. has struck Venezuela and captured its President Nicolas Maduro and his wife South Africa has called on the UN Security Council (UNSC), the body mandated to maintain international peace and security, to urgently convene and address the current…
Morocco’s coach Walid Regragui Africa Cup of Nations hosts Morocco have been warned not to get too confident about their chances in Sunday’s last-16 clash against underdogs Tanzania, with coach Walid Regragui saying lack of humility has cost them in the past. Morocco are the top ranked team at the tournament and runaway favourites and…
FILE | President Cyril Ramaphosa speaks at an event. President Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed 25 Presidential Climate Commissioners (PCC) in terms of the Climate Change Act, 2024. The Commissioners will serve for the 2026–2030 tenure. The Deputy Chairperson will be announced at the first Commission this year where Ramaphosa will further outline the high-level priorities…
File Image | Minibus taxis at a road block. At least 32 taxis were impounded by the King Sabatha Dalindyebo Municipal traffic authorities at Mqanduli in the Eastern Cape on Saturday. The law enforcement operation was in response to complaints raised by local residents and authorities found that some taxis were unroadworthy and operating without…
A candle is lit near a book. A former federal chairperson of the Democratic Alliance, Errol Moorcroft has passed away. He retired from politics in 2004 and returned to his farm near Adelaide in the Eastern Cape. Moorcroft’s political career started when was elected as the Progressive Federal Party member for Albany in 1981. He…
FILE | Traffic on the N3 between Gauteng and KZN. High traffic volumes are expected to continue into the evening as holidaymakers make their way towards inland provinces from Durban and the coastal areas in KwaZulu-Natal. The N3 Toll Concession has urged motorists to exercise caution as high traffic volumes may lead to congestion and…
