Lebogang Maile on the podium. 2 minutes More than R36 billion has been allocated for infrastructure development in Gauteng over the next three years. This was heard during the 2025 provincial Budget Speech, delivered by Finance and Economic Development MEC Lebogang Maile, earlier today. Gauteng has experienced serious infrastructure problems which saw President Cyril Ramaphosa…
Handcuffs used to effect an arrest. 1 minute Gauteng police have arrested more than 1 000 suspects in Eldorado Park south of Johannesburg overnight in a police operation dubbed Shanela. Amongst those arrested are suspects wanted for gender-based violence, drug dealing and possession of unlicensed firearms. Twelve illegal immigrants were also arrested during a roadblock on…
Test tubes labelled “Mpox virus positive” are seen in this illustration taken August 20, 2024. 1 minute Three more cases of Mpox have been confirmed in Ekurhuleni, Gauteng. This brings the number of cases to 31 since the outbreak started in May last year. Mpox symptoms include a rash that may last between two and…
1 minute The Joshlin Smith kidnapping trial continues today in the High Court in Saldanha on the Cape West Coast. The child’s mother, Kelly Smith, her boyfriend Jacquen Appollis, and Steveno van Rhyn face charges of kidnapping and human trafficking, following the disappearance of Joshlin (7), a year ago. LIVE STREAM:
The by-elections would have been the last ahead of the scheduled 27 October local government elections. 1 minute The uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party has won ward one in the Saldanha Bay municipal by-election in the Western Cape, according to the Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC). Provincial Electoral Officer Michael Hendrickse confirmed that eight parties…
Transport Minister Barbara Creecy conducts a special visit to assess progress on the R573 Moloto Corridor Road Project from Limpopo to Gauteng. 1 minute Transport Minister Barbara Creecy is expected to launch the 2025 Easter Road Safety campaign in Pretoria later this morning. The campaign aims to manage high traffic volumes and reduce fatal crashes,…
Malusi Booi Is pictured during a media briefing in Cape Town on 12 February 2023. 1 minute The case of former City of Cape Town Member of the Mayoral Committee for Human Settlements, Malusi Booi, and his co-accused is set to proceed in the local Magistrate’s Court today. The group’s charges include money laundering, racketeering and…
Group of African penguins walk across Seaforth Beach, near Cape Town, South Africa, November 3, 2020. 1 minute Executive Director of the Biodiversity Law Centre Kate Handley says the landmark ruling to protect African Penguins is not subject to a legal appeal. The High Court in Pretoria has imposed six no-fishing zones around key breeding…
1 minute A man has been sentenced to life imprisonment by the Madadeni Regional Court in northern KwaZulu-Natal for the rape of a 10-year-old girl. The court heard that the girl was raped while visiting her father in Osizweni outside Newcastle in 2020. The 31-year-old accused helped an old woman brew traditional beer in a…
2 minutes Khotsong-Bothaville in the Free State has been brought to a standstill as angry community members launched a shutdown to protest poor service delivery. Roads were barricaded with stones and burning tyres, forcing schools and businesses to close. The community is demanding the removal of the Nala Municipality mayor, municipal manager, and chief financial…
