Adv. TT Thobane for accused 1 to 4 in the Senzo Meyiwa trial consults with his clients. 1 minute The lead investigator in the Senzo Meyiwa murder trial, Brigadier Bongani Gininda says accused four, Mthokoziseni Maphisa was regarded as a suspect by the initial investigating team probing the murder, however that investigation did not yield…
A gavel in court. 1 minute A Gauteng police officer has been found guilty by the Johannesburg High court for the murder of her partner. Constable Courtney Madella threw a container containing an unknown chemical at her partner, Nomalungelo Khumalo following an argument at a police barracks in Sophiatown, Johannesburg two years ago. The substance…
Fortune 40 project in Umjindi. 3 minutes A group of unemployed university undergraduates in Barberton, Mpumalanga, have turned to farming through the provincial government’s Fortune 40 programme. The Fortune 40 programme is initiated by the Mpumalanga Department of Agriculture to help graduates explore new career paths beyond their fields of study. While most participants lack…
US President Donald Trump delivers remarks on tariffs in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 2, 2025. 2 minutes The South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SACCI) says they are seeking clarity on the calculations used and companies that are going to be affected by the imposed US…
Pensioners wait to be served at a Postbank 1 minute The Western Cape Department of Social Development has welcomed Postbank’s plan to increase service points for the replacement of Sassa gold cards to Postbank Black Cards. The Department says according to a presentation by Postbank before parliament, it will be boosting sites in the Western…
Forensic medicine room and morgue. 1 minute The family of a Northern Cape man whose body was stolen at a mortuary in Kuruman says they will only find peace when his body is found. In March, two men entered the guardroom at Motheo wa Bophelo mortuary, assaulted security and stole three bodies. Macdaline Batswadi, the…
Sassa signage board seen outside the head office. 3 minutes In another case of identity theft, a 63-year-old pensioner from Gugulethu is yet to enjoy a penny of his social grant from the South African Social Security Agency (Sassa). This, while someone else in Gauteng – who has all his birth details including names and…
Hawks vehicle. 1 minute Hawks head Godfrey Lebeya has warned perpetrators of police killings that officers will find them wherever they are hiding. He says they are making progress in clamping down on organised crime, including incidents that involve police killings. Lebeya briefed the media in Pretoria yesterday. “An attack on a police official is…
An analogue tv seen in a room. 2 minutes The organisation, Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) says the postponement of the analogue switch-off is not surprising but the fact that only a few set-top boxes have been installed since the Constitutional Court order in 2022 is startling. Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies Solly Malatsi earlier…
He urged farmers to document their varieties and work together to preserve their seed banks. PELUM Zimbabwe, a network-based organisation that promotes agroecology, has committed to increasing efforts towards the protection of farmer-managed seed systems in the country. Speaking at a validation meeting on guidelines for developing a sui generis system for seed protection, programme…
