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FILE | SANDF seen on the Cape Flats. Residents of Mohlakeng, west of Johannesburg, are calling for the deployment of South African National Defence Force (SANDF) members to assist the police in tackling high levels of crime in the area. The residents say there is not enough capacity of police officers to effectively combat the…

View of the Alice Campus of the University of Fort Hare in the Eastern Cape. The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) says it has made significant progress in its investigation into maladministration and academic fraud at the University of Fort Hare in the Eastern Cape. The unit says its investigation is at an advanced stage, and…

Police are seen alongside members of the army in Cape Town as part of efforts to fight crime in this image captured on 01 April 2026. The Cape Flats Safety Forum says the recent shooting incidents in the area raise concerns about the effectiveness of the newly-deployed South African Defence Force (SANDF) members. The remarks…

A view of a portion of the Moon in what NASA describes as “along the terminator, the boundary between lunar day and night, where low-angle sunlight casts long, dramatic shadows across the surface” during the Artemis II crew’s flyby of the Moon, April 6. The South African National Space Agency (Sansa) says it worked tirelessly…

The national flags of Botswana Former Botswana President, Festus Mogae, has taken ill and is hospitalised. The government of Botswana has released a statement, indicating that he is being treated at a hospital in the capital, Gaborone. Government communications say he is in a stable condition. Mogae is the third president of Botswana, who took…

[FILE IMAGE]: SAPS arrest image. A 42-year-old man from Slovo Park near Phuthaditjhaba in the Free State has handed himself to the police for the alleged murder of his 38-year-old girlfriend over the weekend. Police Spokesperson Mmako Mophiring says the police verified the information, and upon arrival at the suspect’s place, they discovered the lifeless…

A Western Cape traffic police officer is seen at a roadblock. The Western Cape Department of Mobility says 19 people have lost their lives on the province’s roads over the Easter weekend compared to the 22 fatalities during the same period last year. Western Cape Minister of Mobility, Isaac Sileku, says this is a 14% drop…

Taxis lining up at a rank. Police say two people have been shot and killed at a taxi rank in Portlands, Mitchells Plain, on the Cape Flats. Five people, including three children, were wounded in the incident. Police Spokesperson, Wesley Twigg, says the motive for the shooting is being investigated. No arrests have been made…