A prison cell block. 2 minutes The High Court in Johannesburg has sentenced a 37-year-old gardener, Pardon Danhire, to 20 years in prison for the murders of Nadine Terblanche and her son, Ruandre Voster. National Prosecuting Authority spokesperson (NPA) Phindi Mjonondwane says the sentencing follows Danhire entering into a plea and sentencing agreement with the…
File: Mosiuoa Lekota speaking to SABC News The Presidency says flags will be flown at half-mast from Saturday ahead of the funeral of former Congress of the People (COPE) leader Mosioua ‘Terror’ Lekota, scheduled for next Saturday in Bloemfontein. He will receive a Special Official Funeral, Category two. The funeral will include full state honours,…
Former President Jacob Zuma speaks to supporters after appearing at the High Court in Pietermaritzburg. Former President Jacob Zuma has been ordered to pay back R28.9 million spent by the state on his personal legal fees related to the 1990’s Arms Deal. The Gauteng High Court division in Pretoria ordered the former president to pay…
Police during a drug bust. 2 minutes Police in North West have made a multi-million-rand drug bust. The arrest was made at the port of entry between South Africa and Botswana. According to the provincial Department of Community Safety, a minibus taxi carrying the drugs was on its way to Johannesburg. It was allegedly from…
KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner, Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi appears before the Ad Hoc Committee. Durban businessman Calvin Mathibeli has complied with a Durban High Court order to retract derogatory statements he made against KwaZulu-Natal Police commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi. [LISTEN] Businessman, Calvin Mathibeli raided following order to retract statements alleging corruption by KZN Provincial Police Commissioner 🔗https://t.co/UK3LGMdBn3#FirstTakeSA #SABCNews pic.twitter.com/MiwmcRVhp3 —…
1 minute The re-opened inquest into the death of former ANC president Chief Albert Luthuli resumes in the High Court in Pietermaritzburg in KwaZulu-Natal this morning. The Luthuli family wants the court to overturn the findings of the original inquest that his death was an accident. The anti-apartheid activist died in 1967 after a train…
Transport Minister Barbara Creecy. Transport Minister Barbara Creecy says she is confident that all major airports which are expected to receive international delegates for the G20 Summit are up to standard. The minister was speaking at the OR Tambo International Airport, east of Johannesburg, where she provided a status report on the country’s airport infrastructure…
FILE | Anti-GBV march The uMfolozi Municipality at KwaMbonambi on the KwaZulu-Natal north coast has raised concerns over the high number of gender-based violence (GBV)-related murders in its ward 8. This follows the brutal murder of a 16-year-old girl last week. It’s alleged that Khethokuhle Mncube, who was doing matric, was reported missing on the…
A mourner wearing a t-shirt bearing Chesnay Keppler’s face at her memorial service. 1 minute A 42-year-old Eldorado Park police officer accused of the murder of his 22-year-old Gauteng crime warden girlfriend, Chesnay Keppler, is expected back in the Protea Magistrate’s Court today for a bail hearing. Mandla Buthelezi is accused of shooting and killing Keppler…
The murder trial of former Bafana Bafana captain Senzo Meyiwa under way in the Hight Court in Pretoria. Live stream below:
