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Eastern Cape Judge President, Selby Mbenenge has denied the allegation that he sent a picture of his private parts to complainant, Andiswa Mengo. The Tribunal previously heard from Mengo that she received an image of private parts allegedly from the top Judge. Mengo is accusing the Judge President of alleged sexual harassment via in-person interactions and electronic communication, of which includ...

The Section 59 Investigation Panel into allegations of racial discrimination by medical schemes against black health care providers in South Africa says that the procedures implemented by the schemes violated the rights of procedural fairness of some individual practitioners. This was revealed by the panel during a media briefing in Pretoria this morning. The Panel was setup in 2019 following alle...

Parliament has called on President Cyril Ramaphosa to urgently act on the allegations made by KZN Police Commissioner, General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi. Mkhwanazi dropped bombshells during a press briefing yesterday where he accused Police MInister Senzo Mchunu of interfering in police investigations and disbanding a specialized task team probing political killings in KwaZulu-Natal. Ramaphosa who is cur...

 Tributes continue to stream in former deputy president and the ANC's second in command, David Mabuza. He passed on in a Johannesburg hospital yesterday (Thursday 3 July) at the age of 64. Mabuza was born in 1960 at Phola near Hazyview in Mpumalanga. President Cyril Ramaphosa has expressed his deep sadness at his passing. Ntebo Mokobo has more. Sakina Kamwendo spoke to SABC Reporter, Motsebi...

: Western Cape police have launched a manhunt after five persons were gunned down and seven injured in several shooting incidents that occurred at different locations in Mitchell's Plain yesterday. Police spokesperson Novela Potelwa says five people were shot at in a tuck shop in Beacon Valley, two of them died. In the same area, four people were shot at in another tuck shop, leaving one person de...

 Temperatures have drastically dropped in some parts of the country. This follows the South African Weather Service's (SAWS) forecast which has revealed scattered showers in areas including Gauteng, Mpumalanga, and parts of KwaZulu-Natal. The Western Cape Mobility Department has also urged all road users to exercise extreme caution. It has predicted heavy rainfall which may result in flooding...

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Eastern Cape Judge President,  Selby Mbenenge has called his second witness to the stand in the landmark sexual harassment probe against him. The witness is Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Expert, Dr. Vincent Mello, who is expected to give evidence on the exchanges between Mbenenge and his accuser, Judges'  Secretary Andiswa Mengo. The communications form part of the bulk...

Relatives of a 25-year-old mother whose nine-day-old baby was kidnapped from the Bellville mall, in Cape Town, say they are still shaken by the incident. The 37-year-old woman arrested for the kidnapping appeared at the Bellville Magistrate's Court this morning, where has case was postponed to next Thursday. The baby was later located and returned his mother, Imaan Sharmar. Our Reporter Mlamli Man...

Music mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs, could still face up to 20 years in prison after a split decision by the jury acquitted him on three of the most serious charges he faced, while convicting him on two. Diddy was found guilty on two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution, but was acquitted on the racketeering conspiracy charge, which carries a penalty of life in prison, and two counts of s...

ActionSA has criticises the South African Human Rights Commission's (SAHRC for supporting undocumented migrants' right to public healthcare. The Human Rights Commission's has raised concerns over the current move where undocumented foreign nationals are being denied access to healthcare services at public clinics and hospital. SAHRC Commissioner Sandra Makoasha says denying undocumented immigrants...

Former Judges' Secretary, Zintle Nkqayi has raised questions about an alleged incident in November 2021, when Judges' Secretary, Andiswa Mengo alleges that Eastern Cape Judge President, Selby Mbenenge, solicited a sexual act from her. Nkqayi's evidence alleges that the top Judge was occupied on the afternoon inquestion. She is testifying a landmark probe into a complaint against Mbenenge, in which...

The uMkhonto weSizwe Party Caucus in the National Assembly is heavily divided, after some members called for  party's President to remove Chief Whip, Colleen Makhubele. The MPs accuse her of unilateral and undemocratic decisions, as well as ideological betrayal. They also accuse Makhubele of descending the caucus into a state of dysfunction after she and Caucus Leader, John Hlophe removed Spo...

