1 minute Two suspects are expected to apply for bail at the Durban Magistrates’ Court next Monday in connection with the murder of businessman Shailen Singh. Brothers Darren and Farrel Govender were arrested after Singh was found shot dead in the parking lot of a restaurant in Umhlanga, north of Durban, over a week ago….
Five Killed in Horrific Taxi Crash, Pinetown. KwaZulu-Natal authorities have launched an investigation into the cause of a crash in which five people were killed in a taxi on the N3 towards Pietermaritzburg last night. Thirteen other people were injured in the incident. It happened when the driver lost control of the taxi and it…
Professor Firoz Cachalia Newly-appointed Police Minister, Professor Firoz Cachalia, says he will take the recommendations of the National Anti-Corruption Council seriously during his time in office. Cachalia, who also chairs the council, was sworn in at the Union Buildings in Pretoria on Thursday morning. His appointment follows President Cyril Ramaphosa’s decision to Senzo Mchunu on…
NSRI members during a rescue 1 minute The bodies of a teenager and a man—believed to have drowned in separate incidents—have been retrieved from different areas along the KwaZulu-Natal south coast. The male teenager disappeared at Pennington Beach on Wednesday. In the second incident, the National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) in Port Edward was on…
DA branded microphone and flags seen at a press briefing. 2 minutes The Democratic Alliance (DA) has sought to clarify its recent visit to the United States, saying that it was aimed at providing fact-based information to the Trump administration. This is as relations between the US and South Africa remain tense following a termination…
1 minute Democratic Alliance (DA) leader John Steenhuisen briefs the media on the party’s position on the economy, Government of National Unity (GNU) and State of the Nation Address (SONA) expectations. Live stream below:
SANDF soldiers The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) has issued a warning to its members to avoid creating explicit content on social media while in uniform. This follows a viral clip of an SANDF member performing a striptease while in her uniform. MEDIA STATEMENT || The South African National Defence Force Cautions Its Members…
Samwu members protest in the Johannesburg CBD on December 12, 2024. 1 minute Several City of Johannesburg employees affiliated to the South African Municipal Worker’s Union (Samwu) have been injured after the police fired rubber bullets at protesting workers. Samwu members had barricaded several roads in the Braamfontein area yesterday afternoon, causing traffic disruptions that…
The Constitutional Court has ruled that men may assume their wives’ surnames, declaring Section 26(1)(a) to (c) of the Births and Deaths Registration Act unconstitutional insofar as it unfairly discriminates on the basis of gender, by failing to afford men the right to assume the surname of women after marriage. JUSTIN: The ConCourt has confirmed that…
A humpback whale. The annual migration of the humpback whales and sea turtles to Richards Bay’s waters from June to November each year is under severe threat from pollution. The natural spectacle has become a significant draw for tourists on South Africa’s east and west coasts. Dockside Cruises spokesperson Mazwi Dubazane says, “In South Africa,…
