The process to identify the victims of last week’s fire in Johannesburg’s inner city is on track with the help of family members. The Gauteng health department says 73 families have so far come to the Diepkloof Forensic Pathology Service mortuary in Soweto, which has resulted in a list of 73[…]
In the wake of the explosion that shook Bree Street in Johannesburg’s CBD last night, EgoliGas, the Johannesburg-based natural gas reticulator, has stated that the incident is unlikely to have been caused by a gas pipeline or leak. In a tweet, EgoliGas assures the public that its network had not[…]
The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) spokesperson Keshvi Nair says that tigers belong in the wild and when they go to residential areas they put communities at risk. Nair says they have not yet received confirmation on the capture of the tigress that was spotted roaming[…]
The mother of convicted rapist Nicholas Ninow says she takes partial responsibility for her son’s actions. Ninow was sentenced to life in prison for the rape of a seven-year-old girl at a Dros restaurant in Pretoria in 2018. His mother, Chantelle Ninow, who is a recovering drug addict, has also admitted to[…]
The newly-elected Democratic Alliance‘s Federal Council Chairperson, Helen Zille says they will meet on Thursday to discuss seeking legal advice on the way forward for the party. She has conceded that the resignations of two party leaders come as a shock. This is after Mmusi Maimane resigned as the DA’s leader[…]
Zinhle Maditla faces possible multiple life sentences after pleading guilty to premeditated murder. The woman admitted to feeding her four children rat poison. Maditla took the stand for the first time, to ask the court for mercy on Tuesday. READ: Mother pleads guilty to murder of four children A pre-sentencing report says[…]
Attacks on the police are an attack on the South African state and its sovereignty, the Cabinet said. On Thursday, Minister in the Presidency Jackson Mthembu briefed the media about the previous day’s Cabinet meeting, where it condemned the recent attacks on police officers in Johannesburg “in the strongest possible[…]
The ANC veterans and stalwarts group will on Friday hold their much-awaited National Consultative Conference at Johannesburg’s Constitutional Hill, with more than 700 people expected to attend. The group has been calling for President Jacob Zuma’s removal from office after the ANC’s loss of three metro municipalities, the Nkandla saga[…]
By Ebrahim Moosa The DA’s executive mayor of Johannesburg, Herman Mashaba, has met with the new Israeli Ambassador to South Africa and a visiting Israeli parliamentary delegation. The Ambassador, Lior Keinan, tweeted about the meeting on Wednesday, stating its purpose as being “to discuss joint challenges & opportunities”. Keinan took[…]
Thousands of Muslims from South Africa and abroad have gathered in Johannesburg to attend a three-day annual Islamic gathering known as the Ijitima organized by the international Sunni Jamaat Tablighi movement. “The purpose of Ijitima is to bring Muslims together and remind them about the teachings of Islam and how[…]
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