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5:01

Omotoso denied bail

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2020/11/04

Pastor Timothy Omotoso has been denied bail by the High Court in Port Elizabeth in the Eastern Cape. Omotoso and co-accused are facing over 90 charges related to sexual offences. This is the third time Omotoso has been denied bail since his arrest in 2017. Our reporter Veronica Fourie gave us the latest update.

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8:11

Bushiri's granted bail

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2020/11/04

Enlightened Christian Gathering Church leader Shepherd Bushiri and his wife Mary have been granted bail of R200- thousand each. They have been in custody for almost three weeks. The Bushiri's and four other accused are facing fraud, corruption and money laundering charges. Here is the Pretoria Magistrate's Thandi Theledi outlining the Bushiri's bail conditions. We also got an update from our reporter, Phanuel Shuma.

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6:49

Agrizzi granted bail

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2020/10/30

Judge Ratha Mokgoatlheng has just granted former BOSASA COO Angelo Agrizzi. bail at the High Court in Johannesburg. Agrizzi has been in jail since the 14th of this month after the Specialized Commercial Crimes Court sitting in the Palm Ridge Magistrate's Court refused to grant him bail. He is facing a corruption charge which relates to the payments made to former ANC MP Vincent Smith who is also on bail for fraud and corruption. Here is Judge Ratha Mokgoatlheng handing down that judgement.

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5:00

Bongani Bongo charged 2nd time around

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2020/10/28

Former state security minister Bongani Bongo's has been granted R10 000 bail. He faces new charges of corruption, fraud, theft and money laundering related to three dodgy land deals worth 124 million rands in Mpumalanga. Bongo is today among 14 other co-accused appearearing before the Nelspruit regional court for his alleged role in the said deals where prices were supposedly inflated. The deals happened during his tenure as a senior government official in Mpumalanga. Warrant of arrest for him and

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11:43

Malema and Ndlozi in court to face assault charge

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2020/10/28

There's a heavy police AND SUPPORTER presence at the Randburg Magistrates Court today, as EFF leader Julius Malema and MP Mbuyiseni Ndlozi's appear in court. Police officer, Johannes Venter laid a charge of assault against Malema and Ndlozi, after they allegedly assaulted him during the funeral of struggle icon Winnie Madikizela-Mandela in 2018. We got an update from our reporter, Abongile Dumako.

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15:01

Drama at Senzo Meyiwa's murder court case

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2020/10/27

The murder case of former Bafana Bafana and Orlando Pirates captain Senzo Meyiwa has been postponed to the 27th of next month in the Boksburg Magistrate's Court east of Johannesburg. At the start of the appearance the five accused refused to enter the dock in the Boksburg Magistrates court saying they did not kill the soccer star. The accused have been identified as Themba Sibiya, Bongani Ntanzi, Mthobisi Ncube, Mthokozisi Maphisa and Sifiso Ntuli. The five suspects refused to apply for bail saying

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6:34

2 teens drown in Kilptown

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2020/10/26

Kliptown residents in Soweto say if they had swimming pools in their area the death of two kids aged 13 and 14 could have been avoided. The teenagers were cooling off in the stream over, amid high temperatures being experienced in parts of the country yesterday. We spoke to our reporter Maageketla Mohlabe.

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9:49

Human Trafficking-53% of population vulnerable and...

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2020/10/26

More than 53% of the population is vulnerable to trafficking and the reality is that less than 1% of victims are ever rescued. This is according to anti-human trafficking non-profit organisation, A21. South Africa is known as a source, transit, and destination country, with an estimated 155 000 people enslaved. The beauty and perception of economic prosperity lure people from all over Africa and Asia with the promise of a better life. As we continue with our Human Trafficking feature, today we learn

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13:40

EFF not happy with Ranjeni Munusamy’s appointment as...

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2020/10/21

EFF's Sinawo Tambo explains why the party is not happy with Ranjeni Munusamy’s appointment as Political Secretary for Finance Minister Tito Mboweni

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16:22

Human Trafficking- East Africa on the spotlight

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2020/10/19

We are still continuing with our feature this month where we put the spotlight on human trafficking. East Africa, especially Kenya, remains the exit point for smugglers transporting Africans to the Middle-Eastern countries to be exploited in ways described as equivalent to modern day slavery. This emerged during a webinar hosted by organised crime programme -- ENACT -- and the Institute for Security Studies. The latest organised crime research, based on interviews with some of the people smuggled

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9:38

SIU withdraws application to freeze accounts of 2...

