Aftermath of a shack fire that killed five children in Ballito, KZN. Investigations are under way into the cause of a shack fire in which five children died in Ballito on Durban’s north coast on Saturday. The father of the children Sivuyile Noyila says he is devastated. The children’s mother is in hospital in a…
Tap water filled in a container. Residents of Naas in the Nkomazi Municipality of Mpumalanga are accusing the municipality of colluding with water tanker owners to sabotage the area’s water supply. They claim that they have been without a consistent water supply for 17 years, while the municipality remains unresponsive to their concerns. In response…
Complainant Andiswa Mengo testifies at the Judicial Conduct Tribunal probing sexual harassment allegations against Eastern Cape Judge President Selby Mbenenge on January 21, 2025. 1 minute Judges’ Secretary, Andiswa Mengo, has told the Judicial Conduct Tribunal tasked with probing sexual harassment allegations against Judge President Selby Mbenenge that the experience has broken her. She has…
The DA stood outside the Bronkhorstspruit Magistrate’s Court, demanding justice for an 8-year-old rape victim & accountability for the growing crisis of statutory rape, September 11, 2025. Democratic Alliance Federal Chairperson Helen Zille is calling for swift prosecution and a severe sentence for the Deputy Principal at Bronkhorspruit Primary School, who allegedly raped an eight-year-old…
Minerals Council South Africa has launched a National Day of Safety and Health in mining. 1 minute The Minerals Council of South Africa says there has been a steady decline in mining fatalities over the past few years. The Council says about 40 deaths were recorded in the sector last year, compared to more than…
Chairperson and commissioners at the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry in Pretoria National Police Commissioner Fannie Masemola will soon meet with the Judicial Commission of Inquiry into Criminality, Political Interference, and Corruption in the Criminal Justice System’s chairperson, retired Constitutional Court Justice Mbuyiseli Madlanga. This follows the killing of Witness D, Marius van der Merwe, in…
Police are seen outside the North Gauteng High Court in Pretoria on 16 October 2023. 1 minute The Senzo Meyiwa murder trial is expected to resume at the High Court in Pretoria this morning. The case was postponed to allow Advocate Charles Mnisi to prepare for the defence of accused number one, Muzi Sibiya. Mnisi…
1 minute A Bloemfontein man has started to serve his life jail term for raping his 16-year-old stepdaughter and infecting her with HIV. The local magistrate’s court sentenced the man yesterday. In 2020, the young girl reported that the stepfather raped her while she was staying with him, her mother and younger sister in a shack in Bloemspruit. She had said the…
Police Minister Senzo Mchunu’s walkabout at Stilfontein mine shaft on November 15, 2024. 1 minute The High Court in Pretoria is today expected to hear the main application over the stand-off between illegal miners and police at a mine in Stilfontein in the North West. The organisation, Society for the Protection of our Constitution, approached…
Cape Town’s majestic Table Mountain. City of Cape Town Mayco Member for Safety and Security JP Smith has urged the public to be responsible when celebrating tonight’s crossover into the New Year. Smith has warned motorist against drinking and driving. He says the public must follow the directions of law enforcement officers. “Let’s enter the…
