[FILE IMAGE]: Empty benches inside the court. Deputy Justice and Constitutional Development Minister Andries Nel says security measures around courts will need to be urgently reviewed following the deadly shooting outside the Booysens Magistrates’ Court in Johannesburg. Two people were fatally shot, and three others wounded, when gunmen opened fire on a group that was…
ActionSA Ekurhuleni mayoral candidate Xolani Khumalo ActionSA Ekurhuleni mayoral candidate Xolani Khumalo and his co-accused have handed themselves at the Katlehong police station in Ekurhuleni after a self-confessed drug dealer laid a charge of assault. Khumalo’s party believes this development comes amid escalating tensions in Ekurhuleni, where his push for accountability has rattled drug syndicates. They claim his efforts…
Outside of the Sebokeng mortuary in the Vaal where the bodies of the learners were transported to following the head-on collision in Vanderbijlpark. Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi has confirmed that all the victims of the scholar transport crash in Vanderbijlpark have been identified. The crash, which happened yesterday, claimed the lives of 12 learners and left others in a critical condition….
South African Reserve Bank (SARB) Governor, Lesetja Kganyago. South African Reserve Bank (SARB) Governor Lesetja Kganyago says the central bank has set its focus on its price stability mandate and ensuring that the new inflation target expectations are embedded. The bank set a new target of 3% with a 1% tolerance band last year. Kganyago…
SANDF soldiers. ActionSA and the Democratic Alliance are calling for an urgent investigation into reports that senior SANDF officials defied President Cyril Ramaphosa’s orders during naval drills in Simon’s Town. The President had reportedly instructed that Iran be excluded from the exercises, but Iranian warships are said to have taken part. Media Statement || Ministry of Defence and…
The Cape Town Magistrates Court. The case of eight Milnerton High School learners charged with assault with the intent to do grievous bodily harm has been postponed until the 11th of March in the Cape Town Magistrates’ Court. This case follows a video which went viral in October last year, showing learners allegedly assaulting a…
City Power offices in Johannesburg. City Power in Johannesburg says the inner city is largely stable despite recent power outages affecting residents in suburbs such as Bellevue, Kensington and Cyrildene. Community members say the outages, which have lasted several days in some areas, have disrupted their daily lives. The power utility says only a few…
Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi briefs the media on the tragic Vanderbijlpark scholar transport incident in Sedibeng that claimed the lives of 14 learners. LIVE STREAM:
Shattered glass on the ground after an accident. Emergency services in Ekurhuleni have confirmed that three learners have been hospitalised following a crash involving their scholar transport and a light motor vehicle. EMS Spokesperson William Ntladi says rescue teams were dispatched to the scene this morning to render assistance. “A scholar transporter, a Toyota Quantum…
Former IPID head Robert McBride. Tempers flared at the Ad Hoc Committee investigating criminality in the criminal justice system after former Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID) head Robert McBride refused to disclose his current employment, citing legal restrictions. His utterances angered several Members of Parliament (MPs). McBride had earlier submitted what he described as an outdated…
