SANDF soldiers on patrol 2 minutes The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) says it will intensify its patrols along the South Africa and Zimbabwe border. Cases of smuggling of goods along the banks of the Limpopo river usually increase towards the festive season. SANDF briefed the media in Musina on Thursday. The defence force…
FILE | Damages after a fire at an informal settlement 1 minute A fire has broken out in an informal settlement in Sea Cow Lake in Durban. It is believed that about 100 shacks have been affected. The eThekwini Fire Department has managed to extinguish the fire to prevent it from spreading. The total number of…
The five suspects in AKA and Tibz murder from left to right 2 minutes Legal expert Abigail Ngobene says the announcement of a trial date in the case of five men accused of killing rapper Kiernan “AKA” Forbes and his friend Tebello “Tibz” Motsoane will depend on the defence’s readiness. The five accused appeared today…
Court gavel A 75-year-old woman and a 36-year-old man have been granted bail after handing themselves over to the Hawks in Secunda, Mpumalanga. Wilhemina Jacoba and Phakamani Hlongwane are allegedly linked to Pieter Grober and his family, who were earlier arrested for distributing rotten and expired food for human consumption. The two accused, alongside the…
A picture of Joshlin Smith on a jacket of member of the public is seen outside the Western Cape High Court on 02 May 2025. 2 minutes Proceedings in the kidnapping case of Joshlin Smith have been postponed to May 23 in the Western Cape High Court for transfer to Saldanha Bay. The missing girl’s mother, Kelly Smith, Jacquen Appollis and Steveno van Rhyn, were found guilty of kidnapping…
The Bulls are winless after two matches in Pool 3. 1 minute The Bulls suffered their second loss in a row in the Investec Champions Cup after English side Northampton Saints beat them 30-21 at Loftus Versveld in Pretoria. It was an error-ridden performance by the Bulls, while the Saints made the most of their…
EFF leader Julius Malema briefs the media on the suspension of the VAT increase. 2 minutes The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) has welcomed the Western Cape High Court’s decision to suspend the half a percentage point VAT increase, preventing the tax hike from taking effect on Thursday. The court issued this ruling on Sunday, also…
The Goodwood Magistrates Court in Cape Town. Community activists from Elsie’s River on the Cape Flats say the brutal killing of a 14-year-old boy, who was gunned down in the area last week, has left the area distraught. The teenager was walking home from school when he was killed in a suspected gang-related incident. An…
SABC News anchor Ayanda Nyathi interviews ANC Chairperson Gwede Mantashe at the party’s National General Council in Boksburg in the East Rand on December 9, 2025. African National Congress (ANC) Chairperson Gwede Mantashe has made it clear that the party’s members are free to make a choice between the ANC and its ally, the South…
The My Vote Counts (MVC) requests for President Ramaphosa to give out full records of the Political Party Funding Act. NGO My Vote Counts (MVC) says it will be writing to President Cyril Ramaphosa to request that he releases the full record of the reasons he considered amendments to the Political Party Funding Act earlier…
