Key witness in the Joshlin Smith trial, Lourentia Lombaard on the stand. 1 minute The state’s key witness in the Joshlin Smith trial, Lourentia Lombaard, has told the court that she and her boyfriend, Ayanda Letoni, were assaulted and tortured while being held with her two children at a safe house in Langebaan in March…
President Cyril Ramaphosa delivers the keynote address at the G20 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in Nasrec, Johannesburg on February 20, 2025. 1 minute The International Relations Department’s Director-General Zane Dangor’s delegation has arrived in New York. The aim of the delegation’s visit is to brief member states of the G20 for which South Africa is the current…
Key witness, Laurentia Lombaard testifies in the Joshlin Smith kidnapping and human trafficking trial in the Western Cape High Court sitting Saldanha Bay on March 14, 2025 3 minutes The key witness in the Joshlin Smith kidnapping and human trafficking trial under way in the Western Cape High Court sitting in Saldanha Bay is being…
Chickens at a farm 1 minute Astral Foods said on Monday it expects its half-year profit to decline by as much as 60%, with a recent cybersecurity incident compounding the impact of lower chicken prices and higher input costs. South Africa’s top poultry producer said its flagship division was negatively affected by downtime in processing…
A crime scene cordoned-off. 1 minute A suspected rapist has been burnt to death in a mob attack at Tshalovha village outside Thohoyandou in Limpopo for allegedly trying to rape an elderly woman. Police officers who arrived on the scene found the suspect’s naked body on the ground with burn wounds. Community members set him…
File image: Ebrahim Rasool addresses an event as South Africa’s Ambassador to the United States (US) last year. 1 minute Former South Africa’s Ambassador to the United States (US) Ebrahim Rasool says he will soon hand over his report to President Cyril Ramaphosa. He was expelled from the US after the remarks he made in…
Gabon national team 2 minutes Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored twice as Gabon claimed a 2-1 win over Kenya in their 2026 World Cup qualifier in Nairobi on Sunday to move two points clear of Ivory Coast in the race for a place at the finals in the United States, Mexico and Canada. Gabon, who have never…
US bank note. 2 minutes The dollar drifted just below a three-week high versus major peers on Monday as traders cautiously awaited clarity on US President Donald Trump’s next round of tariffs. The euro rose slightly following three straight sessions of declines, while the yen edged lower against the greenback, pressured by a rise in US…
1 minute Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) leader Velenkosini Hlabisa has clarified the party’s acceptance of the half percentage point VAT increase proposed in Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana’s budget speech. Parliament is yet to vote on the budget. Speaking to SABC political editor Mzwandile Mbeje at the party’s 50th birthday celebrations in Ulundi, Hlabisa says although the…
[FILE IMAGE]: An inmate behind bars. 2 minutes The Portfolio Committee on Correctional Services says they have made sure that the new 12-day cycle meal plan for inmates adheres to health standards. This comes after the Department of Correctional Service implemented the new plan to introduce a variety of meals for nutritional balance. However, some…
