A bottle marked with poison label 1 minute The Gauteng government has decided to ban the sale of Terbufos by unlicensed businesses, a pesticide which was found to have caused the recent deaths of six Soweto children. Premier Panyaza Lesufi says only licensed businesses will be able to sell the pesticide also known as “halepherimi”….
A crime scene cordoned-off. 1 minute The police’s forensic experts have made their way at the Solo restaurant in Sandton, Johannesburg. This comes after a shooting incident occurred at the restaurant on Thursday evening. Three people were shot dead, while four others, including two regular customers, were wounded. According to the police, two AK-47 rifles…
1 minute The High Court in Johannesburg hears former President Jacob Zuma’s bid to privately prosecute his successor, Cyril Ramaphosa. Live stream below:
While warmer weather might seem beneficial for crops like grapes, which can thrive in higher temperatures, the implications are more complex. Archive photo supplied. Climate change with higher temperatures poses numerous challenges for the South African wine industry. These include earlier harvests, less predictability, more pests, and higher sugar and alcohol levels that change the…
Healthcare workers assist patients. 2 minutes Advocacy group, the Progressive Health Forum, says the public healthcare sector is in a serious state of distress. The group is now calling on Treasury to better manage its allocation to the sector. They will be watching closely as Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana delivers his rescheduled Budget Speech on…
[File photo] The accused in the Joshlin Smith case stand in a court of law. 2 minutes The presiding Judge in the Joshlin Smith kidnapping and human trafficking trial sitting in the Western Cape High Court in Saldanha Bay on the Cape West Coast, Justice Nathan Erasmus, has cautioned the defence counsel against asking questions…
An empty court room. 1 minute Police management in the North West has welcomed the 15-year prison term imposed on convicted murderer Papa Madule by the Klerksdorp Regional Court. Madule was sentenced for the 2022 murder of 25-year-old Desmond Tutu of Kanana township near Orkney. The court also declared Madule unfit to possess a firearm….
Eastern Cape Premier Oscar Mabuyane. 1 minute Eastern Cape Premier Oscar Mabuyane assured the youth of the province that government is aware of the unemployment crisis they are facing. Mabuyane revealed that nearly 1.9 million young people in the province have given up looking for work. He was speaking at the provincial youth day event…
File image: Silver handcuffs. 1 minute The police in Winburg in the Free State have arrested a 21-year-old man for murder after he allegedly fatally stabbed his 42-year-old father in the chest at a local tavern. “It is alleged on New Years Day around 11am the father and son were at a local tavern when…
Minister Thembi Simelane speaking at a government event. 1 minute Non-governmental organisation, Defend our Democracy says the decision to move Minister Thembi Simelane to the Human Settlements Department, instead of firing her, is an injustice to the country. Simelane is accused of being involved in the VBS scandal and also allegedly living beyond her means…
