Four UN Secretary-General candidates to face public dialogues
An infographic of the four candidates for the position of the UN Secretary-General. Four candidates…
Kganyago warns Middle East war will push up fuel and food prices
Reserve Bank Governor Lesetja Kganyago participates in panel discussion at the IMF/World Bank Spring Meetings in Washington, D.C, April 25, 2025. South Africa’s Reserve Bank Governor, Lesetja Kganyago, says the war in the Middle East has had a significant impact on oil prices, warning that higher oil prices will translate into increased fuel and food…
ANC North West recalls Madibeng Local Municipality mayor
FILE IMAGE | Protests outside the Madibeng Local Municipality’s offices in Brits. The ANC in the North West has recalled the Mayor of the Brits-based Madibeng Local Municipality, Douglas Maimane. Spokesperson for the party in the province, Tumelo Maruping, says this decision was taken after an audio leak where Maimane allegedly colluded with opposition parties…
Four UN Secretary-General candidates to face public dialogues
An infographic of the four candidates for the position of the UN Secretary-General. Four candidates for the position of United Nations Secretary-General will participate in interactive dialogues with member states and civil society starting Tuesday as efforts to select the organisation’s first female leader ramp up. The dialogues were first introduced during the selection of…
Manamela should have gone to Madlanga Inquiry, Ad Hoc Committee: SAPS
Suspended Provincial SAPS Commissioner in Mpumalanga, Daphney Manamela addressing the media in Mbombela, April 19, 2026. The South African Police Service says the suspended Mpumalanga Police Commissioner Daphney Manamela should have approached the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry or Parliament’s Ad Hoc Committee to give testimony. Manamela made serious allegations of corruption, political interference, and the protection of criminal elements within the SAPS at…
Suspended CFO Mnisi rejects claims of using Sgt Nkosi as intermediary
Suspended Tshwane CFO Gareth Mnisi Suspended Tshwane Chief Financial Officer Gareth Mnisi has rejected Advocate Matthew Chaskalson’s assertion that he used Sergeant Fannie Nkosi as an intermediary to communicate with suspended Tshwane Deputy Police Chief Umashi Dhlamini due to alleged involvement in illegal activities. Mnisi has been accused of alleged tender manipulation at the City of Tshwane. Chaskalson put it to Mnisi that he relied on Nkosi to relay messages to avoid…
Shebe Maburna bail hearing postponed to Thursday
Lehlohonolo “Shebe Maburna” Chauke in the dock at the Polokwane Magistrate’s Court. Limpopo musician, Lehlohonolo “Shebe Maburna” Chauke’s bail application has been adjourned until Thursday. Marburna has appeared before the Polokwane Magistrate’s Court. Shebe Maburna wants to be granted bail so that he can seek medical care for his leg injury. He sustained a fracture…
Four killed in N2 multi-vehicle crash near Mtubatuba
Damaged vehicles seen at the Mtubatuba crash scene in KwaZulu-Natal. Four people have been killed in a multi-vehicle crash on the N2 near Mtubatuba on the KwaZulu-Natal north coast. Traffic authorities say a truck apparently rear-ended a minibus taxi, triggering a chain-reaction involving three other vehicles. Sindi Msimang from the Road Traffic Authority says the…
Bail application delayed for pastor accused of raping two teenagers
Empty benches inside the court. A Limpopo pastor accused of raping two teenage girls had his bail application postponed to May in the Senwabarwana Magistrate’s Court. The pastor, whose details cannot be divulged to protect the identity of the victims, had the matter postponed for further investigations. He allegedly raped the two 15-year-old girls under…
Ntanzi alleges confession was pre-written in Meyiwa trial
Accused number two in the Senzo Meyiwa trial, Bongani Ntanzi, seen in the dock. The second accused in the Senzo Meyiwa murder trial, Bongani Ntanzi, claims investigators already had documents in a brown envelope when he was allegedly forced to sign confession statements. Ntanzi is under cross-examination at the High Court in Pretoria, where he…
Mother and four-day-old baby die in Springs house fire
[File image]: Firefighters fighting off a fire. Gauteng police are conducting investigations after a mother and her four-day-old baby have died in house fire in Springs on the Eastrand. The Ramasedi family is devastated after a fire claimed the life of 37-year-old Moipone Ramasedi and her baby, Naledi. The two perished when flames engulfed their…
