Traffic officer in action. 2 minutes This year’s road safety campaign has seen a few successes in curbing the road carnage during the Easter holidays. The multi-disciplinary force across the country has reported the arrest of motorists for various offences, including drinking and driving. A transport report noted that fatalities and crashes have decreased significantly…
Advocate Charles Mnisi who represents accused number 3 and 1 in the Senzo Meyiwa case. The Senzo Meyiwa murder trial is set to resume in the Pretoria High Court on Monday. Defence lawyer, Charles Mnisi is expected to continue with cross-examination of the state witness, Sergeant Moses Mabasa. The police officer was called back to…
SA Police Service badge. The Police and Prisons Civil Rights Union (POPCRU) has called for a proper vetting process for SAPS officers who are responsible for training recruits. This comes amid reports that several senior officers at police academies have sexually exploited police trainees. Today, the union will lead a march to the Shorburg Building…
Water running out of taps. Water and Sanitation Deputy Minister David Mahlobo has assured the public that the levels of water contamination by antiretroviral drugs (ARVs) in South Africa’s water sources will not affect the standard of drinking water. Mahlobo’s comments follow research that was conducted jointly by the North West University’s Unit for Environmental…
EFF leader Julius Malema testifies in the East London regional court, Eastern Cape on November 1, 2024. 1 minute The firearm discharge case against Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema and his bodyguard Adriaan Snyman is back at the East London Regional Court in the Eastern Cape this morning for closing arguments, from both…
People holding placards at an anti-corruption march. 2 minutes The Special Investigations Unit (SIU) says an investigation has revealed that over R9 million was paid to a service provider for one state funeral. This, as the budget was in actual fact only a million per state funeral. The SIU presented this to Parliament’s Public Works…
Bodies of SAPS constables, 24-year-old Constable Cebekhulu Linda (male), 30-year-old Constable Keamogetswe Buys (female) and 20-year-old Constable Boipelo Senoge (female) were found in a river in Centurion. 3 minutes Families of the three police constables whose bodies were retrieved earlier this week from the Hennops River in Centurion say they will travel back to Pretoria…
Police vans at the scene of an arrest. Gauteng police have arrested a man in his 40s in connection with a stolen vehicle and found unlicensed ammunition in his possession. The suspect was nabbed during Operation Shanela in Alexandra, Johannesburg. Provincial Police Commissioner Tommy Mthombeni says the vehicle crime investigation unit confirmed that the…
Taxis at a station. 2 minutes The Long Distance Taxi Association in KwaZulu–Natal, which had previously embarked on a strike after their operating permits were withheld, says they are relieved that their permits have now been issued. The association’s Bhekisisa Nzuza says the permits came at the right time when thousands of commuters and churchgoers…
The South African Weather Service graphic showing the outlook for April 2-3, 2025. 2 minutes Meteorologist Azwi Tuwani says the cold snap experienced in parts of the country is caused by clouds covering the systems, that are moving along the coastal areas and pushing in cooler air to the interior. Gauteng, Free State and the…
