A branch of the VBS Mutual Bank. 2 minutes Former Thulamela Local Municipality Mayor Avhashoni Tshifhango is facing trial in the Polokwane Specialised Commercial Crimes Court in Limpopo today for alleged corruption in the looting and collapsing of the defunct VBS Bank. Tshifhango allegedly received a bribe of a vehicle valued at more than half a…
Funeral notice of the slain police officer Provincial MEC for Community Safety, Security and Liaison in Mpumalanga Jackie Macie says those who kill the police are waging the war against the state. Macie was speaking at the funeral of Sergeant Lawrence Mtshweni who was fatally wounded when him and his colleagues were responding to a…
A worker counts money. Thousands of Ithala Bank customers are expected to start having access to their funds from Monday through a new banking institution. National Treasury will make up to R2.2 billion available for the payouts from December 8th at FNB branches. In January, the South African Reserve Bank’s Prudential Authority applied for the…
An ambulance seen as emergency services responds to an incident. Two people have been critically injured when their light aircraft crashed in Austin View in Midrand north of Johannesburg on Monday morning. The Aeronautical Rescue Coordination Centre (ARCC) says they have been taken to a medical facility for treatment. The centre says the light aircraft…
Women hold placards as they protest against gender-based violence. 1 minute Gender-based violence remains a profound and widespread problem that affects almost every aspect of life in South Africa, according to a study by the Human Sciences Research Council. The first-ever Gender-Based Violence Study in South Africa shows that almost 40% of women in the…
Beds in hospital. The Free State Health Department says it is diverting maternity patients to relevant health facilities following the closure of the maternity ward at the National District Hospital in Bloemfontein. Health Spokesperson Mondli Mvambi says the closure follows the issuing of Prohibition Notice by the Department of Labour against the maternity ward due…
Court gavel and handcuffs Accused Number Two, Aphiwe Ndende’s defence lawyer in the mass murder of 18 people at Ngobazana Village in Lusikisiki in the Eastern Cape, has accused state witness, Lwando Abi, of contradicting himself. Advocate Mawande Nokhwali was cross-examining, accused turned state witness, Abi, at the Mthatha High Court sitting in Lusikisiki. Six…
Kruger National Park rangers. 1 minute The Mpumalanga police have arrested two suspects for illegal hunting and trespassing in the Kruger National Park. According to the police, the two were arrested after field rangers on patrol discovered tracks of four individuals. The other two suspects managed to flee. One of the suspects is a former…
A man works with plants near a G20 sign at the Nasrec Expo centre ahead of the G20 Summit, in Johannesburg, South Africa, November 20, 2025. The Sherpa of South Africa’s G20 presidency and Director-General of the Department of International Relations and Cooperation, Zane Dangor, says both South Africa and the United States want the…
A person behind bars. 2 minutes The former Head of Department at the North West Department of Community Safety and Transport Management Bailey Mahlakoleng has been sentenced to two years imprisonment or R200 000 fine. This is after he pleaded guilty before the North West High court today, for contravening the Public Finance Management Act…