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2020/10/16

The Special Investigating Unit has withdrawn its application to freeze the accounts of the two companies awarded the contract to erect the Beitbridge border post fence. Public Works and Infrastructure department paid Caledon River Properties Limited and Profteam over R21.8 million in advance for the erection of the 40 kilometre barrier, which separates South Africa and Zimbabwe. The fence was procured in terms of the COVID-19 prevention measures to stop the inflow of people from neighbouring

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13:19

Senekal court case on the spotlight

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2020/10/16

Police have managed to prevent a scuffle between the EFF supporters and farmers in Senekal in the Free State. They continue to monitor the situation. The Human Rights Commission in the Free State is calling for calm. Different groups of protesters have ascended to Senekal for bail application of two men accused of the murder of the farm manager, Brandin Horner. For more what is happening outside of court we spoke our political reporter Abongile Dumako and Thabiso Radebe inside the courtroom

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6:40

Call for support of women and girls as we celebrate...

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2020/10/15

Today the world marks International Day of Rural Women with a special focus on building rural women's resilience in the wake of the covid-19 pandemic. The United Nation says many Rural Women Suffer From Discrimination. The department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development is appealing to South Africans to Use #ruralwomen on social media to show the world that you stand in solidarity with rural women and their organizations everywhere as they seek to influence the decisions that shape

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10:39

Hope for township economy bill to revitalize SA

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2020/10/15

The Gauteng Township Economic Development Draft Bill has been gazetted by the provincial Department of Economic Development. It proposes to revitalize and reserve certain sectors of township economies exclusively for South African citizens or naturalized citizens in Gauteng. The bill gives due consideration to the empowerment of township enterprises by seeking to include them in state procurement and devising appropriate funding models for the benefit of citizens in the informal sector and labour

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13:07

ANCYL in Fezile Dabi Region offers youth military...

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2020/10/15

The ANC Youth League in Fezile Dabi Region is offering their members military training. An advert making rounds on social media platforms says this training is for all members of the ANCYL committed to defending the revolution. Activities listed include: Basic military training, hiking, gun handling, guerrilla tactics and political education. However the acting Regional Secretary of the ANC in the Fezile Dabi Region, Brutus Mahlaku, says they are not aware of this initiative from their ANC Youth

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13:03

How crime looks like in SA compared to neighboring...

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2020/10/14

While recent crime stats for 2019/20 revealed an overall decline when compared to the prior year, only contact crimes for this period were up. We ask- how is South African crime compared to our neighbouring countries? We do a comparative study looking at Mozambique, Namibia, Zimbabwe amd Botswana - questioning where and why we are high in certain areas compared to those countries? Where we can improve based on how those countries are handling crime and issues around policing and law enforcement? We

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9:09

Fetakgomo-Tubatse local municipality purchases...

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2020/10/14

The council of the Fetakgomo-Tubatse local municipality has taken a resolution to purchase a privately owned civic centre building at a cost of 135 million rand. The property in Burgersfort is owned by Tubatse Properties. The municipality will pay 50 million rand deposit and a monthly instalment of nearly three-million rand for a period of three years. Meanwhile political parties and community structures are concerned about the high price of the building as they believe that the sales price has been

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2:43

Senekal farmer accused of inciting public violence...

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2020/10/13

The Senekal Magistrate's Court in the Free State has denied bail to 51-year-old Andre Pienaar who's facing charges of attempted murder, malicious damage to property and public violence. The matter has been remanded until the 20th of next month for further investigations. Pienaar was arrested last week following violence in which a group of farmers stormed the court building to demand that two suspects charged with the murder of 21-year-old farm manager Brendin Horner be handed over to them

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9:24

Putting the spotlight on Human Trafficking through...

AM Live on SAfm ·

2020/10/12

Sporadic reports recently of young people, especially females, being allegedly lured away from their homes on the promise of lucrative jobs only to find themselves being trafficked for sex- has caused mass panic and paranoia in the country. While cases of kidnappings, abductions and missing persons are also on the rise, a Social Development Trafficking in Person's Indaba last year revealed that at least more than one person is trafficked in South Africa per month. This number includes children and

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13:57

Sol Plaatjie municipality mayor appeals to workers to...

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2020/10/12

The Mayor of Sol Plaatje municipality, Patrick Mabilo has appealed to workers to return to work as it is residents who are bearing the brunt of their protests. On Thursday the municipality asked workers to give them seven days to attend to their grievances, but workers had in response vowed to protest for seven days until their demands are met. The South African Municipal Workers Union has embarked on a protest over what it referred to as outstanding labour issues in the municipality since 2011. We

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