SABC News
Lategan sentencing postponed to 12 October
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- Lategan sentencing postponed to 12 October
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- 3:09
- Date posted
- 16 minutes ago
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- A provisional date of 12th October has been set for the sentencing of 42-year-old farmer, Louis Lategan, from Camdeboo in the Eastern Cape .
Lategan has changed his lawyer, after being found guilty of human trafficking ,rape and assault.
Lategan lured his victims though social media, and offering them au pair jobs.
Nandipha Plaatjie has more.
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- Residents demanding stronger action against GBVF
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- 2:12
- Date posted
- 21 minutes ago
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- Residents and church leaders are calling on government and police to intensify efforts against gender-based violence.
This follows the discovery of a woman's body at a dam in Moroka, Soweto.
The incident has renewed calls for stronger measures to protect women and prevent further violence.
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- Ekurhuleni Murders | Family of 28-year-old Vutomi Mathebula in mourning
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- 1:57
- Date posted
- 22 minutes ago
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- The Mathebula family at Homu 14-A village near Giyani in Limpopo is in mourning.
The body of their daughter, 28-year old Vutomi Mathebula, was found in Kempton Park in the Ekurhuleni Metro.
Her decomposed body is one of nine found in the area.
She had been reported missing towards the end of March.
Bereaved family members say they received phone calls demanding a ransom for her release.
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- EXCLUSIVE | US Ambassador speaks to SABC News
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- 29:41
- Date posted
- 36 minutes ago
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- United States of America Ambassador to South Africa, Leo Brent Bozell, says the State Department will not release the names of South Africans who will be affected by visa restrictions.
Speaking to SABC News Specialist correspondent, Sophie Mokoena, Bozell touched on a range of issues such as South Africa's BEE policy, the song 'Kill the Boer kill the Farmer' and South Africa's ICC case against Israel.
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- 2027 AFCON Qualifiers | Cassius, Singh happy to be back with Bafana
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- 2:53
- Date posted
- 38 minutes ago
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- After years of being on the fringes of the national tean, Cyprus-based, Luther Singh, and Mamelodi Sundowns' Cassius Mailula, are happy to be back in the Bafana Bafana set-up under new coach Pitso Mosimane.
The two attacking players reported for camp on Sunday ahead of back-to-back 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers and the international friendly against Egypt.
Mosimane said all the locally-based players have reported for camp, while Singh and Norway-based Samukele Kabini have also joined the squad in Johannesburg.
Meanwhile, Mosimane, also revealed that they will make a decision on Kaizer Chiefs midfielder Lebohang Maboe once scans have revealed the extent of his ankle injury sustained on Sunday.
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- LGE 2026 | DA's Geordin Hill-Lewis promises more affordable houses in Cape Town
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- 2:42
- Date posted
- 58 minutes ago
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- DA leader and Cape Town Mayor, Geordin Hill-Lewis, says they are compiling a detailed report for the Constitutional Court, which will set out the work they have done in the past five years to provide affordable housing in the City of Cape Town.
The Constitutional Court found that the city had failed to solve the housing problem in the province and the city.
It ordered that it must provide a comprehensive report on plans to solve the matter.
Hill-Lewis has been speaking on the sidelines of the launch of his fifth pledge for affordable housing, at the Salt River Market Site in Cape Town.
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- Solly Malatsi speaks on the 20th GovTech summit under way in Durban
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- 4:30
- Date posted
- 60 minutes ago
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- The 20th GovTech summit taking place in Durban this week is focusing on Artificial Intelligence cybersecurity.
This involves the use of AI technologies and techniques to enhance the protection of computer systems, networks, and data from cyberthreats.
Nothando Magudulela has more.
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- LGE 2026 | Vhembe Independent Party believes it will perform well in LGE
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- 3:17
- Date posted
- 1 hour ago
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- A regional political party, the Vhembe Independent Party, in Limpopo, believes that it will perform well in the upcoming November local government elections.
It says, though it doesn't have the same financial support as the big political parties, its campaigning to woo voters is going on well.
Lutendo Bobodi reports.
