Year: 2020

Two teens wounded in Elsies River shooting Reports suggest they were on their way to school when a man opened fire. Picture: Supplied CAPE TOWN – Two 15-year-old boys this week survived a shooting incident in Elsies River. Police said they were shot and wounded in Clarkes Estate on Wednesday. Reports suggest they were on […]

The Soweto hospital has been in the spotlight this week after a 16-year-old psychiatric patient was raped allegedly by another patient. Bheki Mlangeni Hospital. Picture: News.gauteng.gov.za JOHANNESBURG – The Gauteng Department of Health has placed the CEO of the Bheki Mlangeni District Hospital under precautionary transfer. Ruth Mabyana is allegedly implicated in a case of […]

The case against Chivargo Fredericks and Eben Basson has been transferred to the Western Cape High Court. FILE: Emaan Solomons (7) who was caught in gang-crossfire while playing in front of her Ocean View home on 25 February 2020. Picture: Shamiela Fisher/EWN CAPE TOWN – Gangsters accused of firing the shots that killed a seven-year-old […]

Boitumelo Aphane and Solly Monama were arrested in 2018 and kept in jail before judgment was delivered this week. JOHANNESBURG – The High Court in Polokwane has slapped two criminals with a combined 258 years behind bars after they were found guilty of various crimes including cash-in-transit heists. Boitumelo Aphane and Solly Monama were arrested […]

In 2007, they awarded a contract that was initially estimated at R57 million for R1.2 billion. Sybil Ngcobo, Mmakgosi Mosupi, Valdis Romaano and Obakeng Mookeletsi appear at the Palm Ridge Magistrates Court on 22 October 2020 on corruption charges. Picture: Xanderleigh Dookey/EWN JOHANNESBURG – The four former Gauteng Health Department officials who have been charged […]

Taxi driver shot and killed in Parktown It is understood that the driver was shot by a passenger while travelling along Jan Smuts Avenue between Empire Road and the M1. Picture: SAPS JOHANNESBURG – A taxi driver has been shot and killed while ferrying passengers in Parktown in Johannesburg on Thursday evening. It is understood […]

Cabinet has announced that it had approved the setting up of a national economic recovery council which will be responsible for the regular monitoring and implementation of the country’s new economic plan. Minister in the Presidency Jackson Mthembu. Pictire: GCIS. JOHANNESBURG – Cabinet has announced that it had approved the setting up of a national […]

SABC to launch own on-demand video streaming service The news comes as the embattled broadcaster and the Communications Department craft a plan to get more South Africans to contribute to TV licence fees. FILE: The SABC headquarters in Auckland Park. Picture: SABC JOHANNESBURG – The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) is planning to launch its […]

Deputy President David Mabuza blamed government systems and controls and also cited the human factor for failing to detect rampant corruption linked to COVID-19 social relief and the procurement of protective equipment and supplies. FILE: Deputy President David Mabuza responding to oral questions in the National Assembly in Cape Town on 17 October 2019. Picture: […]

Gauteng ANC deputy provincial chairperson, Panyaza Lesufi, said that while the provincial executive could not tell Premier David Makhura who to pick, it could urge him to do so quickly. FILE: Gauteng Premier David Makhura. Picture: @GautengProvince/Twitter JOHANNESBURG – The African National Congress (ANC) in Gauteng said that it expected an update regarding the appointment […]