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Organised crime detectives in Cape Town are probing the death of four men who were shot by unknown gunmen at the Madiba Supermarket in Khayelitsha in Cape Town. According to witnesses, the gunmen stormed into the establishment last night and demanded that customers leave, before they opened fire. Police say three men died on the spot while a fourth succumbed to his injuries in hospital. For more o...

The murder trial of former Bafana Bafana goalkeeper, Sinzo Meyiwa runs the risk of facing yet another postponement at the Pretoria High Court. This follows submissions made by defence attorney for accused number 5 Advocate Zandile Mshololo arguing that her client is being prejudices by the state. This after the the state only disclosed the existence of a second docket concerning the case this morn...

Economic Freedom Fighters Leader, Julius Malema has addressed members of the media on a range of issues relating to the political landcape of the country. Malema is also outlined the party's position on the recent developments regarding the criminal case laid againstPresident Cyril Ramaphosa by former Spy boss Arthur Fraser. Let's have a listen...

Hundeds of Tshwane residents affiliated with Operation Dudala splinter group, Tshwane Bahlali Dudula, are currently picketing outside the Lion Match factory in Rosslyn in Tshwane. The group has accused the company of employing more foreign workers than locals. Tshwane Bahlali Dudula has also accused Lion Match management of renaging on an earlier agreement to employ 120 general workers from nearby...

Two of the country's largest taxi associations are lobbying trade union COSATU and other civic groups to join in what they have called a necessary national shutdown over recent fuel price hikes. The National Taxi Alliance and SANTACO say the increases have made the cost of living unaffordable and are crippling the public transportation business. Motorists have been up in arms since last week when...

It's that time again on a Friday when Update At Noon presents another Update From The Coal-Face with Martin Creamer, publishing editor of Engineering News and Mining Weekly. Martin Creamer is publishing editor of Engineering News and Mining Weekly. 

The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa is currently picketing outside the offices of airliner, Comair Limited in Rhodesfield in Kempton Park. This comes after the union expressed shock and surprise following a decision by Comair to suspend all of its operations. The airliner announced earlier this week, that it was suspending its kulula.com and British Airways flights until such time a...

Proceedings in the Senzo Meyiwa murder trial have been postponed to Monday after state witness, sergeant Thabo Mosia fell ill during his testimony. Earlier, Judge Tshifiwa Maumela had to warned defence counsel for accused one to four, advocate Malesela Teffo to be mindful of his language in court. In a heated exchange of words, advocate Teffo wanted the court to stop the cross-examination of a sta...

Police Minister, Bheki Cele is expected to shortly expand on the latest crime stats which indicate a sharp increase of over 20 percent in recorded murder cases between January and March of 2022. This is according to a presentation by police in parliament ahead of the quarterly crime statistics briefing. Lets dip in the address by Cele...

The discharge application in the assault case of EFF leader and his co-accused and Member of parliament Dr Mbuyiseni Ndlozi has been dismissed by the Randburg Magistrate Court. The two had made the application following several postponements in the case which commenced in 2018. The pair are on trial for the alleged assault of Lieutenant-Colonel Johannes Venter during the burial of Winnie Madikizel...

Singer Kelly Khumalo's attorney has accused defence lawyer Malesela Teffo of intimidation and character assassination of her client. She was addressing the media in Pretoria earlier today responding to allegations made by Teffo at the Pretoria High Court that her client, Kelly Khumalo had mistakenly shot her boyfriend and former Bafana Bafana goalkeeper, Senzo Meyiwa. Teffo dropped a bombshell dur...

Presidential Spokesperson Vincent Magwenya has indicated on social media that President Cyril Ramaphosa will communicate in due course on allegations made against him by former State Security Agency and Correctional Services Director General Arthur Fraser. Fraser opened criminal charges against Ramaphosa at the Rosebank Police Station in Johannesburg yesterday. In a statement, Fraser says the char...