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- Ekurhuleni Murders | Jabulile Ntimba murder suspects remanded in custody
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- 19:39
- Date posted
- 1 hour ago
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- Two female suspects, Fortunate Masilela and Tsakane Nester Msithini, have been officially remanded in custody until 1 October 2026 after appearing in the Boksburg Magistrate's Court.
They face charges of premeditated murder and obstructing the course of justice regarding the death of Jabulile Ntimba, the ninth victim found in the ongoing Ekurhuleni murder investigations.
Deputy National Police Commissioner Lt-Gen Tebello Mosikili confirmed that preliminary findings point toward a suspected love triangle motive rather than a serial killer pattern for this specific case.
Amid heavy restriction, the court granted audio-only media access, banning video or photography of the accused.
Meanwhile, Police say detectives are intensifying investigations into the deaths of nine women in Ekurhuleni, with evidence being analysed to ensure strong cases before the courts.
Chriselda Lewis has more.
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- Case against alleged Cato Manor serial rapist postponed
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- 6:07
- Date posted
- 1 hour ago
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- The Durban Magistrate's Court has postponed the case against the alleged Cato Manor serial rapist to next Monday.
This is to allow the state to establish if there are any outstanding charges against the 46-year old man.
He made his first court appearance in connection with 15 rapes committed between 2014 and 2025.
Nonhlakanipho Magwaza has more.
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- Ekurhuleni killings spark renewed GBVF calls
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- 8:54
- Date posted
- 1 hour ago
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- SABC Senior News Reporter Chriselda Lewis joins us with the latest developments.
Three people have been taken in for questioning in connection with one of the Ekurhuleni murders, while two people have been formally charged and appeared before the Boksburg Magistrate's Court.
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- Security guard killed in KZN school robbery
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- 4:18
- Date posted
- 1 hour ago
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- A robbery early on Saturday morning in Inanda Newtown Comprehensive High School, has left a security guard, Fano Zulu, dead.
A group of robbers reportedly disarmed four security guards, tied them up, forced them into a strong room, and left them while they ransacked the school's staff room.
Mlondi Radebe has more.
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- Gauteng government responds to recent GBVF cases: Dr Bandile Masuku
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- 8:41
- Date posted
- 1 hour ago
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- Lets chat to Dr Bandile Masuku, Gauteng Provincial Legislature's Portfolio Committee on Community Safety Chairperson on the recent spate of killings in the province.
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- SABII Dialogue: Turning Partnership into Progress on South Africa's Development Priorities
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- 21:40
- Date posted
- 1 hour ago
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- Let's take you to a strategic high-level panel hosted under the South Africa Business Initiative for Impact in New York.
It is part of the Unstoppable Africa 2026 event hosted by the Global Africa Business Initiative during UNGA Week.
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- LGE 2026 | Questions raised over funding of SLK Independent Party
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- 3:03
- Date posted
- 1 hour ago
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- The ANC Bojanala Region and its Convenor, Sheila Mabale-Huma, and the SLK Independent Party, have fiercely denied allegations that Mabale-Huma, who is also Rustenburg Mayor, is secretly funding the newly formed opposition movement.
The denials follow intense political speculation in the North West province, linking Mabale-Huma to the breakaway party.
The SLK Independent Party has dismissed the funding rumours as baseless propaganda.
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- Madlanga Commission | Sibanyoni objects to use of phone content from Kwaggafontein seizure
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- 2:34
- Date posted
- 1 hour ago
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- Taxi boss and businessman, Joe 'Ferrari' Sibanyoni, has objected to the Madlanga Commission's reliance on phone content from the Kwaggafontein criminal proceedings, in which Sibanyoni is an accused.
Sibanyoni is charged with one count of extortion, and two counts of money laundering, in connection with an alleged protection racket that extorted over R2.2 million from a Mpumalanga businessman between 2022 and 2025.
The allegations in this case are in direct conflict with the 'Man of God' image he has portrayed during his evidence-in-chief.
Canny Maphanga has more.
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- Ekurhuleni Murders | Two suspects appear in court: Adv Madumise-Pajibo weighs in
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- 8:38
- Date posted
- 1 hour ago
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- The Boksburg Magistrate's Court has postponed the case against two of the three persons of interest who were taken in for questioning, in connection with one of the Ekurhuleni murder cases, to the 1st of October.
