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An Air India plane bound for London with 242 people on board has crashed minutes after taking off from India's Western City of Ahmedabad. The airline and local police say It remains unclear if there are any fatalities. The plane was headed to Gatwick airport in the UK and its understood the crash may have occurred in a civilian area near the airport. Jon Gericke spoke to SABC correspondent in Indi...

A new report compiled by DataEQ has placed the City of Tshwane as the best-performing metro in South Africa in terms of public sentiment, while Johannesburg ranked lowest. The Pulse of the People quarterly report shows that Tshwane recorded the least negative sentiment, driven by praise for clean water access, proactive leadership, and visible service improvements such as cleanup campaigns and law...

The DA says it wants all ministers to submits details on the processes followed in every board appointment done by each minister. This follows controversy surrounding Higher Education and Training Minister, Nobuhle Nkabane over the submission to parliament of the names of the independent selection panel she relied on to make appointment to SETA board last month. Nkabane landed in hot water several...

The Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg is hearing the alleged xenophobia case against civil organiosation, Operation Dudula. Civil orgations including Kopanang Africa Against Xenophobia, the South African Informal Traders Forum, the Inner City Federation and Abahlali BaseMjondolo have approacherd the court for relief against Operation Dudula and a number of organs of state for allegedly failing to...

A 39-year-old suspect apprehended in connection with Likhona Fose's murder is expected to appear at the Rooderpoort Magistrate's court today. This follows the discovery of Fose's mutilated body in bushes not far from her home in Durban Deep two weeks ago. Gauteng police say the 14-year-old had gone missing after leaving her home to go play with friends nearby. For the latest we are now joined on t...

A battalion of 700 US Marines is being sent to Los Angeles to support a National Guard deployment of up to 4 000 troops to protect federal property amid immigration-related protests that have at times turned violent. President Donald Trump authorized an additional 2 000 troops, doubling the National Guard deployment over the objections of state and local politicians. In a statement on X, Californi...

A national convention which will set the agenda for South Africa's national dialogue will be held on the 15th of August. President Cyril Ramaphosa made the announcement yesterday. He said the national dialogue would not be a one-time event but would unfold in phases, starting from local consultations and sectoral engagements, and then proceeding to provincial and national gatherings. Ramaphosa als...

Authorities in the Eastern Cape have recovered the minibus taxi that was carrying the ten missing learners in the Mthatha region in the eastern Cape.  The minibus taxi was swept into a river in Decoligny yesterday following floods that heavy rain caused in the province. Nine people have since lost their lives. Search and rescue operations are continuing for the missing learners. Jon Gericke s...

Authorities in the Eastern Cape have recovered the minibus taxi that was carrying the ten missing learners in the Mthatha region in the eastern Cape.  The minibus taxi was swept into a river in Decoligny yesterday following floods that heavy rain caused in the province. Nine people have since lost their lives. Search and rescue operations are continuing for the missing learners. Jon Gericke s...

 A new witness has taken the stand in the High court in Gqeberha, where the inquest into the deaths of the Cradock Four is underway. Nombuyiselo Mhlauli is the wife of Sicelo Mhlauli and has testified on the impact her husband's death had on her and their family. Mhlauli is the latest witness in the probe into the 1985 deaths of her husband, along with Matthew Goniwe, Fort Calata and Sparrow...

Authorities in KwaZulu-Natal are bracing for worsening winter weather. Jon Gericke spoke to KwaZulu-Natal provincial Department of Transport, Ndabezinhle Sibiya

A number of houses are submerged in water at Decoligny in Mthatha in the Eastern Cape. This is due to the heavy rains that fell over night in most parts of the province. Some people are seen trapped on trees as they were trying to avoid the overflowing water. Severe cold, snow and rain have gripped the Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal as weather warnings intensify. In the Eastern Cape, a level six w...