The African National Congress in the Ekurhuleni Region is expected know the final count of votes from its elective conference which took place at the weekend. This comes after the party's national and provincial leadership met yesterday following the verification of 19 votes that were quarantined during the counting of votes on Sunday. Former Ekurhuleni Mayor Mzwandile Masina was announced as the...

A survey by Action Society indicates that people are scared to stop at roadblocks or checkpoints by police. Action Society's preliminary data in the 'Do you stop for a cop?' survey has shown that less than 10% of South Africans feel safe when pulled over by police. This comes as an cases of criminals posing as the police have been on the rise.  Director of Community Safety at Action Society,...

The African Nation Congress in the Gauteng Province is expected to meet with the party's national leadership this afternoon following the verification of 19 quaranteed votes from the Ekurhuleni Region. Last weekend, the region held an elective conference in which former Ekurhuleni Mayor, Mzwandile Masina was re-elected as regional chairperson, despite the 19 votes not having been counted. The part...

The head of the National Prosecuting Authority, Shamila Batohi, says significant progress is being made with regard to investigating TRC prosecutions. She appeared before Parliament's  Justice and Correctional Services Committee to brief it on progress made in dealing with the cases. Batohi says a dedicated desk has been established in the NPA to ensure that urgent attention is given to these...

Economists have warned consumers to brace themselves to a further increase in the cost of living ahead the expected increase in a number of items this week, including the price of fuel. The Pietermaritzburg Economic Justice & Dignity Group announced that the average cost in the country's Household Food Basket increased by R66.96 in May, to R4 609,89. Consumers are already feeling the pintch af...

Statistics South Africa's unemployment rate has come in slightly lower at 34-point-5 percent from 35-point-3 percent in the fourth quarter. The latest figures have released that the number of unemployed people now stands at 7-million-862-thousand. According to an expanded definition of unemployment that includes those discouraged from seeking work, 45-point-5 percent of the labour force was withou...

Motorists will face a massive fuel price increase this week.  The unaudited data from the Central Energy Fund (CEF) shows fuel increase across the board.  It says consumers will face further pressure because government's earlier relief of reducing the General Fuel Levy (GFL) has ended, Latest estimates predict petrol to increase by almost three Rands a litre at 2-Rand-37 cents while dies...

Western Cape Community Safety minister Reagan Allen has expressed anger following the latest mass shooting incidents in Cape Town. Allen has reassured residents that the perpetrators of the incidents will be arrested speedily. On Monday, provincial police confirmed that two brothers and their sister were shot and killed on Sunday night in Ekuphumleni in Khayelitsha. The Ekuphumleni shooting is one...

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Gauteng Education MEC Panyaza Lesufi has given words of encouragement to learners of Khanya Lesedi Secondary School East of Johannesburg following the passing of three boys after they allegedly consumed an energy drink given to them by their father. Preliminary reports allege that the father of the three deceased gave all his five children energy drinks in the morning while they were preparing for...

President Cyril Ramaphosa is expected to meet with the Elders TODAY at his residency in Pretoria ahead the group's bi-annual meeting in Cape Town. The group is comprised of independent global leaders founded by former president Nelson Mandela with the purpose of tackling global societal issues. These include peace, justice and human rights across the globe. President Ramaphosa hope to use this eng...

Police Minister, Bheki Cele and National Police Commissioner, General Fannie Masemola are currently meeting Eastern Cape Provincial Commissioner, Lieutenant General Nomthetheteli Mene and her team at the police offices in Mthatha in the Eastern Cape. The visit follows outrage over the brutal killing of 35-year-old Namhla Mtwa, who was gunned down in April. The matter went viral after Mtwa's sister...

Sibanye Stillwater mineworkers have say that the mine has shown a lack of simpathy to their plight. Scores of striking workers continue to camp outside the Union Buildings in Pretoria as the company says their wage dispute has been referred to the CCMA for arbitration. The workers are calling on President Cyril Ramaphosa to speedily intervene in wage negotiations with the mine. Mine workers from W...