The Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) banner outside a voting station at Hofland Park Community Centre in Johannesburg on May 29, 2025. 2 minutes The Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) official accused of illegally transporting voting materials without a police escort during last year’s general elections has been acquitted by the Pietermaritzburg Magistrates…
SAPS logo at a police station 1 minute The South African Police Service in the Free State has expressed sadness for the loss of the three police officers over the weekend. Two male police officers stationed at the Namahadi police station in Qwaqwa were gunned down, metres away from the station. Police spokesperson Motantsi Makhele…
An illegal connection in a building. 1 minute Johannesburg’s City Power says electricity is expected to be fully restored to parts of the City centre, Marshalltown, Selby and surrounding areas by Monday next week. This follows a fire that damaged City Power’s underground infrastructure after cable theft and vandalism. City Power’s Isaac Mangena says 60%…
Cockpit of plane 1 minute A preliminary diagnostic report by a committee of aviation experts to look into challenges faced at Air Traffic and Navigation Services (ATNS) at airports, has made several recommendations. The committee was established by Transport Minister Barbara Creecy following a host of disruptions to flights at George and other airports due…
Moroadi Cholota appears in the Bloemfontein Magistrate’s Court. 2 minutes The trial within a trial in the R255 million Asbestos roof removal case is likely to take longer as more accused want to join it. Moroadi Cholota who is the former Personal Assistant of Ace Magashule is challenging her extradition from the US. Two legal…
Coco Gauff in action 3 minutes No party animal, Australian Open contender Coco Gauff said she might celebrate her coming 21st birthday by tackling an escape room rather than putting on a big bash with friends back in Miami. Having got out of a jam in the second round at Melbourne Park on Wednesday, the young American…
A gavel used in the court of law. 1 minute The bail application of diamond dealer Louis Liebenberg’s wife, Desiree, has been postponed to Thursday next week. The couple appeared in the Bronkhortspruit Magistrate’s Court in Pretoria along with the seven other co-accused. The case relates to a scam in which investors were swindled out…
2 minutes The American missionary who was allegedly kidnapped during a church service in Gqeberha in the Eastern Cape last week has been found unharmed. This follows a search and rescue operation by the Hawks. The 45-year-old missionary was discovered inside a vehicle at a safe house in a Nelson Mandela Bay Metro suburb. Hawks…
General Fannie Masemola 2 minutes National Police Commissioner Fannie Masemola says they have issued a reward of R350 000 to anyone who has information that will lead to a breakthrough in the disappearance of three police constables. The three missing police constables disappeared on Wednesday while travelling to Limpopo for their deployment. He says they…
JMPD conduct inspections on spaza shops in the Johannesburg CBD on December 8, 2024. 1 minute Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA) Minister Velenkosini Hlabisa says that the deadline for the registration of spaza shops, as President Cyril Ramaphosa has directed, will expire next week Tuesday and not tomorrow. This comes as small businesses express…
