35 new foot and mouth disease cases confirmed in Free State
Cattle on a farm. The Free State Department of Agriculture has confirmed 35 new cases…
35 new foot and mouth disease cases confirmed in Free State
Cattle on a farm. The Free State Department of Agriculture has confirmed 35 new cases of foot and mouth disease, bringing the provincial total to 291 cases. Department spokesperson Moliehi Moeng says outbreaks have been recorded in several areas across the province, with infected farms placed under quarantine and movement restrictions implemented within a 10-kilometre radius. Moeng says a…
Accused two in Meyiwa case claims he was assaulted by police
FILE | A man holds Senzo Meyiwa’s picture during his memorial at the Moses Mabida Stadium in Durban. Accused number two in the Senzo Meyiwa trial says he was continuously assaulted by the police, as they were forcing him to sign documents pinning him to the murder of the Bafana Bafana captain. Ntanzi was on…
Vrededorp residents want President to address crime, service delivery during SONA
The main street in Vrededorp, Johannesburg Vrededorp residents in Johannesburg have called on President Cyril Ramaphosa to use his State of the Nation (SONA) speech to address the scourge of crime, substance abuse, unemployment and poor service delivery in the area. Ramaphosa will deliver the SONA on Thursday evening at a joint sitting of Parliament…
COSATU seeks ministers’ intervention over ongoing SAPO crisis
A branch of the SA Post Office Office. The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) says it will seek urgent engagements with the Ministers of Employment and Communications as well as with Treasury, to find solutions for the ongoing crisis, threatening the collapse of the South African Post Office (SAPO) and jobs of thousands…
My corruption busting record is why I am labelled a spy: O’Sullivan
Private investigator, Paul O’Sullivan testifies before Parliament’s Ad Hoc Committee. Private investigator Paul O’Sullivan says attempts are being made to discredit his corruption busting record by spreading a narrative that he is a spy. O’Sullivan is appearing before Parliament’s Ad Hoc Committee looking into concerns around national security for a second day. He is appearing…
Association calls on Presidency to intervene in Gauteng scholar transport impasse
A scholar transport vehicle is seen during an inspection by the Department of Transport on 22 January 2026. The African Scholar Governing Association (ASGA) is calling on the Presidency to intervene and ensure a swift resolution after they handed a memorandum to National Treasury. ASGA is demanding that they settle the outstanding debt owed by the Gauteng…
Commission hears IPID evidence on Police involvement in gem theft
IPID Director of Investigations and Provincial Co-ordinator Thuso Keefelakae Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID) Director of Investigations and Provincial Co-Ordinator, Thuso Keefelakae rejected the notion that the City of Ekurhuleni could not act against suspended EMPD deputy police chief Julius Mkhwanazi because a parallel criminal investigation was underway. Keefelakae is testifying at the Madlanga Commission…
Seven perish in Eastern Cape N2 crash
Shattered glass on the ground after an accident. Seven people including a minor have died in a car crash involving three vehicles on the N2 near Bulembu Airport outside eQonce (formerly King Williams Town) in the Eastern Cape. The seven were confirmed dead on the scene while two other occupants were sent to Grey Hospital for medical treatment. It…
Morero acknowledges scale of water crisis in Joburg
Drops of water seen from a water tap. City of Johannesburg Executive Mayor Dada Morero has acknowledged the scale of the ongoing water crisis in the city. Morero says the city is working to stabilise the network through a multifaceted water demand management programme. He briefed the media at the newly constructed Brixton Reservoir on…
Angola seeks to raise diamond output further after 2024 record
Uncut diamonds from southern Africa and Canada are seen at De Beers headquarters in London, Britain on January 17, 2011. Angola’s state-owned diamond miner Endiama is aiming to increase its output to 17 million carats by 2027 from record production of 14 million carats in 2024, a government publication showed on Tuesday. “The goal is…
