Legal Matters: Revenge porn

An investigation has confirmed allegations made by two first-year IT students on the weaknesses in the social relief of distress (SRD) grant application process. First-year students Joel Cedras and Veer Gosai uncovered major flaws in the R370 social relief of distress grant system run by the South African Social Security…

A severe storm has hit parts of Randfontein in western Gauteng and extensive damage has been reported. The Gauteng provincial Joint Operations Centre (JOC) said reports have been received of a possible tornado that hit parts of Randfontein on Wednesday afternoon. Phemelo speaks to Rand West City Mayor, William Matsheke.

The police and Westbury residents have clashed after locals blocked roads with bricks following a prolonged water outage and no water tankers. Several roads in Westbury, Coronationville and Westdene were blocked with large rocks, bricks and other debris, including burning tyres. Phemelo speaks to Coronationville resident Lolly Williams, Melville Resident…

Phemelo is in converation with Joburg MMC for Roads and Transport, Kenny Kunene about issues including the city's road infrastructure, bus services and the Lilian Ngoyi reconstruction project.

More than 40 years after anti-apartheid activist Neil Aggett’s death was declared a result of suicide while in detention, the Johannesburg high court found that he was killed by the security branch police who had severely tortured him for days before he was found hanging in his cell at John…