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Expert confirms communication between Meyiwa accused 

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Cellphone data analyst Gideon Gouws confirmed communication between the five men accused of murdering football star Senzo Meyiwa.  The evidence ties in with that of previous witness, police cellphone analyst Col Lambertus Steyn. Gouws was asked to analyse data downloaded from Bongani Ntanzi and Sifisokuhle Ntuli's cellphones to check if there…

17 Apr 10AM 5 min

Drones, speed boats, handheld biometric devices to help manage borders: Motsoaledi

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Home affairs minister Aaron Motsoaledi says they have ordered surveillance drones, speed boats and handheld biometric devices to help manage the country's porous borders. South Africa's land borders cover about 4,700km. Insufficient security and the poor state of fencing make the borders insecure, with foreigners entering illegally and allowing other…

15 Apr 7AM 2 min

Case against six suspects charged with the murder of Luke Fleurs postponed to April 19 

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The Roodepoort magistrate's court has postponed the case against six suspects charged with the murder of Kaizer Chiefs player Luke Fleurs to April 19.  The suspects face charges of murder, robbery under aggravating circumstances, possession of an unlicensed firearm, possession of unlicensed ammunition and defeating the ends of justice. The suspects are…

12 Apr 6AM 1 min

'Whoever becomes president must not have a bloated cabinet' — Limpho Hani

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Chris Hani's widow Limpho says whoever becomes president after the May 29 general elections should not have a bloated cabinet.  She was speaking during an event in Ekurhuleni on Wednesday commemorating her late husband's death.    She questioned the role of some deputy ministers. 

10 Apr 9AM 1 min

E-tolls scrapping — what you need to know

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From April 12 e-tolls will no longer exist, and Gauteng road users will no longer be required to pay for the service.  This was announced during a media briefing on Wednesday held by the department of transport, with the South African National Roads Agency (Sanral) and Gauteng premier Panyaza Lesufi. …

10 Apr 6AM 7 min

'The intensity of load-shedding is decreasing' — Ramokgopa

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Electricity minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa says the intensity of load-shedding is dropping.  He briefed media on Tuesday to give an update on implementation of the energy saving system.   Stages 1 and 2 load-shedding accounted for half the power cuts South Africans experienced so far this year. 

9 Apr 5AM 1 min

“ Prison stats demonstrate foreign nationals are not the primary source of crime” — Cele 

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Police minister Bheki Cele says South Africa's prisons hold almost 14,000 foreign nationals and more than 144,000 South Africans. He was briefing the media on Sunday to provide an update on successes achieved by the police service in response to serious and violent crimes and how crime intelligence has improved. Cele said…

8 Apr 7AM 2 min

Malema prepared to offer EFF votes to ANC but with one condition

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With less than two months to go before the May 29 elections, EFF leader Julius Malema says he is prepared to give the EFF vote to the ANC nationally if it doesn't get 50%. He was speaking to JJ Tabane on the Frank Dialogue podcast. Malema said he will have one…

5 Apr 5AM 2 min

Mapisa-Nqakula granted bail, claims state’s case is 'weak'

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Former National Assembly speaker Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula was granted R50,000 bail after her first appearance before the Pretoria magistrate's court on Thursday. The former speaker faces 12 charges of corruption and one of money laundering. In her affidavit read by her lawyer, advocate Graham Kerr-Phillips, Mapisa-Nqakula said she believed the state’s…

4 Apr 8AM 5 min

Political parties sign IEC code of conduct for elections. 

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The Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) hosted the signing of the Electoral Code of Conduct and ballot paper draw at Gallagher Estate in Midrand on Thursday ahead of the May 29 elections. 

4 Apr 7AM 2 min

Mashaba lists ActionSA’s most wanted prosecutions

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ActionSA leader Herman Mashaba on Wednesday announced the top 10 politicians his party would prosecute if it was elected into government after the May 29 general elections.  Mashaba announced this in Saxonwold, Johannesburg, outside the former Gupta residence. He said two years after the Zondo commission submitted the final state capture report,…

3 Apr 7AM 1 min

Age limit for government programmes discriminates against those older than 35 — Rise Mzansi 

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Rise Mzansi led a picket on Tuesday at the labour and employment department in Pretoria. The party believes the age limit for government programmes is discriminatory against people aged 35 and older who are looking for employment or to improve their skills.The National Youth Commission Act and the National Youth…

2 Apr 8AM 1 min

Speaker Mapisa-Nqakula loses urgent court bid to block her arrest

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The Pretoria high court on Tuesday dismissed with costs the urgent application by National Assembly speaker Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula to interdict law enforcement authorities from arresting her during corruption investigations. Last month the National Prosecuting Authority’s Investigating Directorate (ID) conducted a search and seizure operation at Mapisa-Nqakula's home in Bruma, Johannesburg. The…

2 Apr 5AM 4 min

Gagasi FM consulting lawyers after presenter Penny Ntuli disclosed R2,800 salary offer

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A popular radio station based in KwaZulu-Natal, Gagasi FM, is consulting with its attorneys after former presenter Penny Ntuli disclosed the station offered her a monthly salary of R2,800. Ntuli's declarations led to the station being lambasted and labelled as exploitative. The station dominated social media trends this week as…

28 Mar 10AM 1 min

Cell records, vehicle tracking connect AKA, Tibz murder accused to killing — state

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Cellphone records, vehicle tracking and CCTV footage have allegedly linked the five men accused of killing Kiernan “AKA” Forbes and his friend Tebello “Tibz” Motsoane to the crime.During bail application proceedings at the Durban magistrate's courts on Wednesday the state presented its version of events and evidence. Detective Bob Pillay from…

27 Mar 8AM 2 min

Damelin students in Braam left in the dark over deregistration 

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The announcement of the closure of Educor institutions Damelin, CityVarsity, Icesa City Campus on Friday has shocked the sector and left students and parents in limbo Students at the Damelin College in Braamfontein have been left in the dark about the deregistration of Educor colleges by the higher education department. According to…

26 Mar 12PM 5 min

ANC loses bid to have MK party deregistered

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The Electoral Court on Tuesday ruled the Electoral Commission of South Africa's (IEC) registration of the newly formed MK party was not unlawful.  The ANC filed an application challenging the MK party's registration, arguing the IEC contravened the law by allowing the party, to supplement its registration application after it…

26 Mar 4AM 3 min

TB is one of the easiest diseases to manage — expert

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Aurum Institute director for tuberculosis (TB) and monitoring Sicelo Dlamini says TB can be easily controlled and treated. On World TB Day, March 24, the focus was on the theme “Invest in action to end TB”. 

25 Mar 7AM 8 min

'We will comment at the right time when there are proper findings' — Majodina on Mapisa-Nqakula's house raid 

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ANC chief whip Pemmy Majodina says the party's parliamentary caucus will comment on the raid by the Hawks at the house of National Assembly speaker Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula when there are “proper findings”. The National Prosecuting Authority's (NPA) Investigating Directorate (ID) on Tuesday conducted a search and seizure raid at her house…

20 Mar 5AM 1 min

‘There’s tendency of increased manufactured load-shedding when counting votes’: IEC

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IEC says it’s working with the security cluster to ensure peaceful elections amid threats to stop voting. The commission made a presentation to the home affairs committee in parliament on Tuesday on its readiness for the elections. Several committee members raised concerns over intimidating remarks made by the new kid…

19 Mar 12PM 4 min