Former South African Police Service (SAPS) Special Task Force member Mathipandile Sotheni, accused of Marius ‘Witness D’ Van der Merwe’s murder, is applying for bail at the Boksburg Magistrates Court. Live stream below:
The dissolved board of South African Tourism says it’s exploring various options, including legal action, following the decision by the Minister of Tourism Patrica de Lille to dissolve it on Wednesday. They say they were surprised by the Minister’s decision, who cited an irregular meeting held on the 1st of this month, which they say never…
A lecture room at a campus 3 minutes The Civil Organization, Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA), wants private student accommodation to be managed by tertiary academic institutions like before. This comes after a string of concerns relating to the delays in NSFAS funding, affecting students and financially crippling service providers. The Private Student Housing Association is…
1 minute Twenty-six illegal mineworkers were retrieved from a disused mine shaft in Stilfontein, North West, during the first day of the official rescue operations. According to Mametlwe Sebei representing Lawyers for Human Rights, two bodies were also brought up from underground. Meanwhile, the Ministries of Police and Mineral Resources and Energy are expected to…
The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema engaging with members of the media in Johannesburg on December 11, 2025. Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema says that the party will continue engaging the South African Communist Party (SACP) informally ahead of the 2026 local government elections. This comes as the SACP has confirmed…
Sasol Secunda CTL is a cornerstone of SA’s energy transition. Source: Horst Vogel/Flickr The plant is under pressure to reduce its emissions with the authors estimating that a carbon price of R2,000 per ton of CO2 in 2030 would be required to achieve South Africa’s NDC commitment. Sasol is also facing challenges with its process…
Empty courtroom 1 minute Two men, Mfanafuthi Madlala and Sifiso Sokhulu, have been sentenced to life imprisonment by the Durban Regional Court. They were found guilty of shooting and killing taxi owner Siyabonga Ngcobo on July 10, 2022, while he was driving his minibus-taxi along Ramchad Road in the Effingham area of Greenwood. Provincial Police…
A gavel in the courtroom. 1 minute The Verulam Regional Court north of Durban has sentenced two men to a term of life imprisonment for each of the three counts of rape they committed in 2023 in Ndwedwe, KwaZulu-Natal. In a statement, the National Prosecuting Authority says that the complainant and her friends were at…
Beds inside of a healthcare facility. The Gauteng Health Department says it has implemented measures to curb hospital-acquired infections, which are also known as nosocomial infections. These are infections that patients can contract while receiving treatment for other conditions at medical facilities. Such infections can lead to serious and sometimes life-threatening complications. During a recent…
AfriForum briefs the media at its Centurion headquarters. Livestream|
