Bottles of alcohol. The Southern African Alcohol Policy Alliance (SAAPA) has called for stricter policies for alcohol distribution in communities. SAAPA held a media dialogue about the dangers relating to alcohol and its lack of coverage in South Africa. Related video | East London drive to address underage drinking: SAAPA secretary general Aadielah Maker-Diedericks says…
Murder investigation graphic An elderly pensioner has been hacked to death, allegedly by her 40-year-old son, at Sebora village outside Polokwane in Limpopo. The 87-year-old victim had been dismembered. Police spokesperson Malesela Ledwaba says they discovered body parts that were put inside three plastic containers as well as a hacksaw and knives, allegedly used in…
Police crime scene tape Eastern Cape police are investigating a case of child neglect, following a baby that was dumped at a field in Cala. The members from Family Violence, Child Protection and Sexual Offenses are seeking public assistance to locate the baby’s mother. Police spokesperson Brigadier Nobuntu Gantana explains, “It is alleged that on…
Police are investigating the murder of a 6-year-old girl, whose body was found, in Mattafin, Mpumalanga. A six-year-old who was reported missing in Mattafin, Mbombela in Mpumalanga, earlier this week has been found dead. The father of the child, who cannot be named for safety reasons, says he left the six-year-old and her four-year-old sister…
DA addresses the media and SA on the way forward following the 48 hour ultimatum given to President Ramaphosa to remove compromised and corrupt Ministers from the National Executive. Democratic Alliance (DA) leader John Steenhuisen says the party is withdrawing from the National Dialogue announced recently by President Cyril Ramaphosa with immediate effect amid disagreement…
Police Minister Senzo Mchunu during crime stats delivery Police Minister Senzo Mchunu has described the Cape Flats as the “killing fields” of the Western Cape, following the shooting of seven men in Gugulethu’s Kanana informal settlement this morning. The men were ambushed by unknown assailants while socialising at a residence. Police on patrol were alerted…
Seven people have been killed in a mass shooting at a residence in the Kanana Informal Settlement in Gugulethu, on the Cape Flats, in the early hours of this morning. Police spokesperson Andre Traut says South African Police Service (SAPS) members on patrol were alerted to a shooting. Traut says that upon arrival at the…
Members of the South African Football Association’s (SAFA) National Executive Committee (NEC) in Sandton on Friday. The long-awaited South African Football Association (SAFA) congress will take place in Sandton, north of Johannesburg, today. It was postponed in May due to the association’s financial difficulties. SAFA President Danny Jordaan will once again face a motion to…
US President Donald Trump. The Republican-controlled US Senate narrowly advanced President Donald Trump’s, sweeping tax-cut and spending bill on Saturday, during a marathon weekend session marked by political drama, division and lengthy delays as Democrats sought to slow the legislation’s path to passage. Lawmakers voted 51-49 to open debate on the 940-page megabill, with two of Trump’s fellow…
Former MKP Secretary-General Floyd Shivambu speaking to the media. The Mayibuye Consultation Process is preparing for the possibility that it may need to form a new party to contest the 2026 Local Government Elections. Mayibuye National Convenor Floyd Shivambu was giving an update in Midrand, where he says ten parties represented in a number of…
