1 minute The South African Police Union (SAPU) in Limpopo has condemned an attack on a police officer at Maake police station near Tzaneen, allegedly carried out by disgruntled residents. According to SAPU, residents had visited the station to report a case but were advised to seek medical attention first due to the complainant’s injuries….
The Rights of Rastafari Roundtable is underway in Johannesburg. The Roundtable comes after the Commission received systematic nature of complaints on human rights violations from the Rastafari community. 1 minute The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) will convene its first Rights of Rastafari Roundtable in Johannesburg this morning. The discussion aims to address concerns…
Handcuffs and fingerprints. 1 minute Eastern Cape police have confirmed the arrest of a 54-year-old suspect in connection with the shooting incident at Walter Sisulu University (WSU) on Tuesday. This after one student was shot dead and several injured during unrests at the institution. The suspect has been charged with murder and attempted murder and…
Cricket ball and wickets. 1 minute Zimbabwe upset Pakistan in the opening clash of their three-match One Day International series, winning by 80 runs on the Duckworth–Lewis–Stern system at Queens Sports Club on Sunday. The home side, put into bat, were in trouble at 125-7 halfway through their innings before Pakistan-born Sikandar Raza (39) and…
The Eastern Cape government is expected to engage with taxi operators contracted to the scholar transport services in the province. Premier Oscar Mabuyane says the meeting will seek to resolve the impasse over non-payment and delayed payment of service providers. Thousands of learners, especially from rural areas, were left stranded as scholar transport operators suspended…
Judges’ Secretary Andiswa Mengo at the Tribunal 1 minute The Judicial Conduct Tribunal (JCT) has concluded hearing the evidence and subsequent cross-examination of Judges’ Secretary Andiswa Mengo. The fact-finding body chaired by retired Judge President Bernard Ngoepe kicked off two weeks ago to probe the first ever sexual harassment complaint in South Africa’s judiciary. Mengo…
1 minute The Department of Health is developing a package of interventions to tackle child malnutrition. This comes after Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi revealed in Parliament that over 600 children have died from malnutrition in South Africa this year. During a response to a written parliamentary question, Motsoaledi says that KwaZulu-Natal experienced the most deaths,…
Truck on its side on the N1 1 minute The N1 South before the Maraisburg offramp has been closed after a diesel spill. The Johannesburg Metro Police Department (JMPD) says traffic is backed up all the way to Beyers Naudé Drive in Randburg. It says the diesel spill occurred from one of two trucks which…
Police making an arrest Over 15 000 people have been arrested in the past week as part of the police’s nationwide Operation Shanela. Police also seized 2 349 rounds of ammunition and 115 firearms. Suspects have been arrested for various serious and violent crimes ranging from murder, attempted murder, rape as well as business and…
[File Image] A male lion. The authorities in North West say the lion that escaped on the R49 between Zeerust and Lichtenburg from a trailer transporting it has been captured. The animal was being transported from the Free State to Nietverdiend in Ramotshere Moiloa Municipality in the North West on Monday. A video has been…
