A 47-year-old man has been arrested for the alleged possession of explosives, military uniforms, firearms and unlicensed ammunition in Ekurhuleni on Gauteng’s East Rand. Ekurhuleni Metro Police spokesperson Millicent Kekana says law enforcement officials received information that led to the arrest. Kekana says explosive experts went to the scene and seized the items. She says…
SA police ‘arrest’ banner. 1 minute A scholar transport driver has been arrested for allegedly raping a five-year-old learner in the Mafefe area outside Lebowakgomo in Limpopo. Police say the learner was allegedly sexually assaulted between January and March this year. The alleged incidents came to light when the child told her guardian. The incident…
Bullets seen at a crime scene. 1 minute The two men accused of killing nine people in a mass shooting at a local tavern in Pienaar are expected to apply for bail at the Kabokweni Court, near White River, Mpumalanga. Six people were fatally wounded and others succumbed to their injuries in hospital. The two accused,…
Ahmed Kathrada Foundation (AKF), Neeshan Balton has been subpoenaed to appear before the Randburg Magistrates Court tomorrow. 2 minutes The Executive Director of the Ahmed Kathrada Foundation (AKF), Neeshan Balton has been subpoenaed to appear before the Randburg Magistrates Court on Friday to answer questions relating to the deaths of two African National Congress (ANC)…
Investigating officer Captain Wesley Lombard testifies before the Western Cape High Court sitting at Saldanha Bay on 27 March 2025. 2 minutes The investigating officer in the Joshlin Smith kidnapping and human trafficking case is expected to continue to testify this morning in the Western Cape High Court sitting at Saldanha Bay. Captain Wesley Lombard has been testifying for the state in the case in…
Tiny hands seen in the picture. The Gauteng Health Department says 23% of children aged six to 14 years in the country are overweight or obese. The department is stepping up efforts to combat rising childhood obesity in the province with the launch of the Asibe Healthy Jozi Kids initiative. It aims to promote healthy…
Limited access to education, healthcare, and social services leaves them exposed to exploitation and risk. AMONG the throngs of pedestrians in Harare’s bustling Julius Nyerere Way, 18-year-old Ayisha*, eight months pregnant, holds out a trembling hand, pleading for scraps. Her story is of inherited hardships, born on the same streets where her mother once begged….
Damage to classrooms at the Riverlea High School after a fire. 1 minute The Democratic Alliance (DA) in Gauteng has urged the provincial Education Department to swiftly repair the Riverlea High School. This comes after a fire destroyed 11 classrooms at the school on Monday. The DA has cited a similar incident at the Lancea Vale Secondary School in Eldorado Park last year. The party is demanding accountability and prompt restoration of the affected facilities. DA Shadow MEC for Education…
Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc during practice 2 minutes Ferrari suffered a severe setback to their hopes of winning the Formula One constructors’ title for the first time since 2008 when Charles Leclerc was handed a 10-place grid penalty on Friday. Leclerc had set the fastest lap in the first practice session at Yas Marina but Ferrari then revealed they had changed…
File photo: President Cyril Ramaphosa holds up the signed Basic Education Laws Amendment Bill. 2 minutes President Cyril Ramaphosa has noted the settlement made between Basic Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube and the Solidarity Union on the Basic Education Laws Amendment Act. He however warns that the settlement has no bearing on his power to make…
