Accident scene graphic. Police are yet to establish the cause of a crash in which eight people were killed on the N3 highway between Van Reenen’s Pass and Montrose in the Free State. Six other people were injured and taken to hospital following the crash, which happened when a minibus taxi and a truck collided…
Constitutional Court of South Africa. 1 minute The Constitutional Court has ruled that the blanket ban on personal laptops in prison cells is unlawful and violates the constitutional right to further education. The judgment follows an inmate Mbalenhle Ntuli’s challenge. He took the head of the Johannesburg Prison and the Correctional Services Minister to court…
Suspended Deputy National Police Commissioner General Shadrack Sibiya. Suspended deputy national police commissioner, General Shadrack Sibiya, has accused Commissioner Sesi Baloyi of trying to overwhelm him. Appearing before the Madlanga Commission, Sibiya has been grilled about his relationship with Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala. Various witnesses at the commission have testified about how General Sibiya financially benefitted from Matlala, even receiving…
Justice and Constitutional Development Minister Mamoloko Kubayi 2 minutes Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development Mmamoloko Kubayi has announced a list of convicted sexual offenders and Gender-based violence (GBV) perpetrators will be made public by the end of February. The minister addressed the Kgalema Motlanthe Foundation’s 365 Days Against GBV Awareness Campaign in Soweto on Tuesday….
Proteas team. 2 minutes South Africa are within touching distance of a place in next June’s World Test Championship final at Lord’s but must win at least one of their two tests against Pakistan, which start with the Boxing Day encounter in Pretoria. A run of five successive test victories in the last five months…
The funeral service of media personality and businessman Warrick “DJ Warras” Stock is currently underway at the Church of the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Rosebank, Johannesburg. Stock was assassinated in Johannesburg last week. LIVESTREAM| DJ Warras Funeral Service:
The Cape Winelands District Municipality’s Fire Services reports that there has been good progress with containment in some areas, while in other areas flare-ups. 2 minutes Firefighters in the Cape Winelands District Municipality have had a busy night trying to put out fires in different parts of the municipality. Fire spokesperson, Jo-Anne Otto, says the…
MKP’s former Secretary General Floyd Shivambu 1 minute Political analyst Levy Ndou believes that the candidate to succeed Floyd Shivambu as the Secretary-General is one that should be able to unite the party. Since its inception, the uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party has been rocked by leadership changes, with Shivambu being the latest to be redeployed…
Nkosi Mwelo Nonkonyana at the Eastern Cape House of Traditional Leaders in 2018. Traditional leaders have voiced out their concerns over a lack of support by the government when it comes to their wellbeing and executing their duties. This has been raised during the Traditional and Khoi San Leadership Summit held by the Eastern Cape…
Former Johannesburg speaker Nobuhle Mthembu attends the 17th Ordinary Meeting of the Programming Committee in Braampark on June 13, 2025. Former Johannesburg Speaker and Action SA Councillor Nobuhle Mthembu says she accepts the council’s decision to remove her through a motion of confidence. Al Jama-ah brought the motion against Mthembu. Of the 270 Joburg councillors,…
