Outside the Cape Town High Court in the Western Cape. The case of alleged underworld crime boss, Jerome Booysen and 11 co-accused is expected to resume in the High Court in Cape Town on Monday morning. Last week, the prosecution called a witness who deals with intercepted calls. The court is dealing with a trial-within-a-trial. The…
[File image] Mpox vials 2 minutes South Africans have been urged to be more vigilant as the new variant of Mpox is said to be highly contagious. Unlike the first variant, which was said to be spread mainly through sexual contact, skin-to-skin contact and sharing of items such as bedding and clothing, clade 1B can…
Musician and actress Winnie Khumalo. 2 minutes Music producer Sello Chicco Twala has slammed the African National Congress (ANC), saying it has failed South African artists. He was speaking at the funeral service of singer and songwriter, Winnie Khumalo at the Protea Multipurpose Centre in Soweto. Khumalo died earlier this month at the age of 51 following a short illness. Twala has called upon…
Patriotic Alliance Deputy President Kenny Kunene. ActionSA in Gauteng is calling on the Patriotic Alliance to release the findings of an investigation into wrongdoing against its Deputy President, Kenny Kunene. In July, Kunene was suspended from all political activity after he was found at the home of murder accused, Katiso “KT” Molefe, during a police…
[File image] 1 minute Two Eastern Cape healthcare workers were shot dead in Lusikisiki on Wednesday night. According to reports, the couple was stationed at St Elizabeth Hospital. The details about the incident are still sketchy at this point. Eastern Cape health MEC Ntandokazi Capa has expressed shock at the incident and called for an…
An empty classroom. 3 minutes With schools set to re-open next week, the safety of learners remains a concern. Second-quarter crime statistics for the 2024/25 financial year, released in November last year, show that at least 106 rape incidents occurred at educational institutions countrywide. These include creches, schools and institutions of higher learning. There are…
Minister of Electricity and Energy Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa. Electricity and Energy Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa has expressed confidence that the country will not experience load shedding for the remainder of the winter season and through the coming warmers months. The minister gave an update on the state of the national grid in Pretoria today. Ramokgopa says…
File image: A service station in South Africa. 2 minutes The latest data from the Central Energy Fund (CEF) indicates that fuel prices will likely drop in May. Both grades of petrol are set to decrease by up to 19 cents per litre, with both grades of diesel set to fall by 37 cents per…
Firefighters. The City of Cape Town has activated its Disaster Risk Management Centre to coordinate efforts to assist those affected by the fire that has destroyed the tent housing refugees and several informal structures at Wingfield in Maitland, Cape Town. No injuries or fatalities have been reported. Disaster Risk management says it is liaising with…
File image | Justice Mbuyiseli Madlanga chairing the Commission of Inquiry into Allegations of Criminality, Political Interference and Corruption in the Criminal Justice System in Pretoria on September 22, 2025. Witness A will continue to testify before the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry in Pretoria on Tuesday morning. The detective who is tasked with investigating criminal…
