Bullet casings and broken glass at a crime scene. 1 minute Police have revealed that three people were shot and killed on Saturday night at Eldorado Park in Johannesburg. It is reported that three suspects opened fire on a group of nine young men standing outside a mosque. The motive of the killing is not…
Taxis parked at the Cartwright Taxi Rank in Durban. The taxi strike which has left thousands of commuters stranded for a third consecutive days in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, has been called off. The announcement was made during a joint media briefing between transport authorities and the taxi industry in Durban. The strike action was started by the KwaDabeka and…
Judge’s chair and gavel in a courtroom. The Eldorado Park parents accused of the murder and sexual assault of their four-year-old daughter have abandoned their bail application in the Protea Magistrate’s Court in Soweto. The little girl’s father is accused of physically and sexually assaulting his daughter. He faces charges of murder, rape, compelled rape,…
Enoch Ndou in the High Court in Thohoyandou as judgment was being delivered by Judge Thogomelani Tshidada (14 February 2025). 1 minute The family of a man who has been convicted of killing seven of his family members has welcomed the verdict of the High Court in Thohoyandou, Limpopo. The court, which was sitting in…
Thabo Bester and his co-accused Dr Nandipha Magudumana appear in court Convicted rapist Thabo Bester and his co-accused Dr Nandipha Magudumana will launch an urgent application in the High Court on Thursday to halt a Netflix documentary. This is just a day before the launch of the three-part documentary series, ‘Beauty and the Bester’. With…
Pregnant woman 1 minute The Gauteng Department of Health is investigating how a mother and her baby died at one of its health facilities over the weekend. The 32-year-old woman allegedly went to Westbury clinic after experiencing labour pains on Sunday. She died as well as her unborn baby. The community in Johannesburg is enraged…
South Africa’s Aiden Markram in action Action. 2 minutes Following decades of falling agonisingly short of success, South African cricket sits on the cusp of a first major triumph with 69 runs needed to win the World Test Championship (WTC) at Lord’s on Saturday. South Africa have eight wickets in hand and are now overwhelming…
[File image] 1 minute The N5 road, 10 kilometres outside Kestell towards Bethlehem in the Free State, has been closed following an accident involving two trucks. Police have urged motorists to use caution when approaching the scene. Spokesperson Mako Mophiring has advised motorists from Harrismith, Qwaqwa, to use the R57 to Bethlehem and from Bethlehem…
Miners seen in as shaft Former mineworkers around Ekurhuleni can now go to the Far East Rand Hospital to register for their social security benefits. The Gauteng Health Department is currently embarking on a drive to have former mineworkers register for compensation due to mining related illnesses such as Tuberculosis and Silicosis. Four other registration…
Minister Dean Macpherson in Parliament Public Works and Infrastructure Minister Dean Macpherson says he also has questions about the R800 million oxygen plant tender awarded by the Independent Development Trust (IDT). He was asked for an update on the saga during question time to Economics Cluster Ministers in the National Assembly. The department appointed an…
