File image: Firearm seized from a crime suspect. 1 minute Three suspects who had allegedly hijacked a vehicle in Mariannhill in Durban have been killed in a shootout with police. In a statement, police say the vehicle was loaded with home appliances. They say their investigations traced the hijacked vehicle to the Klaarwater hostel in…
Newborn babies in hospital cribs. 1 minute The first Christmas baby in the Eastern Cape was born just two minutes after midnight at Madweleni Hospital in Elliotdale. So far, 104 Christmas babies have been born in the province, with 57 boys and 47 girls. Eastern Cape Department of Health Spokesperson Mkhululi Ndamase confirmed the birth…
The cocaine, weighing about 80 kilograms, was found hidden in a storage room on the premises in Blue Hills, Midrand. A crime intelligence-driven operation has led to the discovery of cocaine worth R20 million at a smallholding in Blue Hills, Midrand. Police say a multidisciplinary team led by the Crime Intelligence Head Office, together with…
Members of the SANDF seen during a parade. 1 minute Parliament’s Joint Standing Committee on Defence wants to engage the Presidency in extending the deployment of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). This was after the President had sent a letter to the Committee on Christmas Eve of…
Person behind bars. National Commissioner of Correctional Services Makgothi Thobakgale has led a parole monitoring operation in Polokwane, Limpopo. Correctional Services officers and their police counterparts made unannounced visits to parolees’ homes in Polokwane last night. The operation focused on gender based violence and femicide parolees. There are about 45 000 parolees in South Africa….
Bitou Municipality Deputy Mayor Nokuzola Kolwapi The Bitou Municipality in Plettenberg Bay in the Western Cape says an internal committee has been tasked to investigate and table a report before the council with its recommendations regarding the shooting incident involving the Deputy Mayor. This after councillor Nokuzola Kolwapi was seen in several social media videos allegedly firing a gun into…
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…
The Outeniqua Choo-Tjoe crossing the Kaaimans River into Wilderness. Transnet is set to host an official signing ceremony on Monday at George in the Western Cape, paving the way for the reintroduction of the iconic Outeniqua Choo-Tjoe. The steam train is finally making a comeback after being out of use since the 2006 floods severely…
Napoleon Nyalunga to be sentenced for German tourist’s murder
Passengers queue as they make their way to different destinations. 2 minutes Airports are experiencing their highest passenger influx of the year, with the Airports Company South Africa (ACSA) expecting more than 20 000 travellers to pass through South African Airports this Friday. The company operates nine airports including Cape Town International, King Shaka International…
