Cybercriminal goes to jail after posting plot to kill Ramaphosa
A Northern Cape man has received a five-year prison sentence for cyber fraud after posting on his social media page rumours of a plot to kill the president. ALSO READ: State entity Itac hit by...
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WATCH: TUT security slammed after student dies in stampede
The Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) has asked the public and media to “exercise restraint and sensitivity” towards the family of a student who died in a stampede on its premises. ALSO READ:...
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Weather update: Cold front to hit day after elections
Come election day there there will be no excuse, at least weather-wise, to go out and cast your vote. The SA Weather Service predicts sunny and fine conditions in the days leading up to Wednesday, 29...
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Pikitup strike: No end in sight as ActionSA demands apology from mayor over...
A Pikitup strike that has left parts of Joburg CBD looking like a rubbish heap after waste collection was brought to a standstill last week will continue for the foreseeable future, a representative...
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Daily news update: Cope claims Makwarela behind attack | ANC official...
In today’s news, Cope’s Mosiuoa Lekota accuses late former Tshwane mayor Murunwa Makwarela of sending relatives to attack leaders, a senior ANC official was allegedly charged for assaulting a female...
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Watch: Pikitup workers collect rubbish under guard as ‘some arrests’ are made
As the second week of the Pikitup strike comes to an end, employees still working have been seen doing their rounds in Johannesburg under the protection of security officers. The waste management...
View ArticleFamily fraud: Mother and daughter granted bail after allegedly cheating Sars...
A mother and daughter from Mpumalanga have been charged with defrauding the South African Revenue Service (Sars) of more than R90 000. Mary Joyce Mlangeni (67) and Ntombizodwa Siphesihle Thompson (34)...
View ArticleElections 2024 live updates: 1st day of special votes ‘smooth’ and ‘brisk’
As South Africa celebrates 30 years of democracy, it heads into one of its most important elections. South Africa will head to the polls on 29 May, with 70 political parties set to contest the highly...
View ArticleTriple tavern special: Suspects rob three Harrismith taphouses in one night,...
A group of criminals offered a new meaning to the term ‘bar hopping’ after going on a crime spree in Harrismith. Their escapade on Sunday night and the early hours of Monday saw five people shot, two...
View ArticleWeather update: Expect fog in the morning but this will clear into a fine day
Aside from some fog in the morning, South Africans should expect fine conditions on Tuesday with cool to warm weather. Weather warnings In its regional forecast, SA Weather Service warned that...
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Daily news update: Special votes underway | MK members shot dead | Violent...
In today’s news, special voting is underway with up to 1.6 million citizens eligible, police have arrested one suspect after two MK party members were shot dead, and a taxi protest in the Eastern Cape...
View ArticleELECTIONS 2024 LIVE UPDATES: On your mark… get set to vote!
Tuesday marks the last day of casting special votes, ahead of the big day on Wednesday when the rest of South Africans take to the polls. A total of 1.668,076 South Africans have been approved for...
View ArticleTwo KZN police officers reprimanded after incident at voting station
Two police officers have been removed from elections deployment and face disciplinaries after video footage emerged of them at a voting station while one was wearing party regalia, police revealed...
View ArticleELECTIONS 2024 LIVE UPDATES: A second day of voting will not happen despite...
D-Day is finally here! It is 29 May, election day, when South Africans have a say on which political party they wish to decide the country’s fate. This is said to be the most hotly contested...
View ArticleSix arrested after 3 days of disrupting elections, including destroying a...
Six suspects aged between 24 and 51 were arrested at Mavundleni locality, Eastern Cape, between Tuesday evening and Wednesday morning on charges of contravention of the Electoral Act. ALSO READ:...
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Weather update: Cold front brings rain and wind to Western Cape
If you’re in the Western Cape you will want to dress warmly on Thursday. Rain and damaging winds are predicted as the SA Weather Service’s long-predicted cold front finally arrives. Weather warnings...
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Daily news update: Mzansi votes | ActionSA councillor ‘kidnapped’| IEC...
In today’s news, South Africans endured scanner glitches and long queues late into Wednesday night to exercise their democratic right to vote, ActionSA’s Joburg regional campaigns manager Sello...
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ELECTIONS 2024 LIVE UPDATES: MK overtakes EFF in national polls
The Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) has officially announced its first set of results as vote counting began just after midnight after the 29 May elections. The live results, which are...
View ArticleZille: ‘We love South Africa too much’ to allow a coalition between ANC, EFF...
The Democratic Alliance’s (DA) Federal Council Chairperson Helen Zille says the party will not allow a coalition to exist between the ANC, EFF and MK. ALSO READ: DA ruled out coalition with ANC This...
View ArticleIEC: Vote counting complete, now capturing and processing results
The Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) confirmed that at 4pm on Thursday it had finished counting the nation’s votes. It had also completely finished the recording process for 22.6% of its...
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