Deputy National Police Commissioner, Lieutenant General Tebello Mosikili, says the two suspects have now been formally charged and appeared before court.
Advocate Brenda Madumise-Pajibo, Director at Wise Collective joins us via video link.
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- SABCNews PM Headlines @17:00 | 20 September 2026
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- 2:22
- Date posted
- 3 hours ago
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- *Two women have appeared in the Boksburg Magistrate's Court in connection with the murder of Jabulile Ntimba, who's body was recently found in Ekhuhuleni.
They face charges of premeditated murder under gender-based violence, and defeating or obstructing the course of justice.
*Prominent Mpumalanga businessman, Joe Sibanyoni, has denied any personal involvement in taxi hit squads and contract killings.
Has has appeared at the Madlanga Commission, rejecting claims implicating him with a group called izinkabi, or hitmen.
*COSATU plans to reconvene its failed 15th National Congress between the 12th and 15th of October.
The Congress was adjourned in Midrand last week, over divisions and the issue of withheld credentials.
*European Commission President, Ursula Von der Leyen, has pushed for a cautious approach in the adoption of frontier AI technologies.
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- Patients can now access advanced cancer treatment at Life Rosepark Hospital’s radiotherapy machine i
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- 0:26
- Date posted
- 3 hours ago
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- Life Rosepark Hospital’s radiotherapy machine in Bloemfontein, where patients can now access advanced cancer treatment.
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- Cricketers prepare for Icons Cup
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- 2:41
- Date posted
- 3 hours ago
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- Former SA cricketers AB de Villiers and Vernon Philander at The Links at Fancourt in George. They were getting a feel for the course ahead of the Icons Cup. The three-day golf event will see Team South Africa take on Team World and will feature 28 global sports legends. The captains are Ernie Els (Team South Africa) and José María Olazábal (Team World).
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- Madlanga Commission | Joe ‘Ferrari’ Sibanyoni cross-examination postponed
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- 8:03
- Date posted
- 4 hours ago
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- Taxi boss, Joe "Ferari" Sibanyoni's further testimony has now been postponed by the commission to a date yet to be confirmed due to the unavailability of his counsel.
SABC News anchor Thembekile Mrototo and senior reporter Canny Maphanga have more details from the Brigitte Mabandla Justice College in Pretoria.
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- GBVF Crisis | Ramaphosa condemns wave of brutal killings of women in Gauteng
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- 2:22
- Date posted
- 4 hours ago
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- {WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT}
President Cyril Ramaphosa says government will deploy more resources, including technology, to find those behind the spate of killings of women in Gauteng. At least nine bodies of women were found in the Ekurhuleni metro recently.
Meanwhile, the body of a 20-year-old woman was discovered dumped at Moroka Dam in Soweto yesterday.
Speaking to on the sidelines of the ANC Veterans' League fundraising golf day in Johannesburg, Ramaphosa says they will pull out all the stops to deal with the recent scourge of violence against women.
SABC News senior political reporter Ntebo Mokobo compiled this report from Johannesburg.
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- Madlanga Commission of Inquiry Day 177 | Monday, 21 September 2026
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- 5:28:20
- Date posted
- 5 hours ago
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- Judicial Commission of Inquiry into Criminality, Political Interference, and Corruption in the Criminal Justice System.
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- Economists expect a possible rate hike this week
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- 2:58
- Date posted
- 5 hours ago
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- Economists and market observers expect the Reserve Bank to raise interest rates by 25 basis points this week.
Due to the Heritage Day holiday on Thursday, the SARB's Monetary Policy Committee will announce its decision on rates on Wednesday.
But as SABC News' Nompumelelo Siziba notes, the decision comes as the current consumer price inflation rate sits at 4.3 percent. Additionally, escalating Middle East tensions are driving up oil costs, with a sharp increase in fuel prices projected for October.
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- Ekurhuleni Murders | Three in Court over Jabulile Ntimba killing
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- 4:21
- Date posted
- 5 hours ago
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- Police have cautioned members of the public that they have not found a definitive link between the murder case of Jabulile Ntimba and the string of murders in the East Rand of Gauteng, announcing instead that it appears to be linked to a love triangle.
