Tanzanian opposition leader and former presidential candidate of CHADEMA party Tundu Lissu holds up constitutional documents at the Kisutu Resident Magistrate Court in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania May 19, 2025. 3 minutes Tanzania’s main opposition leader, Tundu Lissu told his supporters to have no fear as he appeared in court on Monday on charges including…
Brothers Siyabonga and Malusi Ndimande are accused of orchestrating AKA and Tibz murders. Two brothers – Siyabonga and Malusi Ndimande – accused of murdering music rapper Kiernan “AKA” Forbes and his friend Tebello “Tibz” Motsoane in Durban in 2023, are expected to be brought back to South Africa from Eswatini on Tuesday to stand trial….
Empty benches in court. A 40-year-old man from Botshabelo in Free the State is set to appear in the Bloemfontein Magistrates’ Court later today for fraud, extortion, and defeating the course of justice. The suspect is alleged to have made telephone calls to business owners in Botshabelo, Thaba-Nchu, and Bloemfontein alerting them about planned robberies…
The vehicle that claimed the life of Minister Velenkosini Hlabisa’s driver. 1 minute The Ministry of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs has confirmed that Minister Velenkosini Hlabisa is safe and at home with his family after his security team’s vehicle was involved in a fatal crash on the N2. The crash occurred in the northbound…
Police tape at a crime scene. Two separate violent crimes in Gauteng have left security officers dead and millions of rands stolen. In Lawley, south of Johannesburg, two security officers were shot and killed while escorting a bakery truck in what was described as an ambush. In a separate incident in Hurleyvale, Edenvale, armed suspects reportedly robbed a victim of approximately R2.1…
Car burglary 1 minute Police have identified the top hijacking hotspots across the most populated provinces for January to March of this year, with Ivory Park and Mamelodi East in Gauteng taking the first and second positions in the country respectively. Mamelodi East recorded an 80 percent increase in the number of hijackings year on…
A newborn laying in a crib. 3 minutes Monday marks International Day of the Midwife. The day is celebrated to highlight the role midwives play in humanitarian and emergency settings around the world. However, a midwife working at Mhlava Wellem Clinic outside Giyani in Limpopo says poor infrastructure makes it difficult for them to perform…
Minister for Public Works Dean MacPherson at the scene of the Verulam temple collapse as rescue efforts continue The official death toll in the Redcliffe Temple collapse in Verulam near Durban has risen to five. The fifth body was retrieved on Sunday morning. Authorities are unable to confirm how many people are still missing and…
The Nelson Mandela University is hosting the annual Steve Biko lecture with Adv Muzi Skhakhane delivering the keynote address. Meanwhile, the inquest into the death of anti-apartheid activist Steve Biko has been postponed to the 12th of November, for case management in the High Court in Gqeberha in the Eastern Cape. The reopening comes exactly…
Traffic officer in action. 2 minutes This year’s road safety campaign has seen a few successes in curbing the road carnage during the Easter holidays. The multi-disciplinary force across the country has reported the arrest of motorists for various offences, including drinking and driving. A transport report noted that fatalities and crashes have decreased significantly…