Red Meat Industry Services has implemented Phase 1 of its response to the ongoing Foot-and-Mouth-Disease outbreak. This as the country has been battling to contain the outbreaks of foot and mouth disease for several years. The foot-and-mouth disease is common among cattle, sheep and goats and is characterised by fever and blister-like sores on the tongue and lips. For more on the activation of an...

his is due to the heavy rains that fell over night in most parts of the province. Some people are seen trapped on trees as they were trying to avoid the overflowing water. Severe cold, snow and rain have gripped the Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal as weather warnings intensify. In the Eastern Cape level six warning has been issued for disruptive snowfall and rains. Jon Gericke spoke to Eastern Cape...

Snowy weather conditions are expected along the Lesotho border and western parts of the Free State, as South Africa grapples with ongoing freezing weather conditions. Jon Gericke spoke to SABC reporter, Ishmael Modiba and Lehlohonolo Thobela; Forecaster at the South African Weather Service

The Trump administration has ordered U.S. Marines into Los Angeles and intensified raids on suspected undocumented immigrants. This has fueled more outrage from street protesters and Democratic leaders who raised concerns over a national crisis. Some 700 Marines based in Southern California were expected to reach Los Angeles this morning, as part of a federal strategy to quell street demonstration...

The High Court in Pretoria has ruled that additional images of three of the accused in the Senzo Meyiwa murder trial, can be submitted as evidence. The ruling follows an application by the state, in which prosecutors argued that the photographs provide a clearer perspective of how some of the accused looked at the time of the soccer star's murder. Five men are on trial the October 2014 fatal shoot...

The Pretoria magistrate' s Court has granted R 8000 bail to a 59-year-old police captain accused of raping a 20-year-old female trainee. The man is accused of raping the trainee in his office after threatening to dismiss her for failing to salute him. SABC Reporter, Phumzile Mlangeni has more... 

The City of Johannesburg is reportedly defending the awarding of almost R1 billion in massive transport contracts to politically connected families. This is despite concerns from the Auditor-General. Jon Gericke spoke to Daily Maverick Associate Editor Ferial Haffajee,

A 16-year-old girl who falsely reported that she was raped has been charged with perjury after investigations by police in Mpumalanga revealed that she fabricated the story. Police spokesperson in the province, Brigadier Donald Mdhluli says police were sent on a manhunt for two men who were driving a black VW Polo from Dullstroom to Lydenburg on Sunday on allegations of rape. Significant resources...

After about 78 years of manufacturing tyres in Kariega, Nelson Mandela Bay, in the Eastern Cape, Goodyear factory is reported to be closing. The tyre manufacturing company is said to be restructuring which includes the closure of the company's manufacturing plant in the Eastern Cape. It alleged that section 189A retrenchment notices have already been served; a process which will be facilitated by...

The Lootsberg pass on the N9 between Graaff Reinet and Middleburg in the Eastern Cape is now closed to traffic due to snowfall.  Snow is falling over a number of high lying areas of the Eastern Cape and traffic authorities are also keeping a close eye on the Wapadsberg Pass on the R61 between Nxuba and Graaff-Reinet.  The cold snap is expected to persist for the next few days. Jon Gerick...

 Sport, Arts and Culture Minister, Gayton McKenzie has announced a new implementation plan for the collective repatriation of the remains of South African exiles, focusing on SADC countries. McKenzie says the initiative is a moral duty to restore dignity and heal wounds and fix injustices caused by apartheid. Mckenzie has made a call to families of liberation heroes who died in exile to come...

Judge Ratha Mokgoatlheng has apologised for his remarks about  black legal practitioners. This after Advocate Charles Mnisi requested to be excused on Monday from proceedings in the Senzo Meyiwa murder trial because he would be travelling home after competing in the Comrades Marathon. Mokgoatlheng says his conduct was incorrect.

A female runner who was reported missing yesterday after completing the Comrades Marathon has been found. Moira Harding, vanished after completing the Comrades Marathon in Durban yesterday. Jon Gericke spoke to Garrith Jamieson of ALS Paramedics