Life Esidimeni families picketing outside the NPA offices. 1 minute Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), Section 27, is joining the families of the Life Esidimeni victims, in calling for the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) to pursue criminal charges against former Gauteng Health MEC Qedani Mahlangu and the former Director of Mental Health in Gauteng Dr. Makgabo Manamela….
Emergency services at the scene after multiple people were hit by a car during the Liverpool Victory Parade in Liverpool, Britain, May 26, 2025. 2 minutes A car plowed into a crowd of Liverpool soccer fans during a parade in the English city yesterday, injuring dozens of people. Ambulance officials say 27 people were hospitalized…
Joshlin’s mother, Kelly Smith, her boyfriend, Jacquen Appollis, and Steveno van Rhyn 1 minute A probation officer who compiled reports on three convicted human traffickers, Kelly Smith, Jacquen Appollis and Steveno Van Rhyn has recommended a maximum sentence for the accused. Sentencing procedures in the Joshlin Smith kidnapping and human trafficking case continued today in…
Person holding South African money 1 minute North-West Finance MEC Kenetswe Mosenogi has re-tabled the provincial budget after Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana re-tabled the country’s budget last week. Mosenogi says the province’s Agricultural Support Programme has received a slight increase. ”The Conditional Grants allocation amounts to R9.618 billion in 2025/26 financial year and R9.182 billion…
Oil tanker at a port 2 minutes OPEC+ is likely to agree to a further accelerated oil output hike for July this week, three delegates from the group told Reuters, in the latest stage of a plan to meet rising demand and increase market share. When the 22-member group meets on Wednesday to review the…
Kelly Smith and two other accused in the Joshlin Smith disappearance case. 1 minute The state in the case of six-year-old Joshlin Smith’s disappearance has called a social worker who sourced victim impact statements from members of the community. The then-six-year-old went missing from her Middlepos home in February last year. Deonnett Boltney took statements…
President Cyril Ramaphosa addresses a media conference at the Union Buildings in Pretoria on April 24, 2025. 1 minute President Cyril Ramaphosa is expected to deliver the keynote address at the Sustainable Infrastructure Development Symposium South Africa (SIDSSA) Conference in Cape Town today. The gathering brings together key stakeholders, including government officials from various departments…
Forensic medicine room and morgue. 1 minute The family of a Northern Cape man whose body was stolen at a mortuary in Kuruman says they will only find peace when his body is found. In March, two men entered the guardroom at Motheo wa Bophelo mortuary, assaulted security and stole three bodies. Macdaline Batswadi, the…
A view from inside a court of law. 1 minute The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) in the Western Cape has confirmed that former Stellenbosch University student Theuns du Toit has been acquitted of all criminal charges related to a 2022 incident that sparked national attention. Du Toit was charged with crimen injuria and malicious damage…
FILE: Artist Presley Chweneyagae. 2 minutes The family of legendary actor Presley Chweneyagae has confirmed that he passed away as a result of natural causes. Forty-year-old Chweneyagae passed away at his home in Pretoria yesterday. He was best known for his leading role in the award-winning 2005 film, Tsotsi. Chweneyagae also starred in various films,…
