A man holds a framed picture of South African national soccer team goalkeeper and captain, Senzo Meyiwa during his funeral service in Durban November 1, 2014. 2 minutes Defence counsel in the Senzon Meyiwa murder case, Zithulele Nxumalo, says there is no eye witness that places accused number four, Mthokoziseni Maphisa at the crime scene….
High Court in Pietermaritzburg The man who has pleaded guilty to the 2017 murder of former African National Congress Youth League secretary general, Sindiso Magaqa, is due to be sentenced in the Pietermaritzburg High Court today. 37-year-old Sibusiso Ncengwa changed his plea to one of guilty last month, resulting in his case being separated from…
1 minute Gauteng Finance and Economic Development MEC Lebogang Maile presents the 2024 Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS). LIVE STREAM:
A prepaid electricity meter. The South African Local Government Association (SALGA) has warned that Eskom‘s plans to interrupt power supply to indebted municipalities will cause instability. Eskom has vowed to cut off power supply to 14 municipalities across the country in an effort to recoup over R100m owed to it. In line with the Promotion…
The Minister of Home Affairs, Dr Leon Schreiber, together with Commissioner of the Border Management Authority (BMA), Dr Michael Masiapato, brief the media on 2025/2026 festive season operations successes, detailing the impact of the departure and return leg of the operations. LIVE STREAM:
1 minute Twenty-nine people have been arrested in Mangaung in Bloemfontein in the Free State for public violence following the looting of foreign-owned tuck shops overnight. Residents went on a rampage yesterday after 47 learners from Ihobe Primary School were rushed to Pelonomi Hospital for consuming suspected expired biscuits and chocolates. A child from Toka…
Palestinian travellers who arrived at OR Tambo International Airport. The South African Zionist Federation has categorically rejected as torrent and baseless accusations surrounding the group of Palestinians initially denied entry at Johannesburg’s OR Tambo International Airport on Thursday. The Federation says politicians and the media repeated the inflammatory claim that Israel “deliberately” withheld passport stamps…
A health worker in a laboratory Pharmaceutical manufacturer Biovac has opened a new product development laboratory in Cape Town, marking a major step towards full vaccine manufacture in South Africa. The high-tech facility, backed by the government and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation along with private sector, aims to boost local vaccine innovation…
A bakkie damaged after an accident in the Eastern Cape. 3 minutes Three people have died, and six others sustained severe injuries in a head-on collision involving a bakkie and a seven-seater vehicle on the N2 near Butterworth in the Eastern Cape. Provincial Transport Department Spokesperson Unathi Binqose says the deceased were all in the…
[FILE IMAGE] A child lights a candle during load shedding. 2 minutes Eskom says no loadshedding can be expected this winter if unplanned losses remain below 13,000 Megawatts. The utility’s group CEO Dan Marokane gave the state of the system winter outlook at Megawatt Park. He says, at worst, Stage 2 will be implemented if…
