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The Herald
12-05-2025
- The Herald
Charge against Evans changed to premeditated murder
Gqeberha father Rob Evans now faces a charge of premeditated murder, a Schedule 6 offence. Still wearing the blue checked shirt he was arrested in at his Newton Park business premises on Friday, the 58-year-old briefly took to the dock of the Humansdorp Magistrate's Court on Monday afternoon. The case against him was postponed to May 16 for a formal bail application. It is understood Evans will plead not guilty. He is accused of murdering his girlfriend, Vanessa van Rensburg, 36, at his Oyster Bay holiday home on or about April 20. Initially arrested for murder, a Schedule 5 offence, the state amended the charge to include premeditation on Monday. The key difference for bail applications lies in the burden of proof. For Schedule 5 offences, the onus is on the accused to prove they should be granted bail, while for Schedule 6 offences, the accused must demonstrate 'exceptional circumstances' to justify their release. The Herald
The South African
05-05-2025
- Business
- The South African
SA passport and Smart ID applications via your banking app?
South African citizens needing passports and smart ID cards could soon be able to apply for these documents from the comfort of their homes, via their South African banking apps. As reported by MyBroadband , who recently asked the Department of Home Affairs whether these services would be made available to digital banks anytime soon. According to Home Affairs Minister Leon Schreiber, however, making the services available at bank branches is a still a forerunner to integrating them into banking apps. 'Our goal is to enable our services to be available virtually, including through banking apps, so that clients can access those services from the comfort of their own homes,' Schreiber said, as per MyBroadband . 'This is all part of the same process, as integrating Home Affairs services onto banking platforms in branches is the logical precursor to delivering those same services online and on apps.' the Minister added. If all goes according to plan, this would mean that digital bank users will have access to a variety of Home Affairs services via their banking apps, as well as no longer needing to stand in long queues at Home Affairs offices or at banks. While this may not happen as soon as we'd like, there are now even more bank branches which offer passport and smart ID card applications in South Africa. Take a look… Canal Walk, Century City Centurion Lifestyle Centre Jubilee Mall, Hammanskraal Kathu Mall, Postmasburg Killarney Mall, Johannesburg Kingsmead, Durban Mitchell's Plain Promenade Newton Park, Port Elizabeth Simmonds Street, Johannesburg Burgersfort, Twin City Complex Centurion Lifestyle Centre Cornubia, Durban Glen Shopping Centre Lynnwood Merchant Place The Grove Mall Centurion Lifestyle Centre Key West, Krugersdorp Sandton City Stellenbosch Towers, Cape Town Stellenbosch Square Arcadia Constantia Kloof Rivonia St George's Mall, Cape Town Newton Park, Port Elizabeth Kathu Let us know by leaving a comment below, or send a WhatsApp to 060 011 021 1 Subscribe to The South African website's newsletters and follow us on WhatsApp, Facebook, X and Bluesky for the latest news.
