Drugs confiscated by the SAPS during a stop and search operation The South African Police Service has destroyed drugs and unauthorised medicine worth over R400 million at an undisclosed location in Gauteng. The drugs were confiscated in different parts of the country including O.R Tambo International Airport and KwaZulu-Natal. Addressing the media, National Police Commissioner Fannie Masemola says…
BOSA Leader Mmusi Maimane. Build One South Africa leader, Dr. Mmusi Maimane, has called on every South African, despite their differences, to participate in the National Dialogue. Maimane also urged the foundations, who had withdrawn from the process, to reconsider their stance and participate in the dialogue for the sake of the country. Briefing the…
Deputy Minister of Health, Dr Sibongiseni Dhlomo. Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Health, Dr Sibongiseni Dhlomo, says there might be a need for legislative amendments to address the issue of illegal foreigners in the country. This follows recent developments where Operation Dudula is refusing foreign nationals access to public medical facilities. Speaking during a…
Shoppers stand at a Pick n Pay store at the Dobson Point Shopping Centre, in Soweto on March 19, 2024. Independent Economist Elize Kruger expects inflation to remain well contained despite an increase in the July Consumer Price Inflation (CPI). The CPI rose from 3% in June to 3.5% in July. The main drivers of…
[FILE IMAGE]: A man stands behind bars. A man who hacked his partner and stepson to death with an axe in Britstown in the Northern Cape, has been sentenced to two life terms. The Britstown Regional Court sentenced 46-year-old Nathan Olifant for the murders of Patricia Olifant and his stepson, Romanio Welkom, in June 2023….
Accident signage. The Limpopo transport department says 39 people, including 30 learners from a special school have been wounded in a bus crash on the R71 at Magoebaskloof outside Tzaneen. The wounded have been taken to three hospitals in the Tzaneen area. The department’s spokesperson, Matome Taueatsoala, says traffic officers, emergency services personnel and police…
Accident signage. The Limpopo transport department says 39 people, including 30 learners from a special school have been wounded in a bus crash on the R71 at Magoebaskloof outside Tzaneen. The wounded have been taken to three hospitals in the Tzaneen area. The department’s spokesperson, Matome Taueatsoala, says traffic officers, emergency services personnel and police…
The ANC in the Free State. The ANC in the Free State has resolved to remove seven municipal mayors, speakers and chief whips. The affected municipalities are Mafube, Moqhaka, Letsemeng, Nketoana, Nala, Masilonyana and Lejweleputswa. The party today announced the outcomes of yesterday’s special PEC meeting. The ANC is citing persistent disclaimers, weak leadership and…
Shattered windows of the vehicle the three MPs were travelling in. One of the two suspects arrested in connection with the attempted hijacking of three Members of Parliament in Philippi is expected to appear in the Athlone Magistrate’s Court on the Cape Flats on Thursday morning. Ian Cameron, Lisa Schickerling and Nicholas Gotsell were returning…
Graphic representing an arrest. Five learners and a parent have been arrested after they allegedly disrupted matric preparatory exams at Tsakane Secondary School in Ekurhuleni this morning. The reasons for the disruptions are not clear at this stage. However, the Gauteng Education Department believes this will serve as a deterrent to parents and learners who…
