A gavel in a court room. 1 minute The Lenasia Magistrate’s Court in Gauteng has heard that some of the eleven accused in SASSA fraud, allegedly intimidated and threatened members of the investigating team. The eleven are accused of syphoning-off hundreds of millions of rands from state coffers meant for SASSA grant beneficiaries. The accused…
The leader of the March and March movement, Jacinta Ngobese-Zuma The leader of the March and March movement, Jacinta Ngobese-Zuma, says at least 40 children of the 2022 flood victims are not going to school because they haven’t been enrolled at the nearby Addington Primary School in Durban. She says they’ve been put on a waiting list. Ngobese-Zuma says…
File Photo: A spaza shop in South Africa. 3 minutes Residents of KwaMashu, north of Durban, are calling for the closure of local spaza shops after teachers at a school in the area discovered capsules inside a sealed packet of chips bought by children. Several cases of food contamination have been reported in KwaZulu-Natal since…
[File photo] SABC GCEO Nomsa Chabeli South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) GCEO Nomsa Chabeli says SABC News has reaffirmed the broadcaster’s commitment to delivering trusted news and reflecting society through its coverage. Today marks 75 years since the existence of the SABC News service and its first news bulletin aired from the broadcast house on…
FILE | Police officers. Two suspected blue light robbers have been killed in a shootout with the police in Parys in the Free State. Police say that during the officers’ high-speed chase, the suspects’ vehicle lost control and crashed into a fence. They found the deceased dressed in a police uniform. Officers recovered items, including…
Foreign nationals in Addo say they have been warned not to return to Valencia due to safety concerns. 2 minutes Sundays River Municipality Speaker Siseko Nodonti says a public meeting held in Addo, with residents of Valencia township and foreign nationals, was unsuccessful. The meeting followed recent violence that led to the deaths of four…
SABC building in Auckland Park, Johannesburg. 1 minute Counsel for the uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) party, Advocate Dali Mpofu insists that the public’s right to freedom of expression has been violated by the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC)’s use of the term “Government of National Unity”. This forms part of the party’s bid to appeal their…
Scores of Putco buses were torched in Mpumalanga. 2 minutes Minister of Transport Barbara Creecy has expressed great concern about the torching of over 50 Putco buses in the Nkangala District in Mpumalanga last night. A group of unknown armed suspects targeted several depots in the province, and two employees were injured. National Department of…
Tshwane Mayor Dr Nasiphi Moya inspects a spaza shops in Region 2 on December 13, 2024. 1 minute The Association of Informal Businesses Sector of South Africa (AIBSSA) has called on South Africans not to obstruct foreign nationals who wish to register their businesses. The association says the registration will ensure that they comply and…
[FILE]: People walking in front of the Western Cape High Court. 1 minute The High Court in Cape Town has dismissed a discharge application by alleged gang boss, Nafiz Modack, in connection with the murder of top cop, Charl Kinnear. Modack and 14 others are on trial for Kinnear’s murder and also face more than…