However, they have not ruled out possible links between the other cases.
SABC News senior reporter has more details from outside the Boksburg Magistrate's court where the three suspects are due to appear.
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- Angie Motshekga welcomed soldiers who have completed basic military training at SAI
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- 0:30
- Date posted
- 5 hours ago
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- The Minister of Defence and Military Veterans, Angie Motshekga, welcomed more than 2,500 new soldiers who have completed their basic military training at 3 SAI in the Northern Cape.
They are joining the SANDF under increasing pressure to assist police in crime hotspots, including the Western Cape, where gang violence remains a major challenge, despite the deployment of soldiers
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- Gqeberha-born Jae-Leigh Filander realises cricketing dream
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- 2:33
- Date posted
- 5 hours ago
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- Gqeberha-born cricketer, Jae-Leigh Filander used the Cricket South Africa (CSA) development pathway to realise her dream of playing international cricket.
Filander is a wicketkeeper-batter for the Western Province Cobras.Last Thursday, she won her first cap for the Proteas when she was selected to face Zimbabwe in the fourth T20 International in Bulawayo.
The Proteas went on to beat their neighbours, 5-nil in the series, and uncovered the next generation of internationals, like Filander, in the process.
SABC News sports reporter Simon Burke filed this story.
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- Bafana Bafana's arrival press conference at the University of Johannesburg
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- 0:43
- Date posted
- 5 hours ago
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- Bafana Bafana players Cassius Mailula and Luther Singh at Bafana Bafana's arrival press conference at the University of Johannesburg. The team is preparing for the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against Guinea at home on Saturday and Eritrea next week on Wednesday
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- GovTech 2026 | Gijima to help modernise SA's public sector tech
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- 3:44
- Date posted
- 6 hours ago
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- The State Information Technology Agency (SITA) together with the Department of Communications and Digital Technologies is hosting the Government Technology (GovTech) conference at the International Convention Centre in Durban.
GovTech is one of SITA's flagship programmes and this year marks 20 years since the inception.
SABC News reporter Nothando Magudulela has more details from the Durban ICC.
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- Markets Update | SARB repo rate decision expected on Wednesday
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- 7:13
- Date posted
- 6 hours ago
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- Global economic pressures, a sharp move in the oil price, shifting inflationary outlooks, and rising borrowing costs have all had a direct impact on central bank decisions to hike rates across different markets.
For more on what has moved the markets we are joined by James Turp, Portfolio Manager with Ninety One's Fixed Income team.
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- Ekurhuleni Murders | Police link ninth victim to love triangle
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- 38:32
- Date posted
- 6 hours ago
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- DEVELOPING:
Deputy National Police Commissioner Lt-Gen Tebello Mosikili says the murder of Jabulile Ntimba may be linked to a love triangle, cautioning that investigators have not yet concluded that the case is the work of a serial killer.
Ntimba was the ninth woman found among recent murders across Ekurhuleni since July, but the SAPS has indicated that her murder is currently not being linked to the other eight case
Members of the Gauteng Murder and Robbery Unit arrested three suspects one man and two women over the weekend. The trio is scheduled to appear in the Boksburg Magistrate's Court today.
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- Woman's body discovered at Moroka Dam in Soweto - Dorah Ralehoma weighs in
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- 3:00
- Date posted
- 6 hours ago
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- {WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT}
The Urban Inspector for Ward 33, Dorah Ralehoma, says Soweto residents are increasingly concerned about their safety.
This follows the discovery of a woman's body in a dam in Moroka on Sunday. Ralehoma says this is not the first body to be found in the area, with similar incidents reported nearby.
She says residents are calling for increased police and JMPD visibility to prevent the area from becoming a dumping ground.
SABC News reporter Thabiso Radebe has more details from Moroka, in Soweto.
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- Markets Update | 21 September 2026
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- 1:49
- Date posted
- 6 hours ago
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- Sheila Mabale-Huma refutes allegations that she is supporting and funding the SLK Independent Party
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- 1:06
- Date posted
- 7 hours ago
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- The ANC Bojanala Regional Chairperson Sheila Mabale-Huma has refuted allegations that she is supporting and funding the SLK Independent Party.
