# The Correctional Services Department will revise its education policies after the Constitutional Court ruled that banning personal computers in prison cells is unconstitutional. The court found the restriction infringes on inmates’ right to further education. The department has 12 months to implement a new policy allowing offline-only personal computers for inmates enrolled in approved […]
# Save The Children has welcomed the guilty verdict in the Joslin Smith case. The High Court in Western Cape sitting in Saldanha Bay found Kelly Smith, Jacquen Appollis, and Steveno van Rhyn guilty of trafficking and kidnapping Joslin, who vanished from her Middelpos home. CEO Gugu Xaba says it a reminder that child protection […]
# The Nelson Mandela Children’s Fund has welcomed the guilty verdict against Kelly Smith and her co-accused in the kidnapping and trafficking of six-year-old Joslin Smith. Speaking to the SABC News, the Fund’s Refilwe Mokoena, emphasised justice for other unresolved child disappearances. Joslin went missing from her Middelpos home in Saldanha Bay in February 2024. […]
# The Western Cape Director of Public Prosecutions, Nicolette Bell, has hailed the prosecutor and her team in securing the conviction of Kelly Smith and her co-accused in the Joslin Smith case. Bell says this is a landmark case in human trafficking law. Smith, Jacquen Appollis, and Steveno Van Rhyn were found guilty of kidnapping […]
# GOOD’s Brett Herron has blasted the Western Cape’s government oversight of the George building collapse, calling it a hollow performance. Herron says victims’ families were disrespected as Parliament’s Standing Committee on Infrastructure failed to produce final reports or question key officials. Herron says the province cited vague legal advice. He demands full transparency, summoning […]
# Netball: Netball South Africa has defended its governance following Parliament’s grilling over World Cup finances and president Cecilia Molokwane’s suspension. Netball SA have raised questions over unfair treatment and gender-based discrimination on the all-female leadership past finances. Netball SA claims they were pressured to answer complex financial queries on the spot, despite parliamentary rules […]
# Apple anticipates a 17-billion-rand increase in costs this quarter due to US tariffs on Chinese imports. To mitigate this, CEO Tim Cook announced that most iPhones sold in the US will now be manufactured in India, while iPads and other devices will come from Vietnam. Despite these challenges, Apple reported a five-percent revenue increase […]
# Joslin Smith’s paternal grandmother, Rita Yon, has welcomed the guilty verdict by the Western Cape High Court in Saldanha Bay. Judge Nathan Erasmus found the seven-year-old’s mother, Kelly Smith, Jacquen Appollis, and Steveno van Rhyn guilty of kidnapping and human trafficking. The court ruled the trio trafficked Joslin for exploitation. However, Yon says she […]
# Mpumalanga’s MEC for Community Safety, Jackie Macie, has urged motorists to drive cautiously as the Metro FM Music Awards and Soweto Derby are both set to take place today. Macie warns that road crashes often claim lives, devastating families and the economy. He stressed to motorists to obey traffic laws, especially as workers return […]
