The Democratic Alliance party flag can be seen in the above illustration. The Democratic Alliance (DA) in the Metsimaholo Local Municipality has called on Free State Premier MaQueen Letsoha-Mathae to urgently intervene in the dire state of schools in the municipality. This follows an oversight visit by the DA’s National Council of Province member and…
A poster is seen at a candlelight vigil against rape. 1 minute The Democratic Alliance (DA) in Mpumalanga has raised concerns over an increase in rape cases reported in schools. The party claims at least five learners were raped in different schools in the province between July and November this year. DA Member of the…
Western Cape High Court. The trial within a trial regarding cellphone records in the case of alleged gang boss, Jerome Booysen is set to continue on Tuesday in the Western Cape High Court. Booysen is disputing the use of information of intercepted phone calls during the trial for murder death of steroid kingpin Brian Wainstein….
[File photo] Convicted murderer and rapist Thabo Bester 2 minutes Convicted serial rapist and murderer Thabo Bester has turned to the Constitutional Court in a bid to seek leave to appeal against the Free State High Court in Bloemfontein’s judgment that dashed his hopes of challenging the alleged poor conditions of his incarceration and his…
[File Photo]: Aeroplanes at O.R. Tambo International Airport. Power has been restored at the OR Tambo International Airport following an outage in the City of Ekurhuleni. Passengers experienced delays Tuesday morning with the SABC crew travelling to Cape Town to cover the Medium-Term Budget Policy tatement on Wednesday, stuck for almost two hours waiting for…
Chairs seen submerged in water at Grobler’s Bridge Border Post in Limpopo. 3 minutes The Border Management Authority (BMA) says it is not yet clear when operations will resume at the flooded Grobler’s Bridge Border Post outside Lephalale in Limpopo. The BMA temporarily suspended operations three days ago, due to high water levels. Trucks are…
Launch of the project North West Department of Sports in partnership with North West University’s High Performance Institute of Sport, launched the Project 350 initiative in Potchefstroom. The aim of the programme is to identity and prepare 350 or more elite athletes across all nine provinces to represent the country at the 2028 Olympic Games…
School classroom The School Governing Body Federation in Limpopo has expressed concerns after a principal was accused of sexually assaulting a 17-year-old learner at a school outside Lebowakgomo. The accused has been charged with sexual assault during his appearance at the Polokwane Magistrate’s Court on Thursday. He was granted bail of R3 000. The matter…
Christo van der Rheede is the Executive Director of the FW de Klerk Foundation. The FW de Klerk Foundation has urged government to declare gangsterism a national crisis, following a spate of recent gang-related killings that left six people dead and three injured in Reiger Park, Boksburg. The foundation, along with crime and security experts,…
SAPS members during Operation Shanela in Northern Cape. The South African Police Service (SAPS) says it has arrested over 16 000 suspects nationwide, between the 1st and the 7th of this month, during its intensified festive season safety operations. The suspects were arrested for various crimes including murder, rape, assault and possession of drugs. More…
