1 minute The re-opened inquest into the death of former ANC president Chief Albert Luthuli resumes in the High Court in Pietermaritzburg in KwaZulu-Natal this morning. The Luthuli family wants the court to overturn the findings of the original inquest that his death was an accident. The anti-apartheid activist died in 1967 after a train…
[File] The Power Utility says the Eskom board twice asked two independent lawyers to investigate COO Jan Oberholzer first in July 2019 when the allegations first surfaced. 2 minutes The uMkhonto weSizwe Party (MK Party) is calling for an inquiry into the awarding of a multi-billion-rand energy tender to Mulilo Energy, a company chaired by…
1 minute The Sol Plaatje Municipality in Kimberley, Northern Cape, says it expects to restore water supply in the area by tomorrow. The water shutdown forms part of a seven-year project funded through a R2.5 billion grant from the National Treasury to upgrade infrastructure in the city. Municipal Director of Infrastructure and Services, Walter Jood,…
1 minute The Senzo Meyiwa murder trial is expected to resume this morning in the High Court in Pretoria after the state requested for more time to furnish the defence with vehicle tracking data. This pertains to vehicles officers used when they arrested some of the accused. Five men are on trial for the murder…
Sugendran Rodney Naicker at his sentencing at the Durban Magistrates’ Court. 1 minute The family of murdered Vyaksha Sookdew has welcomed the 23-year sentence handed to her killer, Sugendran Rodney Naicker, in the Durban Magistrates’ Court. Naicker pleaded guilty to the murder of Sookdew, his then-girlfriend, who was killed in December 2023 at her Havenside…
CONTRALESA President Kgoshi Lameck Mokoena addressing a Cogta event in Mpumalanga. 2 minutes The Congress of Traditional Leaders of South Africa (Contralesa) says it plans to engage with key national leaders, including former President Jacob Zuma and AmaZulu King Misuzulu, as part of its National Consultative Pilgrimage initiative. This follows a recent meeting with former…
FILE: IFP Deputy Chief Whip, Khethamabala Sithole. 1 minute The Inkatha Freedon Party (IFP) has called on Parliament to urgently improve the protection of its members. This follows the killing of IFP MP and Deputy Chief Whip, Khethamabala Sithole. He was shot dead in Katlehong on the East Rand on Saturday. The motive for the…
Justice and Constitutional Development Minister, Mmamoloko Kubayi arrives at Westpark Cemetery in Johannesburg for the reburial of activists in May 3, 2025. 2 minutes Justice and Constitutional Development Minister, Mmamoloko Kubayi will this morning attend the proceedings of the re-opened inquest into the deaths of the Cradock Four in the High Court in Gqeberha, Eastern…
Chief Albert Luthuli. 2 minutes The re-opened inquest into the death of former African National Congress (ANC) president Chief Albert Luthuli is set to resume in the High Court in Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal, this morning. The Luthuli family is seeking to overturn the findings of the original inquest, which concluded that his death was accidental. Chief…
FILE: Crime scene. 2 minutes Police are investigating a murder case following the discovery of a mutilated body of a 14-year-old girl in Durban Deep, Roodepoort in western Johannesburg. A passerby notified police after finding body under a shrub yesterday. Police say in a statement that the suspects are unknown. The Tshegofatso Pule Foundation has…