The allegations surfaced over the weekend, insinuating that Huma is giving the SLK Independent Party resources to campaign. The allegations have raised questions about the party's possible political motives and potential impact on the ANC.
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- An alleged serial rapist appeared at the Durban Magistrate's court
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- 1:29
- Date posted
- 8 hours ago
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- KwaZulu Natal Premier Mr Thami Ntuli was at the Durban Magistrate's court where an alleged serial rapist charged with the raping 16 women in Cato Manor, Durban made his first appearance.
The suspect is alleged to have committed the offences between 2014 and 2025. He also faces other charges of house breaking and attempted murder. #sabcnews #fyp #southafrica #kwazulunatal #gbv #following #sabcnewsonline
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- Police Forensic officials are at the Moroka Dam in Soweto, where the body of a women was found
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- 0:49
- Date posted
- 8 hours ago
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- Police Forensic officials are at the Moroka Dam in Moroka, Soweto, where the body of a woman was found. It is believed the deceased was dumped in the dam after she was killed. She was found by recyclers inside a washing, wrapped in a blanket. Police have opened an inquest
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- GovTech 2026 conference marks 20 years
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- 4:45
- Date posted
- 8 hours ago
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- State Information Technology Agency (SITA) together with the Department of Communications and Digital Technologies is hosting the Government Technology conference 2026 at the International Convention Centre in Durban.
GovTech is one of SITA's flagship programmes and this year marks 20 years since the inception.
SABC News reporter Nothando Magudulela has more details from the Inkosi Albert Luthuli International Convention Centre (ICC) in Durban.
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- Three people have been gunned down at Lingelethu-West in Khayelitsha. #sabcnews #westerncape
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- 0:33
- Date posted
- 8 hours ago
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- In the latest mass shooting on the Cape Flats, three people have been gunned down at Lingelethu-West in Khayelitsha.
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- DA leader launches fifith pledge to provide affordable housing to Cape Town
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- 0:59
- Date posted
- 8 hours ago
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- City of Cape Town Mayor and DA leader Geordin Hill-Lewis launched his fifth pledge to provide affordable housing in the City of Cape Town, ahead of the local government elections in November.
A few months ago, the City was found to have failed to provide adequate and affordable housing by the Constitutional Court, and was ordered to write a report on the plans and programmes to rectify the matter.
Geordin Hill-Lewis says the City of Cape Town is the best-performing municipality in housing provision.
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- Dr Pieter Groenewald and Makgothi Thobakgale are doing a walkabout in the Goodwood Art Gallery
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- 0:50
- Date posted
- 9 hours ago
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- Correctional Services Minister Dr Pieter Groenewald and Makgothi Thobakgale are doing a walkabout at the launch of Corrections Week in the Goodwood Art Gallery in Cape Town.
The campaign seeks to increase public understanding of rehabilitation through arts and crafts, and encourage community participation in reintegration and crime prevention
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- Ekurhuleni murders | Three suspects to appear in court over alleged murder
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- 1:31
- Date posted
- 9 hours ago
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- SABC News colleagues Chriselda Lewis and Calvin Dludla are LIVE from the Boksburg Magistrate's Court where three suspects will appear over their alleged involvement in the murder of the ninth victim Jabulile Ntimba whose body was found on 17 September 2026 in Villa Liza in Boksburg.
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- Madlanga Commission | Sibanyoni's legal team requests brief adjournment
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- 8:10
- Date posted
- 9 hours ago
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- Taxi boss Joe "Ferrari" Sibanyoni is testifying at the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry at the Brigitte Mabandla Justice College in Pretoria regarding allegations of his involvement in a criminal syndicate.
SABC News senior reporter Canny Maphanga reports on the details of an adjournment sought by Sibanyoni's legal team.
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- TRC Cases | Khampepe Commission of Inquiry | 21 September 2026
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- 35:21
- Date posted
- 9 hours ago
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- For more news, visit sabcnews.com and #SABCNews on all Social Media platforms.
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- GBVF Crisis | COJ puts women's safety in the spotlight
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- 2:06
- Date posted
- 9 hours ago
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- Johannesburg Mayor Dada Morero says the City is working with taxi associations to create safer spaces for women and communities.
