(File Image) Members of the South African Police Service salute while on parade. 2 minutes Parliament’s portfolio committee on Police says it is concerned about the delay of consequence management to the South African Police Service including the VIP Protection Unit of Deputy President Paul Mashatile. This follows allegations that Mashatile’s VIP Protection Unit officers…
1 minute Some residents have already started rebuilding their structures following a fire in the SST Section in Khayelitsha on the Cape Flats. More than 50 firefighters battled the blaze in gusty winds. Disaster Risk Management Centre spokesperson Charlotte Powell says 83 structures were destroyed, affecting over about 200 people. “Final lists of affected persons will…
2 minutes The Airports Company South Africa has emphasized the urgent need to address the issue of security of fuel supply in the country. ACSA has been engaged in talks with various stakeholders since announcing this week that it has just over seven days left of jet fuel reserves. It comes after a fire at…
A person using a computer. 1 minute Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation – Hawks – says it has recorded an increase in cybercrime with over 3 000 incidences being reported per week on the continent. This is double the global average. Hawks alongside SAPS and Interpol held a conference to discuss strategies to tackle the…
2 minutes Kaizer Chiefs are back to winning ways in the Betway Premiership. Chiefs beat a stubborn Sekhukhune United 1-nil in the only league match played earlier on Sunday afternoon. Sekhukhune finished the game with ten men after a late red card to Vuyo Letlape. Chiefs have now climbed to fifth on the log and…
The Financial Action Task Force flag. 1 minute The Institute for Security Studies(ISS) says the successful prosecution of the terror financing case against Ziyadh Hoorzook will pave the way for South Africa to be removed from the Financial Action Task Force’s greylist. South Africa was greylisted for failing to comply with international standards around the…
Bullets seen on a counter. 1 minute Four people, including a 16-year-old girl, have been killed in a shooting incident in Motherwell, Gqeberha in the Eastern Cape. Police spokesperson Siphokazi Mawisa says a fifth person, a 24-year-old man, was injured and taken to hospital following the incident which happened last night. Mawisa says three unknown…
Northern Cape Premier Zamani Saul announces new Members of the Executive Council 1 minute Northern Cape Premier Zamani Saul has expanded his Cabinet to nine portfolios after the appointment of two more Members of the Executive Council (MEC). Mangaliso Matika has been appointed as Sport, Arts and Culture MEC and Limakatso Koloi is now MEC…
Police confiscated 80 000 mandrax tablets in Mitchells Plain in Cape Town on January 21, 2025. 2 minutes Police have arrested two suspects and confiscated drugs with an estimated street value of R4 million at a house in Mitchells Plain on the Cape Flats in Cape Town. Police spokesperson Joseph Swartbooi says officers received a…
A person holds up a sign against the shielding of rapists. 2 minutes WARNING: Please note that this report contains testimony of a sexual nature that may be upsetting to some readers The community of Virginia, Free State, came out in their numbers to support the family of the two-year-old child. The father was arrested…
