SANDF soldiers. 1 minute The first group of South African troops deployed to the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo as part of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) mission is expected back in the country today. The soldiers will arrive at Air Force Base Bloemspruit in Bloemfontein around midday. Members of the Military Command Council will accompany Defence…
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…
An empty classroom 2 minutes Parents have expressed concerns after some KwaZulu-Natal government schools sent out letters that the June exams have been postponed, and winter holiday schooling camps called off. This as members of teachers’ unions refuse to set or mark papers in their own time, in protest against the lack of funds at…
1 minute Alleged underworld gang boss, Andre Naude has been shot dead in Voortrekker Road in Parow in Cape Town. Naude was notorious for his role in running the nightclub security scene in the Mother City. His killing follows that of another Cape Town underworld kingpin, Mark Lifman who was gunned down in George a…
A worker shows the mouth of a cow at a cattle shop 1 minute Minister in the Presidency, Khumbudzo Ntshavheni says government is monitoring with caution, interventions by the Department of Agriculture following the outbreak of foot and mouth disease in some parts of the country. The department says a number of livestock in Gauteng,…
Chief Albert Luthuli. 1 minute The reopened inquest into the death of former African National Congress leader Chief Albert Luthuli has been adjourned to 13 October for closing arguments. In April, the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) reopened the inquest into Luthuli’s death which was heard at the High Court in Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal. A number of…
Floods in Eastern Cape. 1 minute Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta) Minister Velenkosini Hlabisa has just confirmed on the SABC News channel that the death toll from the Eastern Cape floods now stands at 78. The search for more missing people will continue at first light tomorrow by various rescue teams. Hlabisa has announced…
Likhona Fose in school uniform 1 minute Gauteng police say they are only aware of one person arrested for the murder of 14-year-old Likhona Fose. This follows claims by Johannesburg Community Safety MMC Dr. Mgcini Tshwaku last night that a Pakistani spaza shop owner has been arrested in connection with the brutal murder. Tshwaku said…
SCA building 1 minute The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) has welcomed the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) judgment that has overturned the Free State High Court decision to acquit the eight accused in the Nulane fraud and corruption case. The bench has ordered that seven of the eight accused be retried for the same offences…
Floods in Eastern Cape. 1 minute The death toll in the devastating floods that hit the Eastern Cape is set to rise. It currently stands at 67, but the SABC has been reliably informed that five more bodies were retrieved downstream from the Deoligny Bridge just before darkness fell. That will put the number of…
