3 minutes A decline in young registered voters has prompted the Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) to host a dialogue at Nelson Mandela University in the Eastern Cape. The theme of the dialogue was “Strengthening democracy through youth participation”. It covers several topics, including the introduction of electronic voting to keep up with the…
Gauteng police discovered products used to manufacture drugs to the street value of approximately R200 million in Kya Sands, Johannesburg, 1 minute Five accused drug lords have appeared in the Groblersdal magistrate’s court in Limpopo. The five accused made a brief appearance. The accused had their case postponed to Friday next week for bail application….
Omotoso and two co-accused Zukiswa Sitho and Lusanda Solani are facing a number of sex-related charges, involving young girls from his Jesus Dominion International Church. 1 minute The High Court in Gqeberha in the Eastern Cape is expected to hear closing arguments in the case of pastor Timothy Omotoso this morning. Omotoso and two co-accused…
SAPS Operation Vala Umgodi clamps down on illegal mining in the Northern Cape. 2 minutes Mineral Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe says illegal mining is an attack on the economy of the country and those involved in it should be treated as criminals. This is as over 1 000 suspected illegal miners were arrested in the…
Mining production has decreased by 9.6% year-on-year for February 2025. 2 minutes The latest economic wrap-up for April 2025 from StatsSA shows a mixed bag, such as year-on-year declines in sectors including mining, manufacturing, and road passenger transport and increases in sectors including electricity generation, passenger rail transport, and income from tourist accommodation. Mining continues…
Rape accused Pastor Timothy Omotoso and his co-accused are pictured in the High Court in Gqeberha in the Eastern Cape on 10 October 2024. 2 minutes The Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development, Mmamoloko Kubayi has expressed deep sadness over the murder of community activist, Pamela Mabini in Gqeberha yesterday. Mabini played a vital role…
File Photo: A spaza shop in South Africa. 3 minutes Residents of KwaMashu, north of Durban, are calling for the closure of local spaza shops after teachers at a school in the area discovered capsules inside a sealed packet of chips bought by children. Several cases of food contamination have been reported in KwaZulu-Natal since…
1 minute The Judicial Conduct Tribunal probing allegations of sexual harassment against Judge President Selby Mbenenge of the Eastern Cape Division of the High Court continues. Live proceedings below:
Anti rape poster at a protest. 1 minute A suspect arrested in connection with the rape and kidnapping of a 10-year-old girl at the weekend in George in the Western Cape, has made a brief appearance in court. Police spokesperson Chris Spies says the 42-year-old was arrested on Sunday, after allegedly kidnapping two girls the…
Cash in Transit vehicles parked 2 minutes Police in KwaZulu-Natal have expressed concern over the spate of cash-in-transit heists in the province. There have been at least three reported heists in the past three weeks. Crime statistics released in February showed an increase in cash-in-transit heists and truck hijackings in the period between October and…
