# The trial of seven men accused of murdering rapper Kiernan ‘AKA’ Forbes, and his friend Tebello Motsoane has been postponed in the High Court in Durban. The defence told the court it was not ready to proceed, citing outstanding legal documents and limited access to consult with clients at eBongweni Correctional Centre. State prosecutor […]
# The Gauteng Department of Health is encouraging men and boys aged ten and older to make use of free Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision services available at public health facilities across the province during the winter season. The department spokesperson Steve Mabona says the procedure can reduce heterosexual HIV infection risk by about 60-percent and […]
# Die Parlement se portefeuljekomitee oor Polisie beskuldig die polisie dat hulle dele van die ondersoek na die plaas Phala Phala-rooftog toesmeer. Parlementslede bevraagteken waarom die hoof van die Presidensiële Beskermingsdiens, Wally Rhoode, vrygespreek is in ‘n interne polisie-ondersoek ondanks bevindings dat hy onbehoorlik opgetree het. Komiteelede eis ook antwoorde oor die rusbank wat vermis […]
# Sokker: Met die Wêreldbeker wat amptelik vandag begin, voorspel ondersteuners oral die wenners van die openingswedstryd tussen Suid-Afrika en Mexiko, met selfs diere wat met hul pote, slurpe en tentakels ‘n voorspelling probeer waag. Die bekende internetkat “Nimbus die Koning” het vol vertroue ‘n oorwinning vir Mexiko voorspel, terwyl twee olifante by ‘n dieretuin […]
# The Madlanga Commission has scheduled the testimony of businessman Tumelo Nku to June 18 after his legal team cited a bereavement in his family. Nku is expected to testify on matters relating to the 2021 Aeroton cocaine bust, in which 751 kilograms of cocaine worth an estimated 300-million-rand were seized. The commission has heard […]
# The state has rejected EFF leader Julius Malema’s bid to overturn his firearm conviction, calling his appeal without merit. The red berets leader is appealing his five-year sentence for charges linked to a 2018 incident where he was filmed allegedly firing a gun at a rally in Mdantsane in the Eastern Cape. Malema maintains […]
# Parliament says there are no delays in the Phala Phala impeachment process against president Cyril Ramaphosa. According to News24 National Assembly secretary Masibulele Xaso told members of Parliament the process is moving ahead as planned. The impeachment committee held its first meeting last week and elected Rise Mzansi’s Makashule Gana as chairperson. The Rules […]
# A truck driver has been sentenced to 20 years in prison by the Musina Magistrate’s Court for attempting to smuggle explosives worth one-million-rand into South Africa through the Beitbridge border post. Edgar Maroto was arrested in April after authorities discovered thousands of blasting cartridges, detonators and fuse reels in his possession. The 42-year-old was […]
# Die minister van Toerisme, Patricia de Lille, sê die Wêreldbeker-sokkertoernooi bied ‘n waardevolle geleentheid om Suid-Afrika as ‘n toonaangewende toerismebestemming in Mexiko te bemark. Sy het voor vanaand se openingswedstryd tussen Suid-Afrika en die mede-gasheer aan SABC News gesê sy wil meer reise tussen die lande bevorder. De Lille sê die wêreldgeleentheid bied ‘n […]
