The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA)’s Asset Forfeiture Unit has seized R4.4 million from 24 bank accounts. It says some Chinese nationals allegedly used the bank accounts to run a fraudulent social media investment scheme. The NPA’s investigations revealed a group of Chinese nationals paid unsuspecting individuals R200 each to provide them with their details. The alleged…
Metal containers being emplaced in a disposal trench at the National Radioactive Waste Disposal Facility in Vaalputs in the Northern Cape. Agri Northern Cape has expressed concern that plans to expand the National Radioactive Waste Disposal Facility could put the lives of communities at risk. Plans are afoot to upgrade the facility. The aim is…
A part of the Tilwizembe, a former industrial copper-cobalt mine now occupied by artisanal miners, is seen outside of Kolwezi, the capital city of Lualaba Province in the south of the Democratic Republic of the Congo The Democratic Republic of Congo will lift its ban on cobalt exports from October 16 and manage global supply…
Team World player Taylor Fritz celebrates after winning a point against Team Europe player Carlos Alcaraz at the Laver Cup at Chase Centre Taylor Fritz delivered the decisive blow at the Laver Cup on Sunday by beating Alexander Zverev 6-3 7-6(4) as Team World completed a 15-9 win over Team Europe to reclaim the men’s…
November 2, 2021 South Africa’s Temba Bavuma in action. The South African cricket team will start the defence of its ICC World Test Championship title without Captain Temba Bavuma. Bavuma has been ruled out of the upcoming all-format tour to Pakistan as he continues his recovery from a calf strain sustained during the recent tour…
Harold “Dickie” Bird at a cricket match Legendary English cricket umpire, Harold “Dickie” Bird, has died at the age of 92. Bird, one of the most beloved umpires in the history of the game, officiated in 66 Tests and 69 One Day Internationals, including three World Cup finals. He made his umpiring debut in 1970…
National Police Commissioner General Fannie Masemola testifies before the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry, September 22, 2025. National Police Commissioner General Fannie Masemola will face questions about his contradictions on the disbandment of the Political Killings Task Team when he returns to the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry in Pretoria on Tuesday morning. The task team was…
Police arrest three armed robbery suspects in Wellington in the Western Cape. Police have shot and killed a suspected robber in Wellington, Boland, Western Cape, after he pointed a firearm at them. Police spokesperson Wesley Twigg says three other suspects were arrested in connection with the incident, which occurred on Monday. Twigg says two pistols…
Police Minister Senzo Mchunu Crime and security analyst Thabang Bogopa says if Police Minister Senzo Mchunu, who is currently on a leave of absence, cared about the country, he wouldn’t have decided to disband the KwaZulu-Natal Political Killing Task Team PKTT). Earlier Momday, National Police Commissioner General Fannie Masemola told the Madlanga Commission that Mchunu…
Mpumalanga police dismantled a clandestine crystal methamphetamine lab on a farm in Volksrust on 19 September 2025. The case against five suspects who were arrested for running a clandestine drug lab in Volksrust in Mpumalanga, has been postponed to the 26th of October. Four Mexican nationals and one South African were arrested on Friday evening…
