Johannes Jacobs and Gert Bezuidenhout seen during their appearance at the George Magistrate’s Court. 2 minutes Two men accused of murdering underworld boss, Mark Lifman, have been denied bail in the George Magistrate’s Court in the Western Cape. The two, 37 and 53-year-old men are accused of shooting Lifman down in the parking lot of…
(FILE PHOTO) Candles lit during a funeral. 2 minutes A Special Provincial Official Funeral Service was held in Gugulethu, Cape Town for Madoda Myoli, a PAC liberation struggle stalwart. He passed away in Zimbabwe in 1989 and his remains were repatriated to South Africa in September this year. Friends and comrades packed the community hall…
[FILE] The Sedibeng team was painting stop signs and arrows at road P167/1 road from Three Rivers to Heidelberg. Gauteng Transport MEC Kedibone Diale-Tlabela says law enforcement agencies will be deployed to address road infrastructure vandalism and other crime-related issues across the province. Her statement follows an incident on the R24 in which suspects allegedly…
File image: US flag with the Statue of Liberty in the background. 1 minute The South Africa Chamber of Commerce in the United States (SACCUSA) has expressed deep concern over the possible impact on SA businesses after United States President Donald Trump threatened to cut America’s funding to the country. Trump posted to his Truth…
2 minutes African National Congress (ANC) president Cyril Ramaphosa has called on alliance partners, particularly the South African Communist Party (SACP), to strengthen their partnership in honour of the late party General Secretary, Joe Slovo. Speaking at the 30th commemoration of Slovo’s death at Avalon Cemetery in Soweto on Monday, Ramaphosa’s remarks come as the…
[File image] A man and a child have died in a fire in Lwandle in Strand, Western Cape, after their shack caught alight. Fire and Rescue spokesperson Edward Bosch says the fire happened in the early hours of Monday morning. He says seven structures were destroyed, displacing twelve people. Bosch says four firefighting vehicles responded…
Road closure sign. eThekwini Metro Police say roads around Durban’s Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban will be closed today for the Betway Premiership match between Golden Arrows and Kaizer Chiefs. Smiso Nkwayana Road will be closed between Battery Beach and the Sandile Thusi on-ramp. Only pedestrians will be allowed to use Umgeni Road and Masabalela…
Police car with blue lights 2 minutes Crime expert Mike Bolhuis has called on the South African Police Service (SAPS) to prioritise petty crimes. According to Bolhuis, authorities’ failure to deal with petty offences has resulted in perpetrators becoming hardened criminals. This comes as the country faces escalating crime rates, with violent crimes reaching alarming…
Fire destroys informal settlement The KwaZulu-Natal Department of Cooperative Governance has dispatched disaster response teams to assist residents affected by the fire at Dakota Informal Settlement in Isipingo, south of Durban. Scores of families have been left destitute after a fire broke-out during the early hours of this morning. Fire at Dakota informal settlement in…
South Africa’s leader of the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) Mangosuthu Buthelezi. The KwaZulu-Natal provincial government will launch the resting place of the late Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi as a provincial heritage site tomorrow in Ulundi. KZN Premier, Thami Ntuli, will preside over the event. Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi, who was the founder the Inkatha Freedom Party(IFP) in 1975,…
