Domestic

The Johannesburg High Court has issued a warrant of arrest for rape and child pornography accused Gerhard Ackerman who has absconded from trial. He faces 740 charges ranging from child pornography to rape and attempted murder.

Western Cape police have confiscated 30 bags of Mandrax tablets on the N1 at Beaufort West with a street value of R1.5 million.

The Orkney Magistrates’ Court has postponed the case against murder accused ANC MP Sibusiso Kula to the 31st of January for judgement on his bail application.

The man accused of setting Parliament on fire has once again refused to attend court proceedings. The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) says 50-year-old Zandile Mafe refused again on Friday to come out of his Pollsmoor Prison cell to attend the pre-trial conference at the High Court in Cape Town.

The devastating impact of load shedding on the country's growth prospects was thrust into the spotlight on Thursday by the Reserve Bank governor, Lesetja Kganyago.

The Automobile Association says fuel prices will increase across the board next month. Spokesperson, Layton Beard, was commenting on mid-month fuel price data from the Central Energy Fund.

A mother from Cape Town has given the media permission to publish a video showing her being assaulted by her husband while she is trying to protect their young daughter. The identities of the parties are being withheld because a minor is central to the case.

Learners at Aeroville Senior Secondary School in Somerset East were greeted by locked gates on Tuesday morning when fed-up parents decided to shut down the school in protest against the shortage of teachers.

The investigation by the Office of the Public Protector into whether President Cyril Ramaphosa had violated the Executive Ethics Code in the Phala Phala scandal, has been completed.