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Female Killed in Durban North Crash A driver was killed in a head-on collision involving two vehicles on the M4 Northern Freeway near the Broadway off-ramp in Durban North.  Spokesperson for a private ambulance service, Garrith Jamieson, said emergency responders arrived on the scene to find both vehicles extensively damaged.   “Paramedics arrived on the scene to…

Western Cape Minister for Economic Development and Tourism Ivan Meyer says astro tourism is contributing to job creation, particularly in rural communities. Astro-tourism is a niche travel experience focused on observing the night sky, celestial events such as eclipses or meteor showers, and visiting locations with minimal light pollution, such as dark sky reserves. Meyer…

Suspended Tshwane CFO Gareth Mnisi testifying before the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry Suspended Tshwane Chief Financial Officer Gareth Mnisi has testified that he considers Sergeant Fannie Nkosi a very close friend.   Mnisi, who was suspended on Wednesday, has been implicated at the Inquiry by Nkosi in alleged tender rigging.   He told the Commission that he met…

Western Cape residents are being encouraged to use public transport instead of private vehicles to help reduce traffic congestion. The call comes as authorities marked the inaugural World Public Transport Day. The initiative, led by the International Association of Public Transport, aims to highlight the role of public transport in reducing travel costs and improving…

The Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) Cases Inquiry, probing alleged efforts to stall the investigation and prosecution of apartheid-era perpetrators, is taking place in Newtown, Johannesburg. Live stream below:

Bellarmine Mugabe, son of the late former Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe, and his co-accused Tobias Matonhodze appear in the Alexandra Regional Court in Johannesburg, Live stream below:

Eastern Cape Judge President Selby Mbenenge appears before the Judicial Conduct Tribunal on 21 October 2025. Judicial monitoring organisation Judges Matter has welcomed the Judicial Service Commission’s decision to upgrade the sanction against KuGompo Judge President Selby Mbenenge from misconduct to gross misconduct. The decision places the judge within the scope of possible impeachment. In…

Suspended City of Tshwane Chief Financial Officer Gareth Mnisi testifies at the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry in Pretoria. Live stream below:

[FILE] Barrier tape and gun cartridges. Four people have been killed in a shooting incident at Walmer township in Gqeberha, in the Eastern Cape. Police spokesperson Nobuntu Gantana says officers responded to a shooting complaint at Airport Valley in the early hours of Friday, where four bodies were found inside a shack at Ndlovu Street….