Taxis seen at a rank in Johannesburg. 1 minute Johannesburg Metro Police have advised motorists to use alternative routes following traffic disruptions in Orlando West and Mofolo Central in the South of Johannesburg. It is reported that taxi operators have blocked some of the roads including Machaba Drive near Elias Motsoaledi Road, the intersection of…
Kruger National Park rangers. 1 minute The Mpumalanga police have arrested two suspects for illegal hunting and trespassing in the Kruger National Park. According to the police, the two were arrested after field rangers on patrol discovered tracks of four individuals. The other two suspects managed to flee. One of the suspects is a former…
Bird Watching at the Loeries in its second year, is again the official podcast of this year’s event, in partnership with VML South Africa and Bizcommunity In its second year, the podcast takes place daily, from Thursday 10 October to Saturday 12 October, during Loeries, with host Ben Wagner, co-founder of VML South Africa. The…
EFF Leader Julius Malema 1 minute The Constitutional Court has refused AfriForum’s bid for leave to appeal the “Kill the boer” judgment, which found that the chant did not constitute Hate Speech. After the apex considered the application, it concluded that the application should be dismissed as it bears no reasonable prospects of success. In…
State witness in Joshlin Smith’s case, Lorentia Lombaard, seen testifying at the case. 1 minute The cross-examination of the state’s section 204 witness in the kidnapping and human trafficking trial of Joshlin Smith is expected to continue today. Lourentia Lombaard told the court that Kelly Smith had confided in her that she had sold Joshlin…
The team that represented SA 1 minute Team SA’s medal-winning relay athletes have touched down at the OR Tambo International Airport on Wednesday. The team topped the medals table at the World Athletics Relay Championships in Guangzhou, China last weekend. They won two golds and a bronze medal across four events. Team SA relay athletes…
NWest Premier Lazarus Mokgosi recently announced plans to create the agency, which will focus on infrastructure development and improving the province’s road network. 2 minutes Some opposition parties in the North West have pledged to monitor the establishment of the proposed provincial Roads Agency to ensure it does not become a source of financial misuse…
Cash vehicle on fire after a heist at Letsheng section in North West. 2 minutes Police have launched a manhunt following a cash in transit (CIT) heist in North West. Police say the cash van was blocked by a Mercedes Benz sedan yesterday that came from the side of the road. A number of heavily…
A man in handcuffs. 1 minute More than 700 suspects have been arrested across the country during the police’s Vala Umgodi operation in the past two weeks. Some were nabbed for illegal-mining-related crimes, murder, attempted murder and the possession of explosives and suspected stolen goods. Police spokesperson Amanda van Wyk says various items were also…
Source: Reuters. The Brics summit, attended by more than 20 leaders including Chinese President Xi Jinping, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Turkey’s Tayyip Erdogan, has shown the depth of Russia’s relations beyond the Western world. Much discussion at the summit in the Russian city of Kazan was dedicated to the war in Ukraine and…
