A person held at gunpoint Growing frustration over rising levels of crime in parts of Mahikeng in the North West province has led to residents forming night patrol groups. The residents say they were forced to act after a series of crimes, which include murder, burglaries and breaking into vehicles, especially in the Mahikeng CBD….
Deputy President Paul Mashatile speaks in the National Assembly. Deputy President Paul Mashatile has assured South Africans that the Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS) that will be tabled by Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana on Wednesday will go smoothly. Mashatile was responding to oral questions in the National Assembly. Earlier this year, the adoption of the…
File image| Ekapa Mine in Kimberley in the Northern Cape. Mineral and Petroleum Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe will return to the Ekapa Mine on Friday, where five miners are still trapped after a mud rush incident. Mantashe’s follow-up visit comes after the diamond mine, which is Kimberley in the Northern Cape, announced its decision to…
SASSA office in Bellville 2 minutes The 11 accused in the R260 million South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) fraud case will be back in the Lenasia Magistrate’s Court in Johannesburg on the 10th of June to continue their bail application. They are facing more than 1 000 charges related to fraud and theft. The…
Bird Watching at the Loeries in its second year, is again the official podcast of this year’s event, in partnership with VML South Africa and Bizcommunity In its second year, the podcast takes place daily, from Thursday 10 October to Saturday 12 October, during Loeries, with host Ben Wagner, co-founder of VML South Africa. The…
Counterfeit Springboks’ apparel Police say more than R156m of counterfeit and illicit goods have been seized during nationwide operations, in recent weeks. #sapsHQ The South African Police Service (SAPS) seized counterfeit and illicit goods worth more than R156 million during nationwide operations in recent weeks. In the past three weeks, the integrated team executed search-and-seizure…
WC High Court 1 minute The Western Cape High Court has blocked a deceased man’s bequest to a white supremacist group, Boerelegioen, citing that it violates constitutional values and is contrary to public policy. This comes after the family of Grantland Michael Bray challenged his desire to leave his estate, reportedly to the tune of…
Orlando Pirates celebrate victory Orlando Pirates have advanced to the next round of this season’s Confederation of African Football (CAF) Champions League. Pirates beat Lesotho’s Lioli F.C. 4-0 in the second leg of the first preliminary round at Orlando Stadium on Saturday afternoon. The Bucs have advanced with a 7-nil aggregate score, after winning 3-nil…
File image | A framed picture of Hillary Gardee. The Hillary Gardee murder trial has been postponed to the 12th of next month in the Mpumalanga High Court sitting in Mbombela. This is the fifth postponement of the trial. The reasons the court has cited include allowing the accused, Rassie Nkune, to secure a new legal…
Women protest in support of rape survivors and demand privacy, a separate court for rape victims. The family of a centenarian who was brutally assaulted and raped at Zaaiplaas outside Groblersdal in Limpopo in July last year is demanding justice. This as pre-sentencing proceedings against the accused, a 27-year-old Sifiso Mahlangu, are underway in camera…
