Shacks being demolished in a township in Makhanda. Unrest erupted in Eluxolweni township in Makhanda following the municipality’s demolishing of structures built by illegal dwellers. During the unrest, two municipal buildings were damaged and the police arrested two people, including a local councillor. The police used stun grenades and rubber bullets to disperse the crowds…
RSA Minister of Justice Mmamoloko Kubayi. 2 minutes Justice Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi has instructed the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) to provide all extradition requests that have been submitted but were not signed and authorized by the previous administration’s minister. Kubayi says this is to prevent any further challenges in terms of cases before the court…
File Image: A shopper looks at grocery items in Johannesburg, South Africa, June 17, 2020. 1 minute Deputy President Paul Mashatile says that government remains committed to bringing the cost of living under control. His comments come amidst the country’s high unemployment rate and low economic growth. In addition, the consumer price inflation (CPI) has…
FILE | Church pews. More than 50 people have left their families, jobs, and in some cases medical treatment to join Ekhaya Labafundi bakaJehova in KwaMaphumulo, north of Durban. The group describes itself as a congregation dedicated to serving Christ. Members live full-time on the property and do not leave to socialise or access public…
1 minute Parliament’s Presiding Officers led by National Assembly (NA) Speaker Thoko Didiza and National Council of Provinces (NCOP) Chairperson Refilwe Mtshweni-Tsipane briefs the media on the preparations for the State of the Nation Address (SONA) tomorrow evening. Live stream below:
VBS branch. 2 minutes Former chairperson of the now defunct VBS Mutual Bank, Tshifhiwa Matodzi has testified that they had a strategy to give gratifications and bribes to politicians who convinced municipalities to invest with the bank. Matodzi is testifying in the corruption trial related to VBS looting at the Special Commercial Crimes Court in…
Three more suspects have been arrested in connection with the cash-in-transit robbery at Dawn Park in Ekurhuleni earlier this month. This brings to five the number of suspects arrested for the cash heist. #sapsHAWKS [UPDATE] Three more arrested for Dawn Park #CIT robbery to appear in court. On Thursday, 11/09, an operational plan was executed…
2 minutes The African National Congress (ANC) in Parliament held its first Parliamentary Lekgotla since the establishment of the 7th Parliament. The two-day event included the induction of ANC members of Parliament on the business of Parliament. Several Cabinet ministers participated in the deliberations, along with members of the party’s Western Cape regional structure. ANC Chief…
ANC Secretary- General, Fikile Mbalula African National Congress (ANC) Secretary-General Fikile Mbalula says the revelations at the Madlanga Commission exposing details about police corruption, if they are proven to be true, will delay South Africa in the fight against crime. [WATCH] Mkhwanazi has spoken, and President Ramaphosa has acted. Now everyone implicated in the Madlanga…
Bullets seen at the crime scene. Police have launched a manhunt for suspects after three bodies were found inside a vehicle in Lentegeur in Mitchells Plain on the Cape Flats on Wednesday morning. The bodies, which are of two men and a woman, all in their twenties, have gunshot wounds. The killings are suspected to…
