Mpumalanga community pleads with police to help evict undocumented foreigners from their community

The residents of Moremela near Graskop, in Mpumalanga, have called on the police to assist them evict undocumented foreigners from their community. They claim the foreign nationals are illegally mining gold in the old mines around the area. Last week, eight houses were set alight after community me…

Gauteng Education MEC says department did not approve discipline camp for Daveyton Skills School where two learners with special needs died

Gauteng Education MEC Matome Chiloane says the camping trip where two learners drowned at the Hennops river in Centurion, Pretoria on Monday, was not authorised by the department. Two learners, aged 13 and 16, from Daveyton Skills School in Ekurhuleni, were attending a discipline camp organised by …

Pietermaritzburg High Court strikes former President, Jacob Zuma's private prosecution case off the court roll

The High Court in Pietermaritzburg has struck off the roll the former president Jacob Zuma's case to privately prosecute Advocate Billy Downer and journalist, Karyn Maughan. Zuma has accused Downer, who is the lead prosecutor in his arms deal corruption case and Maughan of illegally leaking a docto…

Independent Electoral Commission partners with Department of Basic Education on Schools Democracy Programme

In an effort to drive voter education ahead of the 2024 general elections, SABC News has partnered with the Independent Electoral Commission to bring you a new feature called  Election Matters, where we delve deeper into the processes you, as the voter, need to be knowledgeable about. So join the E…

U.N. Secretary General highlights heartbreaking 1 year anniversary of Sudan civil war

Marking what he called a heartbreaking milestone of one year since the outbreak a civil war in Sudan, the U.N. Secretary General has expressed his belief that the world is forgetting about the northeast African country. Addressing journalists in New York, Antonio Guterres warned that while the worl…

High Court in Pretoria postpones cross examination of ballistics expert, Chris Mangena to 20 May 2024

The trial of five men accused of the 2014 murder of Bafana Bafana captain, Senzo Meyiwa has resumed in the High Court in Pretoria, where the cross examination of ballistics expert, Chris Mangena has been postponed to 20 May 2024. Yesterday, the court heard that two of the accused were found in poss…

Sentencing of teenager and 2 co-accused convicted of murders of Sebati family members postponed to 3 June 2024

Sentencing procedures in the trial of a teenager and her two co-accused of the murder of four members of her family members have been postponed to the 3rd of June. Onthathile Sebati, cousins Kagiso Mokone and Tumelo Mokone were found guilty of murdering Sebati's parents, her pregnant sister and a t…

South African Weather Service-issued level 5 alert remains in force in KZN following 5 flood deaths

A level 5 weather alert, issued by the South African Weather Service, remains in force in KwaZulu-Natal. This as heavy downpours have left a trail of destruction in Margate where at least five people have died in Sunday night's floods. According to the KwaZulu-Natal Department of Cooperative Govern…

Department of Correctional Services launches court action to prevent G4S from seeking relief on terminated Mangaung Prison contract

The department of Correctional Services has brought an application asking High Court to prevent G4S, the operating sub contractor at the Mangaung Prison from seeking relief in ongoing proceedings on a matter relating to the termination of the security company's contract. G4S was contracted by Bloem…

Impeached former Public Protector, Advocate Busisiwe Mkhwebane seeks urgent intervention on her R10-million gratuity

Impeached Public Protector, Advocate Busisiwe Mkhwebane will have her matter heard before the Gauteng High Court in Pretoria on Thursday. Mkhwebane is seeking the urgent intervention of the court after the Office of the Public Protector allegedly informed her in February this year that she would no…