Drugs seized by SAPS members. A 37-year-old man is due to appear before the Standerton Magistrate’s Court in Mpumalanga on drug-related charges. He was reportedly found in Amersfoort with suspected nyaope, mandrax tablets and crystal meth, valued at over R4 000 on Friday. Meanwhile, two other men from Vosman in Emalahleni are expected to appear…
Bullets seen on a counter. 1 minute Four people, including a 16-year-old girl, have been killed in a shooting incident in Motherwell, Gqeberha in the Eastern Cape. Police spokesperson Siphokazi Mawisa says a fifth person, a 24-year-old man, was injured and taken to hospital following the incident which happened last night. Mawisa says three unknown…
EFF leader Julius Malema briefs the media on the suspension of the VAT increase. 2 minutes The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) has welcomed the Western Cape High Court’s decision to suspend the half a percentage point VAT increase, preventing the tax hike from taking effect on Thursday. The court issued this ruling on Sunday, also…
A home where four members from one family were killed during the mass murder in Lusikisiki. The trial of six men charged with the mass murder of 18 people at Ngobozana in Lusikisiki in the Eastern Cape is expected to start today. The suspects are facing 19 murder charges, including a Kwa Bhaca murder, as…
KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Lieutenant General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi arrives to give testimony at the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry. KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi says he was surprised when he saw a letter confirming the disbandment of the provincial Political Killings Task Team, signed off by Police Minister Senzo Mchunu. Mchunu is currently on leave of absence….
Executive Mayor Lucky Godfrey Sele at the #SchoolSafety Imbizo in West Rand. 2 minutes Mogale City Mayor on Gauteng’s West Rand, Lucky Sele has pledged to build 15,000 new houses including RDP units through the Leratong Nodal Development. The first phase is expected to be complete by October 2026. This was one of the key…
The UK courts in January this year dismissed Zimbabwe’s application to set aside the order of October 2021. THE Court of Appeal in the United Kingdom (UK) has dismissed and appeal by Zimbabwe and Spain to set aside the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) awards in each case worth over $100 million…
Accident scene for illustrative purposes 1 minute The driver of a fleet vehicle, assigned to Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) President and Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, Velenkosini Hlabisa, has been killed in a car crash at KwaDukuza near Durban. The party says in a statement that the driver was killed in a single-vehicle crash…
Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe deputy governor Jesimen Chipika said Zimbabwean youths were also affected by low levels of financial inclusion while being denied the opportunity to show what they are capable of achieving. ZIMBABWE and the United Kingdom have partnered in a programme that is expected to assist women and youths who are affected by…
Democratic Alliance (DA) press conference. The conflict between the two biggest parties in the GNU, the DA and ANC, could escalate if there is a dispute about support for departmental Budget votes. This is according to political analyst from the Nelson Mandela University’s Center for Security, Peace and Conflict Resolution, Dr Ntsikelelo Breakfast. It follows…
