A police officer and a member of the forensic team inspects a crime scene. An off-duty soldier has been shot and killed in Delft South on the Cape Flats. Police spokesperson Wesley Twigg says the 37-year-old man was shot multiple times and declared dead at the scene. Twigg says the soldier was not part of…
Franklin Sonn, former South African ambassador to the United States, has passed away at the age of 86. Franklin Sonn, former South African ambassador to the United States, has passed away at the age of 86. Born in Vosburg in the Karoo and raised in Queenstown in the Eastern Cape, Sonn graduated from the University…
People queuing at the BMA offices 1 minute The Border Management Authority (BMA) says it’s working closely with other law enforcement authorities to ensure that trade and travel are not disrupted at the Lebombo border post. It says 50 000 travellers passed through the border post between South Africa and Mozambique during the just ended…
Handcuffs depicting an arrest. A Northern Cape man, who allegedly attempted to hack his ex-girlfriend to death, has been arrested in Kimberley after being on the run since last month. Gordon Adams from Plooysburg near Kimberley attacked his 20-year-old ex-girlfriend in November with an okapi knife and a panga. Provincial Police Spokesperson says Adams is…
[FILE IMAGE] A branch of mobile communications provider Vodacom in Cape Town is shown in this picture taken November 10, 2015. The Constitutional Court will today hand down its judgment in the long drawn legal battle between ‘Please Call Me’ inventor Nkosana Makate and telecom giant, Vodacom. The court will rule whether the Supreme Court…
South Africa’s Aiden Markram in action Action. 2 minutes Following decades of falling agonisingly short of success, South African cricket sits on the cusp of a first major triumph with 69 runs needed to win the World Test Championship (WTC) at Lord’s on Saturday. South Africa have eight wickets in hand and are now overwhelming…
Three South African teams have been drawn in tough groups in the CAF Interclub Competitions in the draw made in Johannesburg on Monday. In the Champions League, Mamelodi Sundowns have been drawn in Group C, setting up a reunion with former coach Rulani Mokwena, who’s now in charge of Algerian side MC Alger. They will…
Scholar Transport picking up students The Gauteng Education Department has confirmed that it has paid scholar transport service providers. The department’s spokesperson Steve Mabona says all affected operations are expected to resume next Monday. Mabona further cautioned transport operators to avoid disruptions at all costs, warning that such actions negatively impact the wellbeing of learners…
Inside the National Assembly The uMkhonto weSizwe Party (MKP) expressed their concern over the safety of members serving on the Ad Hoc Committee after MP Vusi Shongwe was hijacked, kidnapped, robbed and threatened on Wednesday night. [AD-HOC COMMITTEE]: Hon. Thulani Shongwe came in with the second round of questions for #VusimuziMatlala, at the #AdHocCommittee this…
EFF leader, Julius Malema speaks to supporters after his court appearance Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema says his legal representative has argued a strong case for a non-custodial sentence in his firearm discharge case at KuGompo Regional Court in the Eastern Cape. Malema was addressing party supporters outside court following an adjournment of…
