Court gavel seen on a table. 1 minute Three suspects who are facing charges of human trafficking and the illegal possession of a firearm are expected to appear in the Johannesburg Magistrate’s Court this morning. Officers arrested the suspects last week after a tip-off that led them to a house in Sandringham in Johannesburg. Twenty-six…
SASSA office in Bellville 2 minutes The South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) has warned that payments to around 184 000 social grant beneficiaries in KwaZulu-Natal may be delayed next month. This follows the discovery that many failed to disclose additional sources of income during their initial applications. Nationally, SASSA has identified 210 000 individuals…
(File Image) Traffic 1 minute The KwaZulu-Natal Transport Department says it has identified areas that it will focus on in its Easter road safety campaign. Traffic volumes are expected to surge to more than 1 500 vehicles per hour at tollgates across the province starting next Thursday on the eve of Good Friday. The provincial…
Procession for the fallen soldiers 2 minutes About 159 bearers, three chaplains and three sergeant majors from all four SANDF armoured services participated in a guard of honour as the remains of their colleagues who died in the Eastern DRC, draped in South African flags were handed over to their families at the Air Force…
[FILE IMAGE]: Learners in class. 4 minutes The Department of Basic Education says over 200 000 assistant teachers have been deployed to schools across the country to help ease the daily workload teachers face. This follows a shocking study by Dr. Heleen Hofmeyr, which revealed that 70% of teachers cite excessive administrative duties as the…
Gauteng Finance and Economic Development MEC Lebogang Maile. 1 minute Gauteng Finance and Economic Development MEC Lebogang Maile says his Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement will make additional resources to deal with unavoidable costs. Maile delivered the province’s Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement in Johannesburg this morning. He says the adjustments will protect frontline services and curb…
1 minute Electricity and Energy Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa says the explosion that took place on Thursday at Matla power station’s Unit Six will not result in any load-shedding. Briefing the media at the power station in Mpumalanga, Minister Ramokgopa says while a preliminary assessment suggests the cause of the explosion to be a ruptured steam…
The five accused of murdering rapper AKA and his chef friend Tibz appear before the Durban High Court on 12 June 2025. 1 minute The case of five men accused of the murder of South African rapper Kiernan “AKA” Forbes and his friend, Tebello “Tibz” Motsoane, has been adjourned to the 24th of July. The state says it…
Transport Minister Barbara Creecy conducts a special visit to assess progress on the R573 Moloto Corridor Road Project from Limpopo to Gauteng. 1 minute Transport Minister Barbara Creecy is expected to launch the 2025 Easter Road Safety campaign in Pretoria later this morning. The campaign aims to manage high traffic volumes and reduce fatal crashes,…
Arrest graphic 1 minute A suspect has been arrested after a blind pensioner in her 80s was brutally stabbed to death at her home in Phoenix north of Durban this week. Her 60-year-old daughter was also stabbed in the incident. Reports from the scene say the suspect was known to the women but police are…
