Booysen’s lawyer labels Mr X untruthful in Wainstein murder trial
Outside High Court in the Western Cape. The legal counsel of alleged underworld crime boss,…
ActionSA’s Jhb mayoral candidate must fix service delivery collapse: Beaumont
ActionSA national chairperson and Joburg mayoral candidate, Michael Beaumont. ActionSA in Johannesburg says its mayoral candidate will be chosen based on their ability to turn around the service delivery collapse in the city. That’s according to the party’s national chairperson, Michael Beaumont. The party’s selection committee has shortlisted five candidates, including Beaumont, party leader Herman Mashaba,…
Booysen’s lawyer labels Mr X untruthful in Wainstein murder trial
Outside High Court in the Western Cape. The legal counsel of alleged underworld crime boss, Jerome Booysen has described a state witness known as Mr X as an untruthful witness. This emerged during the trial of Booysen and others in the High Court in Cape Town. Booysen and 11 co-accused face charges relating to the…
SANDF deployment will include Eastern Cape: Cachalia
Members of the SANDF at the State of the Nation Address in Cape Town. Police Minister Professor Firoz Cachalia has told the National Assembly that soldiers will also be deployed to parts of the Eastern Cape, along with the Western Cape and Gauteng. Cachalia says the deployment will happen in the next few days. He…
Mbeki, Zuma’s roles in dealing with apartheid-era cases questioned
FILE | Former President Thabo Mbeki and Former President Jacob Zuma Former Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) commissioner, Yasmin Sooka, has raised questions about the role that former presidents Thabo Mbeki and Jacob Zuma have played in dealing with cases of apartheid-era political crimes. Sooka, who is also a board member of the Foundation for…
SanParks calls for support to help Kruger National Park restoration
Heavy flooding is seen within a camp in the Kruger National Park precinct in this image captured on 16 January 2026. SanParks has called for both private and public support to help restore the Kruger National Park. The park is gradually recovering from damage caused by recent devastating floods that significantly impacted the northern region…
Unemployment rate drops by 0.5% to 31.4%: Stats SA
FILE IMAGE | Men hold placards offering temporary employment services while waiting for potential customers. The latest data released by Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) shows that the official unemployment rate decreased by 0,5% points from 31,9% in the third quarter of 2025 to 31,4% in the fourth quarter of 2025. The Quarterly Labour Force…
Rescue operation underway for five trapped miners at Ekapa Mine
File: Miners seen in as shaft Management of Ekapa Mine in Kimberley, Northern Cape, has confirmed that a search and rescue operation is underway to find five mine workers who have been trapped following a mudslide since the early hours of Tiuesday morning. Management says communication with the miners has been cut off and they…
TRC Cases Inquiry urged to look into Batohi for dereliction of duty
Former National Director of Public Prosecutions, Advocate Shamila Batohi. TRC Commissioner Yasmin Sooka says the TRC Cases Inquiry should look into former NDPP Shamila Bathohi for dereliction of duty in relation to the prosecution of these cases. This was his testimony at the commission probing efforts to stall the investigation and prosecution of apartheid-era perpetrators….
Members of Parliament debate Ramaphosa’s SONA
SONA 2026 campaign aimed at wearing local pictured outside the Cape Town City Hall on 12 February 2026. Members of Parliament from across the political spectrum are debating President Cyril Ramaphosa’s State of the Nation Address (SONA). The debate will take place Tuesday and Wednesday and the president will reply on Thursday. In his SONA,…
Man killed in alleged drive-by shooting in Durban
Scene of the shooting A man, believed to be in his 30s has been killed in what is alleged to be a drive-by shooting at Westville in Durban. It is alleged the victim was travelling alone in his vehicle when he was shot at. Emergency services say due to the severity of the multiple gunshots…
