Three dead, two wounded in Cape Flats shooting

[File image] Three people have been shot dead and two others wounded during a shooting in Gugulethu on the Cape Flats. Western Cape Police Spokesperson  Andrè Traut says they responded to the incident in Moletsane Street, New Crossroads, last night. He says the victims’ bodies were found inside a bedroom. Traut says the two other…

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Maimane laments rising rates of brutal murders in SA

BOSA Leader Mmusi Maimane. Build One South Africa leader, Mmusi Maimane, has lamented the increasing number of brutal murders in South Africa. He says about 26 000 people were killed last year alone. Maimane says President Cyril Ramaphosa needs to take decisive action to end crime in the country. During the debate on the 2025/2026 Presidency…

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BETI shows second consecutive increase in economic transactions

Person transacts with a card machine A second consecutive increase in economic transactions was noted in June by BankservAfrica’s Economic Transactions Index (BETI). The BETI measures the value of all electronic transactions cleared through BankservAfrica on a monthly basis at seasonally adjusted real prices. The value of economic activity ticked up in June to an…

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Govt officials linked to Mkhwanazi’s claims must be arrested: Papo

ANC’s Provincial Task Team Coordinator Hope Papo addresses the media in Johannesburg on July 17, 2025. The African National Congress (ANC) in Gauteng says government officials and leaders linked to the allegations made by KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi should be arrested and charged. Speaking during a media briefing in Johannesburg, the ANC’s Provincial Task…

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