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WATCH: Suliman Carrim asks to sit down in court, saying he is feeling unwell and sometimes experiences panic attacks and blackouts. He tells the court his doctor advised against him being cross-examined, but he agreed to proceed on the advice of his legal counsel. Visuals: Kamogelo Moichela / IOL News
IOL News228,983 views • 3 days ago
WATCH: “I am not a criminal”, Carrim tells the court, insisting his trips to Dubai, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan were meant to uplift his spirit. He says he has been making these trips for nearly 17 years, amid claims that he was trying to flee the country. Video: Kamogelo Moichela/IOL
IOL News42,290 views • 3 days ago
🚨 BREAKING UPDATE FROM DAWN PARK | KEMPTON PARK KILLINGS Deputy National Police Commissioner Lt Gen Tebello Mosikili has addressed the media from Dawn Park, where a 9th body has been found in connection with the Kempton Park killings. 🔎 Mosikili says police are still obtaining fingerprints from both police and prison records to verify the identity of the suspect in custody. Early indications show that the suspect linked to the first murder in July was a foreign national. 🕵️♂️ Police are also adopting an intelligence-led approach to the investigation, with Mosikili declaring that police “will not sleep” until the work is done. 📲 Follow for more updates.
IOL News329,152 views • 1 month ago
Joe Sibanyoni presents invoices to the #MadlangaCommission showing he pays Qubes 85 Solutions ~R145,000/month for VIP protection. He argues that as a taxi industry leader, he cannot micromanage every entity's internal affairs, including his sister's employment there.
IOL News281,532 views • 28 days ago
Sao Herbal Shop owner Mr Bonika, originally from Uganda, who invested R800,000 in his business, had his shop destroyed by protest-related fire on Joseph Ntuli Street in Durban. Bonika was outside at the time, while his wife and five-year-old child were inside. The blaze reportedly started at a neighbouring perfume shop and spread to three other businesses. 📷: Zainul Dawood / IOL #ViolentProtests #ShopDestroyed #DurbanBlaze #BusinessLost
IOL News92,332 views • 10 days ago
"When you are wrong, you must say so!" ANCYL President Collen Malatji says bringing the DA into the GNU was a mistake that brought chaos, not stability. As ANC Secretary-General Fikile Mbalula warns that "nothing binds us forever" to the DA, pressure is mounting on President Ramaphosa to dump the coalition and reopen talks with parties like the EFF. Has the GNU reached its breaking point? 🇿🇦 #SAPolitics #GNU #ANC
IOL News28,323 views • 3 days ago
WATCH | Several protesters have been arrested in the Johannesburg CBD, including a woman dressed in March and March regalia. The woman, who was leading the group, is suspected of being an instigator. The arrests followed the submission of their memorandum of demands to the Constitutional Court earlier today. More updates on 📲🌐 📸: Kamogelo Moichela / IOL News
IOL News79,883 views • 10 days ago
PSC Chair Prof. Somadoda Fikeni testified that the "political economy of inefficiency" involves a deliberate facade of implementation. He cited the Border Management Authority receiving only 4 drones instead of the requested 80, while billions in funds remain unused in other departments. #MadlangaCommission
IOL News253,085 views • 1 month ago
A Congolese national detained at Gauteng’s Lindela Repatriation Centre says he fears deportation despite entering South Africa legally and being married to a South African citizen. Living in the country since 2018, he was detained after his passport and business visa expired while in custody on another matter. He claims detainees face uncertainty about their cases, alleges poor living conditions at the facility, and says as a father of four he wants the chance to regularise his documentation rather than be deported. 📷: Wendy Dondolo / IOL #CongeleseNational #LindelaRepatriationCentre #Deportation #Documentation
IOL News927,856 views • 4 months ago
WATCH | Dignity arrives only after tragedy. Municipal crews frantically patched long-ignored potholes outside slain runner Elizabeth Moselakgomo’s Rhodesfield home as Premier Panyaza Lesufi visited, exposing years of failed service delivery. Read on: Full video: #ElizabethMoselakgomo #PanyazaLesufi #Rhodesfield #KemptonPark #Ekurhuleni
IOL News120,840 views • 1 month ago
At O.R. Tambo International Airport, 22‑year‑old Sylvester Boakye was the only Ghanaian found in the departure section after his government announced a free charter flight for 300 nationals wanting to return home amid xenophobic threats in South Africa. Having lived with fellow Ghanaians in Pretoria, Sylvester was relieved to go back, but after arriving at 20h00 on Wednesday he discovered by 06h00 Thursday that no other expatriates had appeared for the scheduled 05h00 flight and no officials were available to provide answers. 📷: Timothy Bernard / Independent Media #ORTamboInternationalAirport #flight #Ghana #return #xenophobic #threats
IOL News538,038 views • 5 months ago
WATCH: Protesting Stellenbosch University students in Cape Town disrupted classes on Thursday, removing students from lecture rooms. The protest stems from the deregistration of students with historical debt. #news #protest #stellenboschuniversity #capetown Video: Armand Hough / Independent Newspapers
IOL News2,059,669 views • 1 year ago
Sports Minister Gayton McKenzie has called for a statue to honour Hugo Broos following Bafana Bafana’s recent success, praising the coach’s impact on South African football. Speaking during the team’s homecoming at OR Tambo International Airport, McKenzie said Broos deserves national recognition for rebuilding the squad and restoring pride.
IOL News340,945 views • 3 months ago
Cape Town demonstrators marched from the Holocaust and Genocide Centre to St George’s Cathedral, laying a 20-metre shroud bearing the names of slain Palestinian children before the altar. Cathedral priest Reverend Annie Kirke strongly condemned the ongoing violence in Gaza during the interfaith memorial. Full story on 📲🌐 #KnowTheirNames #CapeTown #StGeorgesCathedral #AnnieKirke #PalestineSolidarity #GazaChildren #CTHGC 📸 Robin-Lee Francke/ IOL
IOL News35,475 views • 12 days ago
PSC Chair Prof. Somadoda Fikeni testified that officials manipulate overtime & travel allowances for personal gain, such as funding a son's wedding. He revealed SA sends more delegates to international conferences than China & the US combined, often without clear briefs, turning statecraft into a vehicle for personal enrichment. #MadlangaCommission
IOL News86,222 views • 1 month ago
Evidence Leader Mr. Chaskalson presents disturbing evidence at the #MadlangaCommission, showing Bafana Sindane received names, ID numbers, and photos of alleged drug distributors linked to rival S’bu Nkosi associate, Solly Mthethwa (Matlala). Chaskalson argues there are no innocent explanations for this "intelligence," suggesting it was either for revenge or to take over Matlala’s drug distribution network.
IOL News55,188 views • 21 days ago
Employment and Labour Deputy Minister Jomo Sibiya said about 200 foreign workers suspected of being undocumented were allegedly instructed not to report for duty at Africa Steel and Tube on the day of the inspection, adding that authorities will return to the company to consider possible action against the employer. 📷: Wendy Dondolo / IOL #JomoSibiya #UndocumentedWorkers #CompanyInspection #EmployerAction
IOL News68,577 views • 27 days ago