Category: SA News

A community leader told Eyewitness News on Tuesday about 200 children were left stranded. Parents in the Overberg town of Botrivier on 6 October 2020 protested following the suspension of a scholar transport service by the Western Cape Education Department. Picture: Lauren Isaacs/EWN CAPE TOWN – Parents in the Overberg town of Botrivier are up […]

In an unprecedented move, General Solly Shoke released a media statement warning SANDF members against attending meetings to discuss ANC issues. Kebby Maphatsoe, uMkhonto weSizwe Military Veterans’ Association president. Picture: GCIS. JOHANNESBURG – Umkhonto we Sizwe Military Veterans Association (MKMVA) president Kebby Maphatsoe has defended retired SANDF general Maomela “Mojo” Motau after he angered military […]

Former CSA CEO Thabang Moroe was fired in August based on the findings. He was found to have flouted proper processes in his filling of certain vacancies like the HR manager. FILE: Former Cricket South Africa CEO Thabang Moroe. Picture: @OfficialCSA/Twitter JOHANNESBURG – Cricket South Africa (CSA) on Tuesday said its Human Resources Committee was […]

Pastor Timothy Omotoso has been behind bars since his arrest at the Port Elizabeth International Airport in 2017. FILE: A screengrab shows pastor Timothy Omotoso in the Eastern Cape High Court on 22 October 2018. Picture: SABC Digital News/youtube.com CAPE TOWN – A televangelist accused of rape and sex trafficking is expected to apply for […]

Asset Forfeiture Unit seizes several luxury cars belonging to Edwin Sodi The unit is attaching assets that were allegedly purchased using cash from the 2014 asbestos scandal in the Free State. Edwin Sodi is the director of Blackhead Consulting, the company at the centre of the asbestos scandal, appeared in the Bloemfontein Magistrates Court on […]

MPs have compared the fence to the Berlin Wall where people tried to cross into West Germany seeking a better life during the Cold War. FILE: Scopa chairperson Mkhuleko Hlengwa. Picture: EWN JOHANNESBURG – The controversial Beitbridge border fence is both a “disgrace” and a “sham”. That’s according to members of Parliament’s Standing Committee on […]

The 39-year-old is accused of allegedly enticing and extorting a company director who was issued with a subpoena for outstanding tax returns and payments. JOHANNESBURG – A South African Revenue Service (Sars) official is appearing in the Bloemfontein Magistrates Court on Tuesday for corruption and extortion. The 39-year-old is accused of allegedly enticing and extorting […]

The High Court in Johannesburg found that the man assaulted his two children at their Hillbrow flat for some time and the mother failed to report the abuse. Picture: SAPS. JOHANNESBURG – A Hillbrow father has been found guilty of murdering his son and the mother as an accessory in the High Court in Johannesburg. […]

Lusindiso Malgas found a way to spread joy and support his family by drawing up funny placards to entertain passersby in Blouberg. After losing his job due to COVID-19, Lusindiso Malgas said relying on his sense of humour always got him through tough times. Picture: Supplied. JOHANNESBURG – Lusindiso Malgas found a way to spread […]

2 UFH staff members suspended over GBV allegations Complaints were laid by a student and another staff member following separate incidents last month. One of the entrances to the University of Fort Hare in the Eastern Cape. Picture: Facebook CAPE TOWN – Two Fort Hare University staff members have been placed on precautionary suspension as […]