File Photo: Runners competing in the 2 Oceans Marathon 1 minute The City of Cape Town’s Disaster Risk Management has advised the public to take precaution against the expected increase in temperatures in various parts of the province. Spokesperson, Sonica Lategan says people who are participating in this weekend’s Two Oceans Marathon should take extra…
Police arrest suspects aged between 31 and 39 and recover endangered plants worth approximately R500 000-00 on 24 February 2025 after intercepting a truck. 1 minute Police in the Namakwa region of the Northern Cape have arrested three suspects for the illegal possession of endangered plants valued at approximately R500,000. Acting on a tip-off, officers…
An inspector checks cattle for foot and mouth disease. Agriculture Minister John Steenhuisen says people who do not comply with regulations put in place to help curb the spread of foot and mouth disease, will face criminal charges. The regulations cover among others the movement of livestock from disease management areas and the operation of…
Broken glasses at an accident scene. A fatal crash on Eisleben road in Lentegeur, Mitchell’s Plain has claimed the life of a pedestrian and has injured several school children. Police spokesperson, Wesley Twigg says the incident happened on Wednesday afternoon. He says a motorist drove on the wrong side of the road and crashed head-on…
Former Ekurhuleni Employee Relations Director, Xolani Nciza testifying at the Madlanga Commission Former Ekurhuleni Municipality employee relations head, Xolani Nciza has described how the Ekurhuleni Metro Police (EMPD) was weaponised against him after his suspension. Nciza was suspended from the City of Ekurhuleni in September 2023 for his role in the disciplinary hearing of EMPD…
Empty benches in court. The investigating officer into the Highgate Hotel Massacre Special Tribunal sitting in East London says they are facing some hurdles in securing some of the key witnesses to testify in the matter. This is because some are abroad and are not easy to trace. The 1993 incident saw five people killed…
FILE | Six-year-old Amantle Samane. The mother of Amantle Samane says that while she is satisfied with the judgment and sentence handed down to her daughter’s murderer and killer, this will not bring her back. Amantle, a young Soweto girl, was raped and killed by Mozambican national, Phethe Simiao. Judge William Karam at the High…
State witness in Joshlin Smith’s case, Lorentia Lombaard, seen testifying at the case. 1 minute The cross-examination of the state’s section 204 witness in the kidnapping and human trafficking trial of Joshlin Smith is expected to continue today. Lourentia Lombaard told the court that Kelly Smith had confided in her that she had sold Joshlin…
The trial against four people accused of the kidnapping and killing of six-year-old Bontle Mashiyane is expected to finally get underway next Monday. The trial was recently postponed on several occasions after the prosecutor called in sick. The suspects were arrested in 2022 after the young girl’s mutilated body was discovered in bushes following her…
Police vehicle lights. 1 minute The Democratic Alliance (DA) in Johannesburg says the city’s VIP protection budget should be spent on providing basic services to residents. Yesterday, the High Court in Johannesburg ruled that the city’s VIP protection policy was unconstitutional. It said municipal officials were provided with excessive security without proper threat assessments. Under…
