Nigerian televangelist Timothy Omotoso arrives at the OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg, May 18, 2025. 2 minutes The Department of Home Affairs has confirmed that Nigerian televangelist Timothy Omotoso will not be allowed back in South Africa for the next five years. Omatoso is currently at the OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg, ahead…
Former Johannesburg Mayor Kabelo Gwamanda speaks at Al Jama-ah’s Ward 10 year end celebration in Protea South, Soweto on December 5, 2024. 1 minute The court case against former Johannesburg Mayor Kabelo Gwamanda and his co-accused has been postponed to January 28, 2025, for a trial readiness certificate. Gwamanda appeared before the Protea Magistrate’s Court…
Police and forensics officials at the scene of the heist where one suspect was killed. 1 minute Police are searching for 17 suspects following Tuesday’s cash-in-transit robbery on the N2 Highway near the NPC cement factory in Durban. They believe the suspects approached a cash-in-transit vehicle, accosted and then assaulted two security guards. According to…
Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana, February 19, 2025. 2 minutes Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana has announced plans to meet with various political parties in the Government of National Unity (GNU) to address the political risks associated with a proposed two percentage point increase in Value-Added Tax (VAT). Speaking to the media in Parliament yesterday, Godongwana stated…
Court gavel and Cuffs The East London Magistrate’s Court has denied bail for the 52-year-old Eastern Cape woman who faces charges of human trafficking and forcing young girls into prostitution. Vuyokazi Gana, who is employed as a Deputy Principal at a local school, is accused of running a brothel at her house in the suburb…
2 minutes Unemployed medical doctors in Mpumalanga have marched to the provincial government offices to demand jobs. The doctors, who were offered bursaries by the government to study medicine, accuse the Department of Health of failing to employ them. The protest march was organised by the South African Medical Association Trade Union (Samatu). Qualified medical…
All about the horses…an unusual take on Hollywoodbets Durban July theme of Marvels of Mzansi, July 5, 2025. The Greyville Racecourse in Durban is a hive of activity ahead of the Hollywoodbets Durban July. Over 50 000 spectators are expected to attend Africa’s foremost horse racing and social event. Fashion designers are putting their dresses…
[File photo] The National Police Commissioner Fannie Masemola, Deputy National Commissioner for Crime Detection Shadrack Sibiya and Free State Commissioner Baile Motsweenyane address the media on Apr 27, 2025. The Deputy National Police Commissioner for Crime Detection, Lieutenant-General Shadrack Sibiya, says he was surprised to receive a letter stating that he has been placed on…
2 minutes The Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg has dismissed former apartheid security officers’ bid to secure the recusal of the presiding Judge in the COSAS 4 trial. Judge Dario Dosio of the Gauteng High Court will not be recusing himself from the historic trial which seeks justice for the murder of three teenagers in…
Transport Minister Creecy together with her Mozambique counterpart, Jorge Matlombe at Lebombo Border Post Transport Minister Barbara Creecy has announced that South Africa and Mozambique are planning to establish a one-stop truck control zone in each country to reduce congestion at the borders. Creecy announced talks with her Mozambican counterpart, Joao Matlombe, at the Lebombo…
