SIU secures R25m settlement over irregular Gauteng school contracts
School learners line up and social distance while getting screened. The Special Investigating Unit (SIU)…
SIU secures R25m settlement over irregular Gauteng school contracts
School learners line up and social distance while getting screened. The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) has secured settlement agreements worth R25 million linked to the irregular COVID-19 school sanitising contracts awarded by the Gauteng Department of Education. The agreements follow a 2022 Special Tribunal ruling that set aside irregular procurement contracts worth over R430 million….
Storm damage hits Garden Route tourism sector
The National Sea Rescue Institute says two men and a woman have died on a farm between Worcester and Rawsonville during heavy flooding. The Garden Route and Little Karoo regions have sustained significant damage following recent storms that affected several towns and tourism attractions. The region’s beaches, national parks and attractions including the Cango Caves…
CPI spike may push Reserve Bank to increase rates: Analyst
A worker fills a car at a Shell fuel station in Johannesburg, South Africa. Standard Bank Head of South Africa Macroeconomic Research, Dr Elna Moolman, says the hike in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) may lead to the Reserve Bank increasing interest rates in the future. The annual headline inflation has climbed to 4% in…
Three people gunned down in separate incidents on Cape Flats
Three people gunned down in separate incidents on Cape Flats
LIVE | Accused in Witness D’s murder in court for bail application
Murder accused Matipandile Sotheni is in court for the continuation of his bail application in the high-profile killing of Madlanga Commission witness Marius van der Merwe, also known as Witness D. LIVE:
Inflation surges to 4% in April, the highest in 18 months
Graphic depicting inflation. Consumer inflation has accelerated in April, spelling tough times ahead for consumers. Date Statistics South Africa shows annual consumer price inflation was 4% in the month, up from 3.1% in March. The reading is well above the Reserve Bank’s target of 3%. The higher inflation rate will likely lead to the central…
Fannie Nkosi’s theft case postponed, lawyers withdraw
Suspended police sergeant Fannie Nkosi appears before the Pretoria North Magistrate’s Court on May 21, 2026. The Pretoria North Magistrate’s Court has postponed the case against suspended police sergeant Fannie Nkosi to July 22. Nkosi faces charges of theft, defeating the ends of justice and unlawful possession of explosives. He was arrested after police raided…
UPDATE | Death toll from crash between bus and taxi in Mpumalanga now at 10
Scene of the crash A tenth person has now died and others injured following a head-on collision between a minibus taxi and a bus on R39 road between Standerton and Morgenzone in Mpumalanga. Multiple Lives Lost in Horror Crash Near Standertonhttps://t.co/NMq24LYwVm#ArriveAlive #BusCrash #PublicTransport@TrafficRTMC @LiveTrafficNPC pic.twitter.com/0gPl2T7kNW — Arrive Alive (@_ArriveAlive) May 21, 2026 Earlier, Community Safety,…
LIVE | Senzo Meyiwa Murder Trial | 21 May 2026
Senzo Meyiwa murder trial The Senzo Meyiwa murder trial continues at the High Court in Pretoria. LIVE :
Mokgosi describes Maape as one of North West’s heroes
North West Premier Lazarus Mokgosi and ANC Provincial Executive Committee members visit Bushy Maape’s home. The family of the former North West Premier Bushy Maape says they have lost a humorous academic who loved mathematics even as a young activist in South Africa’s liberation struggle. Maape died last weekend after a short illness at the…
