March and March to take its campaign to Gauteng legislature
[FILE IMAGE] Members of the March and March organisation Traffic is expected to be disrupted…
March and March to take its campaign to Gauteng legislature
[FILE IMAGE] Members of the March and March organisation Traffic is expected to be disrupted in the Johannesburg CBD when civic organisation March and March takes its campaign to the Gauteng legislature. Traffic authorities and their SAPS counterparts are on standby. The march follows a day of protest action in Pretoria on Tuesday. The group…
Court set to rule on bail application in Zovuyo Mbana murder trial
Zovuyo Mbana was reported missing, and her body was found along the N6 in EC set alight. The Magistrate’s Court in KuGompo City in the Eastern Cape is expected to rule on the bail application of a school principal and church leader, accused of murder and defeating the ends of justice. George Plaatjies faces charges…
Makhudu Sefara steps aside as SANEF chairperson
Media practitioner Makhudu Sefara. The South African National Editors’ Forum (SANEF) chairperson Makhudu Sefara has stepped aside as chairperson pending an investigation. This follows allegations of misappropriation of lottery funds made against Sefara and others by the Special Investigating Unit. In a statement, SANEF says an urgent meeting was held earlier on Tuesday in which…
Bellarmine Mugabe, Tobias Matonhodze back in court for sentencing
Bellarmine Mugabe and Tobias Matondze appear in the Alexandra Magistrate’s Court. Bellarmine Mugabe and co-accused Tobias Matonhodze are expected to be sentenced on Wednesday at the Alexandra Regional Court in Johannesburg. Earlier this month, Mugabe pleaded guilty to being illegally in the country as well as pointing a firearm. However, the admission of guilt for…
Multi-billion rand port upgrades aimed to strengthen border security
Lebombo Port of Entry signage. Home Affairs Minister Leon Schreiber says the redevelopment of six strategic ports of entry across the country will significantly improve border security. Earlier, the Border Management Authority (BMA) announced the appointment of five construction consortiums to redevelop the selected ports of entry at a cost of R12.5 billion. The ports…
NPO registers criminal complaint against IDAC head Johnson
IDAC Head Adv Andrea Johnson testifying before the Ad Hoc Committee at Parliament on November 6, 2025. None Profit Organisation (NPO) Public Interest SA says it has formally registered a criminal complaint against the Head of the Investigating Directorate Against Corruption (IDAC), Advocate Andrea Johnson. In a statement, Public Interest SA says the complaint has…
Gwarube hailed for demanding accountability for textbooks tender
Basic Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube addresses the 2030 Reading Panel annual event on February 24, 2026. Education activist Hendrick Makaneta has commended Basic Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube for demanding accountability in the awarding of a R285 million textbook tender. Gwarube has written to the National Treasury after reports that publishing company Lighthouse Publishers Limited was…
SIU recovers over R3 million in stolen lottery funds
Lottery balls The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) has recovered over R3 million in stolen lottery funds meant for community development. In 2018, Todi Media was granted R1,5 million for a media project, while Zibsiflo received R1,7 million intended for women’s soccer clinics in the Free State. Investigations revealed the funds never reached their intended beneficiaries…
LIVE | Senzo Meyiwa murder trial
Late football star Senzo Meyiwa’s murder trial continues at the High Court in Pretoria. Livestream:
LIVE | COSATU briefs media on Workers Day Rally
The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) holds a media briefing ahead of the Workers Day Rally to be held at Peter Mokaba Stadium in Polokwane. Livestream:
