Mourners gather at the memorial service of the Soshanguve mass shooting victims. 3 minutes The brutal murder of six community patrollers in Soshanguve north of Pretoria has ignited renewed calls for urgent government intervention in crime-ridden communities. The patrollers were stoned and set alight on Saturday at Marry Me informal settlement. Two suspects appeared in…
A hospital ward. 1 minute The Limpopo health department says 50 learners from Dzumeri Primary School at Ndhambi village in Giyani have been taken to hospital due to a suspected food-borne illness. Health Spokesperson Neil Shikwambana says the learners were sent to Nkensani Hospital after complaining of abdominal pains, with some indicating that they have…
1 minute Former Vhavenda king Toni Mphephu Ramabulana is expected to testify in a court challenge brought by her niece, Princess Masindi Ramabulana. The Supreme Court of Appeal withdrew Prince Toni Ramabulana’s certificate of recognition as king of Vhavenda on 12 April 2019. Watch court proceedings:
FILE: The uMkhonto weSizwe Party (MKP) Limpopo Deputy Organiser, Ponani Makhubele . 1 minute Ponani Makhubele has stepped down from her position as uMkhonto weSizwe Party (MKP) Limpopo Deputy Organiser, citing concerns over the party’s lack of transparency. Makhubele, who was appointed to the provincial leadership in January this year, formally announced her resignation from…
Philadelphia Hospital in Limpopo. 1 minute The mental health patient accused of killing another patient at Philadelphia Hospital in Dennilton in the Sekhukhune district of Limpopo has been handed over to the police. This is according to provincial Health MEC Dieketseng Mashego. It is alleged that the two mental health patients were involved in an…
The Metro Police Department recovered 41 stolen vehicles in the space of 10 months in the City of Cape Town. 1 minute The City of Cape Town’s Metro Police Department says it has recovered 41 stolen vehicles in the past ten months. Member of the Mayoral Committee for Safety and Security, JP Smith, says it…
Coco Gauff in action 2 minutes Coco Gauff rallied from a set down to beat Belinda Bencic 5-7 6-2 6-1 on Sunday to reach the quarter-finals of the Australian Open and extend her winning streak from the start of the season to nine matches. Swiss Bencic, ranked a lowly 294th on her return to the…
Workers are seen building housing units at a construction site. 2 minutes Human Settlements Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi says her ministry is working around the clock to protect construction companies from violent construction mafias. Kubayi was speaking at the 17th South African Construction Awards ceremony held at Emperors Palace in Kempton Park, Johannesburg. According to Kubayi,…
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Coffin at a funeral parlour 2 minutes Members of the Thekiso family in Wattville, east of Johannesburg are still reeling in shock after a funeral parlour mistakenly cremated their mother a few weeks ago. They went to B3 Funeral Parlour to collect the body of their loved one only to be told she had mistakenly…
