Domestic

Eskom's former CEO André de Ruyter says he cannot name the individuals allegedly involved in corrupt activities at the utility as these allegations now form part of an active investigation.

The Eastern Cape’s hero cop who led a SAPS K9 team to Turkey after a devastating earthquake has received an award from the Turkish President.

Gauteng police have arrested a man and a woman for the brutal murder of two young boys in Soweto.

President Cyril Ramaphosa says the country remains a signatory to the Rome Statute and will continue to campaign for the equal and consistent application of international law. This follows an error in a comment made during a media briefing held by the ANC, where Ramaphosa made a spurious comment that the party adopted a resolution to withdraw from the International Criminal Court (ICC). The story gained traction on social media on Tuesday since an arrest warrant had been issued by the Court for Russian President Vladimir Putin, who is expected to visit the country later this year.

An alleged drunk driver, Joseph Hebron Maponya, made his first appearance in the Middelburg Magistrates Court today, more than 18 months after he allegedly caused the car crash that killed five-year-old Amé Jansen van Rensburg. Maponya faces charges of culpable homicide, reckless and negligent driving as well as driving under the influence of alcohol.

Platinum Rhino – 8 500 hectares of re-established natural habitat in the North West Province of South Africa, owned by private rhino owner John Hume, is due to go under the auctioneer’s hammer on 26 April 2023. Hume, a business entrepreneur, can no longer afford the upkeep of his close to 2 000 white rhinos.

The Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) will, later this year, hear arguments over whether prisoners in South Africa should be allowed to use their personal computers in their cells in order to further their education.

Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa says the sharp rise in the repo rate over the past year is a direct result of load shedding.

Police in Bloemfontein have opened an inquest docket after three people died, allegedly from poisoned food. Spokesperson Lieutenant Colonel Thabo Covane says the day after Easter Monday, police were alerted by staff from the Dr JS Moroka Hospital in Mangaung after five people from the same family arrived for emergency care.