The Drinks Federation of South Africa (DF-SA) has called for urgent national cooperation to address South Africa's illicit alcohol market. The illicit alcohol market has grown by 55% over the past seven years, outpacing growth of the legal alcohol market, and is now worth R25.1bn. Thhe growth of illicit trade in alcohol which has cost the government R16.5bn in lost tax revenue. For more on this ma...

The SA Weather Service is predicting another temperature drop. South Africa is urged to prepare for a dramatic change in weather to an influx of rain and gusty winds as a cold front approaches. Today, the cold front is expected to intensify. Jon Gericke spoke to Lehlohonolo Thobela;  Weather Forecaster at the SA Weather Service

Johannesburg power utility, City Power, says it will cushion poor, low-income households from paying increased service and availability charges as new tariffs kicked in yesterday. City Power customers are now paying increase of 12.4% for electricity in line with the City's approved tariffs for the 2025/26 financial year. However, City Power says the increases will vary per customer category based...

Employees at the troubled poultry producer Daybreak Foods, have not been paid their salaries. Daybreak Farm workers are reportedly planning to stage a strike action to protest unpaid wages. Daybreak Foods, has been in the spotlight over the past two months for animal cruelty, mismanagement, failure to pay staff and failure to pay contractors. Jon Gericke spoke to Southern African Clothing and Text...

Baby Mogamat Imaad Shamar was last seen on Saturday, June 28. The Western Cape Missing Persons Unit (WCMPU) has shared flyers of the young baby on social media. According to the WCMPU, the child was abducted from the Middestad Mall in Bellville and was taken by a woman only known as "Chivon".  The woman allegedly approached the baby's mother while she was still pregnant and claimed she was fr...

The Randburg Magistrate's Court in Johannesburg is today hearing the bail application of 12 South African National Defence Force (SANDF) members accused of killing Hawks Specialist Investigator, Lieutenant-Colonel Frans Mathipa. He was shot and killed while travelling on the N1 near Hammanskraal in August 2023. Our reporter Horisani Sithole has more

An expert witness has told the Judicial Conduct Tribunal that her earlier analysis of the exchanges between Judges' Secretary, Andiswa Mengo and Eastern Cape Judge President, Selby Mbenenge, does not seek to patronise Mengo.  Lisa Vetten says her analysis seeks to illustrates the power dynamics involved when the accused is in a position of authority. She is testifying a landmark probe into a...

The African Development Bank has approved a loan worth over four-hundred-and 70 million US dollars for (around R8.4 billion) South Africa's Infrastructure Governance and Green Growth Programme. The bank says this is an important step in the country's transition toward a sustainable and low carbon economy. The programme is the second phase of the bank's strategic support for South Africa's Just Ene...

The Hawks have arrested three Tshwane municipal officials in Laudium for their alleged involvement in the theft of transformers from electricity substations. They allegedly stole a transformer valued at R7 million. The operation is part of a crackdown on corruption. Jon Gericke spoke to SABC reporter, Lopang Alamu 

Fuel prices are set to increase again at midnight following a spike in international oil prices. Recent data from the Central Energy Fund (CEF) shows that the price of petrol is likely to rise by between 50 cents (93 Unleaded) and 53 cents (95 Unleaded), while diesel looks set to go up by between 82 cents and 84 cents. Jon Gericke spoke to Director of Fuel and Pricing Mechanisms at the Department...

The City of Cape Town says it is working with the South African Police Service (SAPS) to clamp down on gangs and extortion-related crimes on the Cape Flats. This follows a brutal mass shooting incident in the Kanana Informal Settlement in Gugulethu where seven men were shot and killed in the early hours of Saturday morning. The victims, aged between 26 and 30 were socializing in the kitchen when t...

The Judicial Conduct Tribunal has heard how power imbalances in the workplace create difficulties and consequences if a victim of sexual harassment says No. The landmark probe is investigating a complaint by Judges' Secretary, Andiswa Mengo against Eastern Cape Judge President Selby Mbenenge. Mengo alleges that she was sexually harassed in the form of in-person interactions and electronic communic...