Today, 5 January, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, who was recently captured by US forces, is set to appear in a New York court, facing charges of narco-terrorism and drug trafficking.
In Gauteng, the case against five people linked to the Bekkersdal December mass killing will continue in the Westonaria Magistrate’s Court.
The incident claimed ten lives at KwaNoxolo tavern. Court proceedings will take place under strict regulations, and the media will not be allowed to film proceedings.
In the Humansdorp Magistrate’s Court in the Eastern Cape, a childminder is expected to appear today, after a two-year-old toddler under the individual’s care was found with wounds to the body in the Tokyo Sexwale township on New Year’s Day.
The 59-year-old suspect is facing charges of child neglect and assault with intent to do grievous bodily harm.
The Western Cape Health and Wellness Department is currently under severe strain with an overwhelming number of admissions over the festive season. From December to 2 January, the province’s emergency centres made more than 74,300 admissions.
In Cape Town, twenty thousand performers are set to take part in the Minstrel Klopse parade today.
This is amid ongoing legal disputes between the city and the Kaapse Klopse Karnival association, which resulted in lower attendance rates than usual for the Cape Town minstrel carnival association’s parade over the weekend.
Here are five other big things happening in South Africa today:
Eskom employees implicated in prepaid electricity scheme – MyBroadband
Several Eskom employees have been implicated in a scheme to create fraudulent prepaid electricity vouchers worth billions of rands.
Tax changes for South Africans in 2026 – Daily Investor
According to tax experts, South Africans can expect several tax changes in the new year, including tighter audits and the introduction of new taxes.
The official petrol price for January – BusinessTech
The fuel price adjustments, published by the Department of Petroleum and Mineral Resources, will take effect on Wednesday, 7 January 2026.
SACP putting itself at risk, says Mantashe – SABC
ANC National Chairperson Gwede Mantashe says that the SACP is putting itself at risk by contesting elections independently.
GNU parties clash over US intervention in Venezuela – Newsday
South African political parties are divided about the United States (U.S.) recent military action in Venezuela that saw the subsequent capture of President Nicholas Maduro and his wife.
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