The state in the Senzo Meyiwa murder trial has highlighted several contradictions in the testimony of defence witness Sifiso Gwabini Zungu during proceedings at the High Court in Pretoria. Zungu returned to the witness stand after the presiding judge ruled that the state may cross-examine him on a statement he allegedly made to police in June 2020. Five men are currently standing trial for the 2014 murder of Bafana Bafana captain Senzo Meyiwa. Zungu has claimed that he was assaulted…

President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced that the South African government is working to strengthen its disaster management systems to respond faster as climate change-related disasters increase. During a visit to flood-hit Mpumalanga, Ramaphosa assessed the damage caused by recent floods that destroyed over 500 homes in Nkomazi Municipality and left at least 20 people dead. The National Disaster Management Centre has declared the floods in Mpumalanga and Limpopo provinces a national disaster. Highlighting the role of fossil fuels in driving…

Heartbreak and anguish gripped Gauteng on Monday after a devastating crash involving a scholar transport vehicle claimed the lives of 13 children near Vanderbijlpark, south of Johannesburg. The learners, travelling to five different schools in Vanderbijlpark and Vereeniging, were killed when the minibus taxi they were in collided with a truck. Their lives were cut short in an instant, turning what should have been an ordinary school morning into a scene of unimaginable tragedy. Gauteng Police have since opened a…