Steenhuisen blames municipality for business collapses in Free State

DA Free Sate leadership engaged with businesses in Matjhabeng, 18 August 2025. Democratic Alliance (DA) leader John Steenhuisen says the Matjhabeng Local Municipality’s failure to provide basic services hampers economic growth. Some businesses in the Free State municipality are reportedly facing collapse due to water shortages, power outages, and sewage spills, among other issues. Steenhuisen…

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Jerome Booysen trial postponed over technical glitches

Western Cape High Court, where the trial of alleged underworld kingpin Jerome Booysen is being held. The case against alleged underworld figure, Jerome Booysen and eleven co-accused has been postponed to Tuesday due to constant internet lagging and inaudible testimony from a witness that resulted in a number of adjournments. Booysen appeared in the Western Cape…

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Search continues for pilot after Durban plane crash

FILE | NSRI swimmers on rescue vehicle. ALS paramedics spokesperson Garrith Jamieson says search and rescue crews are resolute in their search for the missing 61-year-old Johannesburg pilot, whose plane crashed into the sea off Durban’s Suncoast Beach six days ago. The light aircraft crashed into the sea while the pilot was giving an aerial…

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