Booysens Magistrate’s Court in Johannesburg. The case against an Ethiopian national arrested after 12 teenagers were rescued in Mulbarton, south of Johannesburg, this week, has been postponed to Friday. This is in order to secure an Aramaic language interpreter. The 47-year-old appeared in the Booysens Magistrate’s Court in Johannesburg Thursday morning, facing 12 counts of…
Eskom client loading electricity on prepaid meter. 1 minute Build One South Africa’s leader, Mmusi Maimane, will spearhead a picket today against Eskom’s application to the National Energy Regulator (NERSA) for a 36.1% electricity tariff increase. Eskom has applied to NERSA to approve a 36.1% electricity price hike from April 2025, an 11.8% price increase…
Deputy President Paul Mashatile speaking during the an event. Deputy President Paul Mashatile says South Africa enters the festive season with renewed economic optimism, despite ongoing global and domestic challenges. In his Christmas message, Mashatile reflected on key national milestones in 2025, including hosting the first G20 Leaders’ Summit on African soil and the first…
1 minute KwaZulu-Natal Premier Thami Ntuli delivers the State of the Province Address in Pietermaritzburg. Live proceedings below:
Private investigator Paul O’Sullivan testifies before Parliament’s Ad Hoc Committee. It has been confirmed that Parliament has laid criminal charges against private investigator, Paul O’Sullivan. This was announced at a housekeeping meeting of the Ad Hoc Committee looking into national security concerns. The charges flow from a threatening message O’Sullivan allegedly sent to a witness,…
Police have arrested one suspect in Polokwane, in connection with the Saulsville tavern shooting. National Police spokesperson Athlenda Mathe has confirmed that police have arrested one suspect in Polokwane, in connection with the Saulsville tavern shooting. Earlier this month, multiple gunmen opened fire inside a shebeen in Saulsville, Gauteng, killing at least 12 people and…
Missing 17-year-old Zoe Joshua and three-year-old Jermica Andrews. Police have urged the public to be on the lookout for a missing 17-year-old girl and a three-year-old from Salberau in Elsies River on the Cape Flats. Police spokesperson FC Van Wyk says the two missing girls, Zoe Joshua and Jermica Andrews, left home on September 11…
1 minute President Cyril Ramaphosa has sought to clarify that there are a number of countries that face budget challenges but are able to fix them over time. His remarks follow the postponement of the Parliamentary Budget sitting due to parties in the Government of National Unity (GNU) failing to agree on how the budget…
Kaizer Chiefs players during the pre-season tour in the Netherlands. Kaizer Chiefs marketing and commercial manager, Jessica Motaung, says winning their first trophy in 10 years at the end of last season, has re-energized the team. She also described their recent pre-season tour to the Netherlands as very successful. Amakhosi returned on Sunday from their…
Former KZN Hawks head Johan Booysen Security Strategist and retired Interpol Ambassador Andy Mashaile says it’s never too late to bring to book former KwaZulu-Natal Hawks head Major General Johan Booysen and his former colleagues to answer for their alleged hidden past atrocities. The members of the Cato Manor Violent Crime Unit have been accused…
