Chief Simphiwe Zuma (pictured far left) and co-accused appearing in the Howick Magistrate’s Court, 15 September 2025. The leader of the Nxamalala Tribal Authority, Chief Simphiwe Zuma, who stands accused of killing Democratic Alliance (DA) Chief Whip Nhlalayenza Ndlovu, will know on the 30th of September if he will be granted bail. Zuma’s bail application…
File image: Celebrity Chef, Thembekile Letlape. The sentencing of the man convicted of murdering his partner and celebrity chef, Thembekile Letlape, affectionately known as the Pastry Princess, will take place today at the Johannesburg High Court. Sibusiso Zitha was found guilty of Letlape’s murder in July after pleading guilty. Letlape’s body was discovered in her…
The School Governing Body (SGB) of the Poseidon Primary School in Ennerdale in Johannesburg is calling on the Gauteng Department of Education to urgently intervene and resolve the water crisis plaguing the school. Scores of concerned parents and community members shut down the school on Monday in protest over the prolonged water outage. The SGB’s…
NSFAS is facing backlash form service providers about non-payment. Some frustrated landlords in Kimberley in the Northern Cape are accusing Sol Plaatje University and NSFAS of victimisation and failing to honour their contractual agreements. [LISTEN] Landlords threaten to evict university and TVET students following failures by NSFAS to make payments towards their accommodation #sabcnews #updateatnoon…
Empty bed inside of a healthcare facility. South African Human Rights and Social Justice Activist, Mark Heywood says the country’s healthcare system has reached a crisis point and requires immediate government intervention. This comes as the country’s public health system faces a worsening crisis with staff shortages, shrinking budgets and mounting debt. Heywood has outlined…
A delegate stands near a banner during the 55th National Conference of the ruling African National Congress (ANC) at the Nasrec Expo Centre in Johannesburg, South Africa December 18, 2022. Some political analysts are questioning why the ANC will start attaching real consequences for underperforming councillors at this point when the party has failed to…
African National Congress (ANC) President Cyril Ramaphosa. ANC President Cyril Ramaphosa has unveiled the Service Delivery Action Plan to thousands of the party’s councillors at the FNB stadium outside Soweto. The plan seeks to revitalise local government that is facing serious service delivery failures. It is aimed at addressing water crisis in some municipalities, fixing…
Pregnant woman. The Democratic Alliance (DA) in Gauteng has raised concerns over the high levels of teenage pregnancies in the province. Over 23 000 cases were reported from January to December last year in Gauteng. 521 babies were delivered by girls between the ages of 10 and 14. About 4 840 girls between the ages…
An Uber logo is shown on a vehicle. The Transport Department has introduced a number of regulations for e-hailing services, which include the branding of all e-hailing vehicles. This follows the department’s publication of the National Land Transport Amendment Act on Friday. The Act introduces e-hailing services as a recognised mode of public transport. The…
An inmate is escorted out. The lawyer for the family of Leigh Matthews, who was kidnapped and killed in 2004, says her convicted killer Donovan Moodley has been recommended for parole by the parole board. Moodley abducted Matthews from Bond University and held her captive and demanded ransom. He pleaded guilty the following year. However,…
