Mop-up operations to start in flood hit areas of Welkom
[File image] Flooding after heavy rains. The Free State Department of Cooperative Governance will start…
Mop-up operations to start in flood hit areas of Welkom
[File image] Flooding after heavy rains. The Free State Department of Cooperative Governance will start a mop-up operation in Phomolong and the Thandanani Informal Settlement in Welkom on Sunday, following heavy rains. More than 500 people were evacuated to the Setshabelo Primary School after their homes were flooded. The department’s spokesperson, Zimasa Mbewu, says some…
SANEF warns crime reporting at risk on Cape Flats
A journalist taking notes. The South African National Editors Forum (SANEF) says the consequences are dire for news reporters, video and photo-journalists who are unable to cover crime stories on the Cape Flats, due to safety concerns. Ongoing violence and criminality on the Cape Flats hamper journalists’ efforts to effectively tell the stories of affected…
Police divers working around the clock to save flood victims in NW
SAPS Search and Rescue vehicle Police divers in North West are working around the clock in the Dr. Ruth Segomotsi Mompati District to rescue motorists trapped in their vehicles and people who were swept into rivers while attempting to cross flooded roads. This follows heavy rains in the area. Police spokesperson Adéle Myburgh says no…
Oil prices fluctuate as Iran vows retaliation if US renews attacks
Strait of Hormuz map is seen in this illustration taken April 15, 2026. Iran says if Washington renewed attacks, it would respond with “long and painful strikes” on US positions, complicating US plans for an international coalition to open the Strait of Hormuz. Two months into the war that started with US-Israeli strikes on Iran,…
Pathologist to check if remains found inside crocodile is of Gauteng businessman: SAPS
Komati River in Mpumalanga. *** GRAPHIC CONTENT*** Partial remains believed to be of the 59-year-old Gauteng businessman who went missing in the Komati River, in Mpumalanga on Monday night, have been found inside a crocodile. Police divers shot and killed a crocodile from a helicopter and found the human remains. The businessman was swept away…
WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT | Teenage Limpopo girl killed, dismembered
FILE: Crime scene cordoned off. A teenage girl has been killed and dismembered, allegedly by a teenage boy, at Pharare village outside Tzaneen in Limpopo. According to police, the suspect, aged 17, went out with the victim, aged 16, on Friday night, where he allegedly killed her with a beer bottle in the bushes. Police…
Parties divided over SANDF deployment to curb crime
SANDF members marching. The African National Congress (ANC) says it believes the deployment of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) to assist police in some provinces will curb the scourge of crime in affected areas. The party says that despite the recent criticism by some political parties in Parliament, it believes that this move…
18-year-old arrested in connection with rape of two boys
A graphic showing handcuffs, indicating that one has been arrested for rape. An 18-year-old boy has been arrested in connection with the rape of two boys at a village outside Tzaneen in Limpopo. Police say the victims, aged eight and 14, shared a room with suspect. Police spokesperson Malesela Ledwaba says the eldest victim alerted…
SA men’s relay team on track to defend World title
SA athletes on the track. Team South Africa’s 4×100 metres men’s relay team is on track to defend its World Athletics Relay title it won last year in China. The quartet, comprising Olympic silver medallists, Akani Simbine and Bradley Nkoana, as well as Mvuyo Moss and Cheswill Johnson qualified for Sunday’s final of the event…
Oliphant hits back at Tolashe, Department claims dismissal diversion
Social Development Minister Sisisi Tolashe appearing in Parliament, August 27, 2025. Former Social Development Spokesperson Lumka Oliphant has hit back at Minister Sisisi Tolashe for accusing her of lying to Parliament. This follows a statement issued by the Department that Oliphant had embarked on a campaign of misinformation and of making unsubstantiated and misleading allegations…
