Empty benches in court. A 41-year-old man has been sentenced to life in prison by the Gqeberha Regional Court for raping and impregnating his now 20-year-old daughter. The abuse occurred over an eight-year period, starting when the victim was just 10 years old. The court heard that the man manipulated and threatened his daughter into…
Lourentia Lombaard in the dock 1 minute The presiding judge in the Joshlin Smith kidnapping and human trafficking trial, Judge Nathan Erasmus, has issued a stern warning to the state’s key witness, Lourentia Lombaard. Yesterday’s proceedings were adjourned early at the High Court sitting in Saldanha Bay in the Western Cape, after Lombaard fell ill….
File: Murder investigation graphic. The Acting Provincial Commissioner of the North West Dr Ryno Naidoo, has welcomed the arrest of a suspect following the murder of a councillor at Matlosana Municipality in Klerksdorp, Sello Molefi. Police say they were alerted to an incident outside a tavern in the Klerksdorp Central Business District, and upon arrival…
A general view of flood damaged homes in KwaNdengezi, Durban, South Africa. 1 minute KwaZulu-Natal Human Settlements MEC Siboniso Duma has announced that they have found land to build permanent houses for the 1 069 families displaced by floods in the province. This includes the 41 families who were displaced by the February floods in…
File image: Walter Sisulu University (WSU) banner during a meeting. 1 minute The Walter Sisulu University (WSU) Student Representative Council (SRC) is calling for the residence manager who allegedly fatally shot one person to be suspended. The incident happened in the early hours of yesterday during a protest at the Nelson Mandela Drive Campus in…
[FILE IMAGE]: Damaged boat in a lake. 3 minutes Environmental experts have warned of the historical mismanagement of mines that fail to adhere to maintenance regulations enforced by the Department of Mineral Resources. This follows public alarm in Boksburg, where residents say their local lake has turned a rusty red, reportedly due to acid mine…
Unemployment graphic. 1 minute The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) in the Eastern Cape has warned that the province’s high unemployment rate, particularly among young people, is a “ticking time bomb.” Speaking at the Provincial Workers’ Day rally at Sisa Dukashe Stadium in East London, COSATU Provincial Secretary Mkhawuleli Maleki said urgent action…
ANC President Cyril Ramaphosa addressing the Liberation Movements Summit African National Congress (ANC) President Cyril Ramaphosa says the liberation is incomplete without economic emancipation. Ramaphosa has addressed Liberation Movements in Johannesburg. It has brought together the ANC from South Africa, Zanu-PF from Zimbabwe, CCM from Tanzania, FRELIMO from Mozambique, the MPLA from Angola and other…
A person dropping a letter in a Post Office mailbox. The South African Post Office (SA Post Office) says it will continue to deliver documents, letters and exempted mail such as the one from the military to the US. On Friday, it announced the suspension of all outbound parcel services to the US. This follows…
National Freedom Party flag seen during a soccer tournament during a Heritage Day celebration in Umuziwabantu, Ugu District, in KwaZulu-Natal on 24 September 2024. Two National Freedom Party (NFP) councillors have resigned from Nongoma Local Municipality in KwaZulu-Natal. Kaiser Dladla and Mshangane Ndabandaba submitted their letters of resignation yesterday after having served for four years. Their resignations follow the resignations of three other NFP councillors in Nongoma a month ago,…
