Gavel and handcuffs. The Molopo Regional Court in North West has convicted and sentenced 24-year-old traditional healer, Bongani Mafolela, to 15 years imprisonment for two separate sexual offences. Mafolela was sentenced to five years for an attempted rape committed in 2024, and sentenced to 10 years for a rape committed in 2022. The sentences will…
3 minutes South Africans have expressed mixed expectations of Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana’s 2025 Budget Policy Statement in Cape Town this afternoon. They include some economists who have painted a bleak picture of the country’s economic future. The budget is government’s most important document which affects the economy and the lives of all South Africans….
UCT campus in Cape Town 2 minutes The University of Cape Town (UCT) says it will be allocating around R1 billion this year, towards assisting students who are struggling to pay their fees. This as many students who were accepted to study at UCT are struggling to pay for tuition and accommodation. Funding from NSFAS…
Cattle grazing on a farm. Minister of Agriculture John Steenhuisen says South Africa has taken a major step in strengthening its response to foot and mouth disease with the launch of a locally produced vaccine developed by the Agricultural Research Council (ARC). The vaccine targets the SAT 1, SAT 2 and SAT 3 strains, and…
FILE: Empty shell casings scatter the ground. 1 minute Three people have been killed and two others injured in a mass shooting in Tshapile village outside eNgcobo, Eastern Cape, last night. According to reports, the deceased were preparing for a funeral for this coming weekend, when unknown heavily armed gunmen opened fire. Dr. AB Xuma…
Snack hamper. 3 minutes Civil society organisation, AfriForum, says the Gauteng Education Department’s ban on the sale of food at schools is too drastic as it will negatively affect learners or expose them to greater danger. The decision was made in response to the startling rise in food contamination incidents affecting pupils across various schools…
Gun and bullets. Police say a man has been shot and killed in Bonteheuwel on the Cape Flats. Police Spokesperson Wesley Twigg says officers attended to the crime scene earlier today, where they found the victim with multiple gunshot wounds. Twigg says the victim was declared deceased on the scene by medical personnel. He says…
Preserving diverse cultures is the order of the day in Groot Marico in the North West, with residents sharing their knowledge through various activities held in the area. It is also known as the capture site of former President Jacob Zuma in 1963. He was travelling with other Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK) recruits to Botswana…
Speaker of Council, Cllr. Margaret Arnolds presided over the swearing in of Mr. Kenny Kunene as a Proportional Representation (PR) Councillor. Patriotic Alliance deputy president, Kenny Kunene has been re-sworn in as a councillor for the City of Johannesburg. The former MMC of Transport resigned from his position and as a councillor in July, after…
Inside the High Court in Pretoria Police have confirmed a case of conspiracy to commit murder has been registered and being investigated after three men were removed from the High Court in Pretoria during the Senzo Meyiwa murder trial on Tuesday. The men were seated in the public gallery inside court. The trial adjourned…
