Gardee family calls for Bheki Cele to testify at Madlanga Commission
A framed picture of Hillary Gardee. The Gardee family has requested that the Madlanga Commission…
Blitzboks clinch Hong Kong sevens title with 35-7 win over Argentina
Blitzboks defeat Argentina in Hong Kong It’s taken 33 years of trying, but finally on the 50th anniversary of the Hong Kong sevens, South Africa can call themselves champions at the home of sevens rugby. The Blitzboks beat Argentina 35-7 in the final. History made in Hong Kong! #Blitzboks #HSBCSVNS #PoweredByUnity pic.twitter.com/fe76zymiv0 — Springbok Sevens…
Suspected illicit cigarette smuggler arrested outside Musina
A suspected illicit cigarettes smuggler has been arrested at Muswodi outside Musina in Limpopo. Police say the suspected smuggler was transporting illicit cigarettes worth over one and half million rand. The cigarettes were being transported in a bakkie. Police spokesperson Malesela Ledwaba says the suspect will appear in court soon. “During the search, police discovered…
Gardee family calls for Bheki Cele to testify at Madlanga Commission
A framed picture of Hillary Gardee. The Gardee family has requested that the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry urgently summon senior police officers, including former Police Commissioner Bheki Cele to testify before it. This is in relation to the April 2022 murder of their daughter Hillary Gardee. The request follows allegations of interference in the investigation…
Mkhwanazi corruption case postponed to Thursday for bail hearing
Suspended Ekurhuleni Metro Police Deputy Chief, Julius Mkhwanazi and his co-accused Kagiso Lerutla appear before the Boksburg Magistrate’s Court. The case of suspended Ekurhuleni Metro Police Deputy Chief Julius Mkhwanazi has been postponed to Thursday for bail hearing at the Boksburg Magistrate’s Court, east of Johannesburg. Mkhwanazi, who was arrested on Saturday by the South…
Johannes Matlala’s appointment in breach of Unisa policies: Report
A view of Unisa’s Muckleneuk Campus in Preller Street, Pretoria. The Office of the Public Protector has found that the University of South Africa’s (Unisa) appointment of Johannes Matlala is in breach of its policies. The appointment was to the position of physical security services manager on a fixed-term contract. The Public Protector’s Office’s investigation originated…
Gauteng malaria outbreak claims 11 lives since January
A mosquito on a person’s skin. The Gauteng Health Department has issued an alert following a rise in malaria cases, warning residents to be vigilant of symptoms. The province recorded 414 cases and 11 deaths between January and March 2026 alone. The department has attributed the rise in cases to holiday travel to high-risk areas including…
ANC to report back on its relations with SACP
ANC members seen at one of the party’s rally. The African National Congress (ANC) is expected to give a report back on its relations with the South African Communist Party (SACP) this Sunday. The party has instructed all its regional and branch executive committees to convene special regional meetings across the country to brief members…
Court extends Ekapa Mine provisional liquidation
Ekapa Mine in Kimberley in the Northern Cape. The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa) says it is satisfied after the Northern Cape High Court extended the provisional liquidation of Ekapa Mine in Kimberley instead of granting a final liquidation order. The union says it opposed the liquidation application, arguing it would negatively…
Black legal practitioners still facing discrimination: Kubayi
Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development, Mmamoloko Kubayi addresses a Ministerial Engagement with legal practitioners in Pretoria on 20 April 2026. Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development, Mmamoloko Kubayi, has acknowledged that black legal practitioners continue to be sidelined and denied business opportunities with government as compared to their white counterparts. This emerged during a dialogue of…
Mabuyane files lawsuit against Malema over fraudulent degree claims
FILE: Eastern Cape Premier Oscar Mabuyane. Eastern Cape Premier, Oscar Mabuyane, has filed legal papers for a lawsuit against EFF leader, Julius Malema, over claims he made that he obtained a Master’s Degree at the University of Fort Hare fraudulently. Malema made the remarks while addressing EFF supporters outside court in KuGompo City in the…
