Cows feeding The foot-and-mouth outbreak, which is now in its fourth year in KwaZulu-Natal, has the potential to cost meat producers millions of rands, according to the chairperson of the Red Meat Producers’ Association in KZN, Angus Williamson. In recent months, the outbreak has spread beyond the initial disease management area. The outbreak has also…
Heavy rain pouring down the roof. The South African Weather Service has forecast higher than normal rainfall for several parts of the country in the coming summer months. Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, the Free State and North West are likely to experience heavier rainfall, which could result in localised flooding in some areas. Forecaster Tokelo Chiloane says…
File | CONTRALESA President Kgosi Mokoena addressing a Cogta event in Mpumalanga. Traditional leaders organisation, Congress of Traditional Leaders of South Africa (Contralesa) says it will respond accordingly to the decision of African National Congress (ANC) members in the Eastern Cape legislature, who rejected a motion to offer traditional leaders medical aid and pension. Contralesa…
Senzo Meyiwa murder trial continues in the High Court in Pretoria. The cross-examination of one of the accused, Muzi Sibiya, is continuing. He’s on trial along with four other accused. They are charged with killing the former Bafana Bafana captain in October 2014. LIVESTREAM:
Judge Nompumelelo Radebe is expected to deliver her ruling today in the reopened inquest into the death of ANC leader Chief Albert Luthuli. The inquest into Luthuli’s death in 1967 was reopened in April this year. LIVESTREAM:
The SAHRC honours its longest serving staff members at their 30th Anniversary. The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) has acknowledged that one of the critical issues it needs to address is to ensure that its recommendations are properly implemented. There are concerns that the public is losing trust in the commission due to a…
Ekurhuleni Metro Police chief, Julius Mkhwanazi. The City of Ekurhuleni council is expected to decide on the Ekurhuleni Metro Police Department (EMPD) Deputy Chief, Julius Mkhwanazi’s future on Thursday. The council must decide whether to place Mkhwanazi on precautionary suspension or not. This comes after council members tabled an urgent motion to place Mkhwanazi on…
The Madlanga Commission of Inquiry. Witness C continues his testimony at the Madlanga Commission on Thursday morning. Witness C, who began his testimony last week, could not complete it because he was writing exams. LIVESTREAM:
FILE: learner was shot and killed in Samora Machel, Cape Town A man from Samora Machell in Philippi on the Cape Flats had been shot and killed. Police spokesperson Joseph Swartbooi says the man was walking down the street when a gunman opened fire on him last night. “An unknown gunman opened fire on a…
Cocaine found at a farm in Midrand. Police say criminal syndicates are increasingly using farms and plots for illegal activities, including drug operations, human trafficking and illegal mining. This comes after police seized cocaine worth more than R20 million during a raid at a plot in Midrand, Johannesburg, on Tuesday. Officers embarked on a multi-disciplinary…