Morero was speaking at the first Johannesburg Mayoral Lecture at the Soweto Theatre in Johannesburg.
The lecture brought together stakeholders to discuss the future of the city, with governance, transparency, integrity and accountability among the issues discussed.
SABC News reporter Zara Groenewald filed this report from Soweto.
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- US to impose sanctions directly targeting the ICC
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- 0:56
- Date posted
- 9 hours ago
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- The U.S. administration is preparing a major escalation in its campaign against the International Criminal Court (ICC) with sanctions now reportedly being drawn up against the court itself.
The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) first reported the plans, with Reuters subsequently confirming them through its own sources.
Until now, Washington has targeted individual ICC judges and prosecutors, but sanctions against the institution could severely disrupt its financial and day-to-day operations.
The US is not a party to the Rome Statute, and the development comes as world leaders gather in New York for the U.N. General Assembly.
SABC News correspondent Sherwin Bryce-Pease reports from New York.
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- PIE Act | Proposed new eviction laws: Grant Smee weighs in
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- 7:56
- Date posted
- 9 hours ago
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- On Morning Live's regular Monday feature, The Bottom Line:
For landlords, few situations are as financially damaging as a tenant who stops paying rent but remains on the property.
While their rental income has come to a stop, they'll still have to cover rates, levies, insurance and, in some cases, monthly bond repayments.
But even after cancelling the lease, the way South Africa's eviction laws are structured, it means that a landlord cannot simply remove the tenant or change the locks after months of non-payment.
This is why proposed amendments to the Prevention of Illegal Eviction from and Unlawful Occupation of Land Act, better known as PIE, will be closely watched by landlords across the country.
To tell us more we are joined by Only reality group CEO, Grant Smee
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- Ramaphosa on GBVF Crisis: Government will pull out all stops to find perpetrators
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- 10:00
- Date posted
- 9 hours ago
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- President Cyril Ramaphosa says gender-based violence remains a national crisis, adding that government will deploy additional resources to strengthen efforts to combat the scourge.
He was addressing the media during a door-stop engagement at the Johannesburg Country Club in Woodmead where he also said the United States remains an important trade partner for South Africa, adding that government will continue engaging with Washington to resolve areas of disagreement and strengthen bilateral relations.
Regarding the ANC's candidate list debacle, Ramaphosa said the matter is "ongoing".
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- Madlanga Commission | Taxi boss Joe Sibanyoni returns to testify
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- 5:50
- Date posted
- 10 hours ago
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- Taxi boss Joe "Ferrari" Sibanyoni is expected to return to the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry at the Brigitte Mabandla Justice College in Pretoria this morning.
He first appeared before the commission last month, when he denied allegations that he was part of a criminal syndicate known as the "Big Five".
Sibanyoni also said that he'd survived two assassination attempts, and had previously raised concerns about criminal activity in the taxi industry and the police. SABC News Reporter Canny Maphanga is in Pretoria and joins us live.
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- Makhanda High Court to deliver sentencing for human trafficking, rape convicted farmer
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- 3:21
- Date posted
- 10 hours ago
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- A farmer from Xamdeboo, formerly Aberdeen, is expected to be sentenced in the High Court in Makhanda in the Eastern Cape today.
Louis Lategan was found guilty of human trafficking, rape and assault.
The National Prosecuting Authority says the offences were committed at his farm where he lured young women under the pretence of a job opportunity, but instead drugged and sexually exploited them. The incidents occurred between 2020 and 2023.
SABC News reporter Nandipha Plaatjie reports from outside the Makhanda High Court in the Eastern Cape.
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- Alleged Cato Manor serial rapist makes first Durban court appearance
- Runtime
- 6:28
- Date posted
- 10 hours ago
- Description
- {WARNING: SENSITIVE CONTENT}
An alleged serial rapist charged with raping 16 women in Cato Manor, Durban will make his first appearance in the Durban Magistrate's court.
The suspect is alleged to have committed the offences between 2014 and 2025.
He also faces other charges of housebreaking and attempted murder.
SABC News reporter Nonhlakanipho Magwaza has more details from Durban, KwaZulu-Natal.
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