The Gauteng Department of Health is urging residents to get vaccinated against influenza ahead of the winter season, warning that seasonal flu continues to pose a serious public health risk. The virus spreads easily through respiratory droplets and can cause severe illness, particularly among vulnerable groups. Health officials say the elderly, pregnant women, people with […]
EFF Leader, Julius Malema has been granted leave to appeal his sentence but not his conviction. The court dismissed his attempt to challenge the guilty verdict, meaning his conviction on firearm-related charges remains in place. Malema was sentenced to five years’ direct imprisonment for unlawful possession of a firearm, with additional sentences for other counts […]
EFF Leader, Julius Malema has effectively lost his qualification to serve as a Member of Parliament after being sentenced to five years’ direct imprisonment. The ruling follows his conviction on multiple counts under the Firearms Control Act, stemming from an incident where he discharged a firearm in public. The Economic Freedom Fighters leader will serve […]
UPDATE: Economic Freedom Fighters leader Julius Malema has been sentenced to five years’ direct imprisonment in his firearm handling and discharge case. The ruling was handed down at the East London Regional Court in KuGompo City after Malema appeared for a second day of sentencing proceedings in a highly publicised case. During a packed courtroom, […]
Police in the Eastern Cape are on high alert ahead of the sentencing of Julius Malema, which is set to take place on Thursday at the East London Regional Court. The Economic Freedom Fighters leader is facing sentencing in his firearm discharge case after being convicted in October last year for violating the Firearms Control […]
Three suspects were shot and killed following a robbery at a jewellery shop in Highveld Mall, Emalahleni. Eight armed men stormed the store, holding an employee and a security guard at gunpoint before fleeing with an undisclosed amount of jewellery. Police and private security responded quickly, intercepting the suspects shortly after they left the mall, […]