Police have confirmed the rescue of an Indian businessman who was kidnapped a month ago. The businessman was found in a shack in Alexandra township, Johannesburg, and has since been reunited with his family. His rescue followed a police operation in which the alleged mastermind behind the kidnapping, known as “Dollarman,” was shot dead during…
Students on the campus of the University of the Free State 1 minute The legal representative of the 15 students from the University of the Free State (UFS), in Bloemfontein, who were arrested on Wednesday for public violence and failure to adhere to the university court order, have been released without appearing in court. The…
Benches inside the court Five people suspected of having links to the Russian military are expected to appear in the Kempton Park Magistrate’s Court in Johannesburg on Monday morning. They were all arrested at the O.R. Tambo International Airport a few days ago. Four of the people were allegedly on their way to Russia to…
Shattered glass on the ground after an accident. Seven people including a minor have died in a car crash involving three vehicles on the N2 near Bulembu Airport outside eQonce (formerly King Williams Town) in the Eastern Cape. The seven were confirmed dead on the scene while two other occupants were sent to Grey Hospital for medical treatment. It…
3 minutes It has been 49 years since the uprisings on 16 June 1976, when the youth in Soweto marched in protest against the compulsory introduction of Afrikaans as a medium of instruction in their schools. The youth of the day demonstrated their will to influence political change in the country. However, since then, South…
The DA has criticised the ANC and the position the country is taking on the US-Israeli war on Iran. The party’s MP Ryan Smith, says the approach of South Africa’s foreign policy has been in favour of countries like Iran. This was during the urgent debate on the escalating crisis in the Middle East and…
Euline Reid’s child during her therapy session. 1 minute A parent of a child living with a disability has decried a lack of government schools for learners with special needs in the country. November is National Disability Rights Awareness Month and organisations caring for people living with disabilities say more awareness is needed as they continue…
Deputy President Paul Mashatile 2 minutes Deputy President Paul Mashatile says government’s immediate priority is to address infrastructure challenges in the water sector. He was speaking at the end of the two-day National Water and Sanitation Indaba at the Gallagher Convention Centre in Midrand, north of Johannesburg, on Friday. The Indaba was aimed at highlighting…
EFF leader Julius Malema flanked by MP Vuyani Pambo and Sinawo Thambo. The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema is expected to be sentenced in the East London Magistrate’s Court in the Eastern Cape this Wednesday morning. He was convicted last year on multiple charges, including unlawful possession and discharging a firearm in a…
Microlight crash in sugarcane field 1 minute A pilot has survived a microlight crash, south of the Groutville Airfield, north of Durban. In a statement, IPSS Medical Rescue says they responded after receiving reports from passing motorists who had witnessed the crash this morning. Emergency response teams searched the sugarcane fields before locating the pilot….
