W Cape govt says FMD will not affect provincial food security
Cows being vaccinated against FMD in the Western Cape. The Western Cape government says the…
W Cape govt says FMD will not affect provincial food security
Cows being vaccinated against FMD in the Western Cape. The Western Cape government says the ongoing foot-and-mouth disease will not affect provincial food security. Foot-and-Mouth disease is a viral disease that affects cloven-hoofed animals, including cows, pigs, sheep and goats. Western Cape Minister of Agriculture, Ivan Meyer, says the current biosecurity protocols will ensure that…
Gauteng records highest contact crimes in 2025 third quarter
Police crime scene tape wrapped around a tree. The South African Police Service (SAPS) says Gauteng recorded the highest number of contact crimes in the country in the third quarter of 2025. This is contained in the third-quarter crime statistics released in Pretoria earlier today. The statistics are for the period 1st October to 31st December 2025….
Steve Biko inquest adjourned to March
Anti-Apartheid activist, Steve Biko. The inquest into the death of Black Consciousness Leader Steve Bantu Biko has been adjourned to the 4th of March by the Gqeberha High Court in the Eastern Cape. The postponement is to sort out legal representation for both persons of interest in the inquest. The reopened inquest seeks to re-examine…
SA’s agricultural sector will benefit if US tariffs scrapped: Analyst
A 3D-printed miniature model of U.S. President Donald Trump, U.S. Flag and word “Tariffs” are seen in this illustration taken, April 2, 2025. Agricultural Economist, Thabile Nkunjana, says if the US tariffs ruling is implemented, it will certainly bring some relief to the country’s agricultural sector. The US Supreme Court has ruled that many of…
Phala Phala trial postponed to March 13th
FILE | The accused, Imanuwela David, Froliana Joseph and her brother Ndilinasho Joseph, who are linked to the theft of $580,000 USD at President Cyril Ramaphosa’s farm. The trial involving three people accused of stealing 580 000 US dollars from President Cyril Ramaphosa’s Phala Phala farm in February 2020 has been postponed to March 13…
Reported rape cases decline in SA: SAPS
Anti-rape activists’ sloganeering. South African Police Service (SAPS) crime registrar Major-General Thulare Sekhukhune has announced that the country has seen a decrease in the number of reported rape cases. He announced this when he outlined the third-quarter crime statistics in Pretoria. The statistics are for the period from October 1st to December 31st. Sekhukhune says…
Despite criticism, Ramaphosa reiterates recovering SA economy
President Cyril Ramaphosa delivers his reply to the State of the Nation Address debate on 19 February 2026. President Cyril Ramaphosa has struck an optimistic tone as he delivered his reply to the State of the Nation Address debate, insisting that, despite criticism from the opposition benches, South Africa is showing clear signs of recovery….
Ntanzi claims he does not know three co-accused in Meyiwa murder case
Accused number two in the Senzo Meyiwa trial , Bongani Ntanzi. Accused number two, Bongani Ntanzi, insists he does not know three of his co-accused in the Senzo Meyiwa trial. Ntanzi is on the stand at the High Court in Pretoria, where he is appearing alongside four other accused of the 2014 murder of the Bafana Bafana…
Lusikisiki mass shooting trial within a trial postponed to Monday
Crime scene of the mass shooting in Lusikisiki, Eatern Cape. The trial within a trial in the mass murder of 18 people at Lusikisiki has been adjourned until Monday by the Mthatha High Court special sitting in Lusikisiki in the Eastern Cape. The six accused in the trial are facing multiple charges of murder, attempted murder and illegal possession of firearms….
EC govt sets asides R55 mln as response to foot and mouth disease
FILE| Veterinary workers about to vaccinate cattle. The Eastern Cape government has set aside R55 million as an immediate response to foot-and-mouth disease, which is ravaging most provinces. It has been declared a national disaster. Spokesperson for the provincial Treasury Department, Phumelele Godongwana, says this will go a long way in fighting the outbreak. Godongwana…
