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Cold weather conditions seen in the picture. 2 minutes The City of Tshwane’s Emergency Services has urged residents to brace themselves for possible snow. This as the South African Weather Service forecasts inclement weather conditions across Gauteng from this weekend to mid next week. Tshwane EMS Spokesperson Lindsay Mnguni has shared a couple of safety…

Long queues at a SASSA pay-point. 1 minute Ten of the 11 accused in the multi-million rand SASSA fraud scam case have been released on bail ranging from R10 000 to R30 000. The accused appeared in the Lenasia Magistrate’s Court south of Johannesburg today. They face multiple charges including fraud, theft and cybercrime. The state alleges…

Mobile clinics to be distributed to five districts in the province. 1 minute The MEC for Health and Wellness in Gauteng, Nomantu Nkomo-Ralehoko, will officially hand over sixteen mobile clinics to the five health districts in the province at Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital in Soweto today. The mobile clinics will be allocated to the…

Memorial for the Cradock 4 1 minute The first sitting of the reopened inquest into the deaths of the Cradock Four has wrapped up in the Gqeberha High Court in the Eastern Cape. The inquest is looking into events surrounding the 1985 murders of anti-apartheid activists Matthew Goniwe, Fort Calata, Sparrow Mkhonto and Sicelo Mhlauli,…

The South African Police Service (SAPS) aiding security to the G20 Leaders’ Summit. Police are warning all organisations that wish to protest outside the Group of 20 (G20) Leaders’ Summit at the Nasrec Expo Centre to stay within the bounds of the designated speaker’s zones or face the full might of the law. This comes…

The Senzo Meyiwa murder trial continues at the High Court in Pretoria. Defence witness Makhosonke Zungu is expected to continue with his testimony. LIVESTREAM:  

Bullets seen n top of a table. The community of Ntabankulu has been left traumatised following the shooting of three female educators at Ntabankulu Primary School on Thursday afternoon. It is alleged that a 52-year-old man, who is a suspended deputy principal at the school, barged into the premises and started shooting randomly at teachers…

Residents look on as the fire gutters the shacks. 1 minute Displaced residents from the Booysens informal settlement in Johannesburg, are calling on the government for urgent assistance. This as scores of residents were left homeless this afternoon after a fire ripped through the informal settlement. The exact cause of the fire is still unknown…