A SAPS ‘murder investigation’ graphic. NB: This story may offend sensitive listeners including children. The mutilated corpse of a woman has been found floating in Muledane River near Thohoyandou in Limpopo. Police say the body was found in an advanced stage of decomposition and was not identifiable. Police Spokesperson Hlulani Mashaba says a post-mortem examination…
A wastewater treatment plant in North West. Residents of Sannieshof in the North West have called on authorities to fix the wastewater treatment plant in their area. They say the plant has been dysfunctional since 2005. The Democratic Alliance (DA) in the Tswaing Local Municipality has opened a criminal case against the Ngaka Modiri Molema…
Faucet. Johannesburg Water says it will be closing the Sandton meters at 18:00 tonight until 5:00 tomorrow morning to manage demand and ensure equitable distribution of water to all systems and customers. The water utility in a statement says that Linbro and Marlboro will be affected immediately, while other reservoirs and towers will decline based…
Botswana winning the men’s 4X400m relay at the World Championships. South Africa’s men’s 4 by 400 relay team ended the country’s 8-year medal drought at the Athletics World Championships after claiming bronze in the final in Tokyo Japan. The team of Lythe Pillay, Udeme Okon, Wayde van Niekerk and Zakhiti Nene was in a fierce…
National Police Commissioner General Fannie Masemola at the Passing Out Parade of Trainee Constables in Bhisho, 15 August 2025. The Madlanga Commission that’s sitting in Pretoria says National Commissioner Fannie Masemola will be the next witness to take the stand on Monday morning. Kwa-Zulu Natal (KZN) Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi completed his testimony on Friday,…
Phakama Eastern Cape is a new civic organisation that aims to make local government in the province accountable. Newly established civic movement, Phakama Eastern Cape, says its core mandate is to inspire people of the province to challenge and hold government accountable for its inefficiencies and wasting taxpayers’ money. The movement held its launch in…
Helen Zille addresses DA members after she was announced as the party’s mayoral candidate for the 2026 LGE, in Soweto, September 20, 2025. The Democratic Alliance (DA) has confirmed Helen Zille as its mayoral candidate for Johannesburg in the upcoming 2026 Local Government Elections. Addressing party members in Mofolo, Soweto, Zille based her campaign for…
[FILE IMAGE]: Reserve Bank Governor Lesetja Kganyago announces a decision by the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) on interest rates in Pretoria on July 31, 2025. Chief Economist at Efficient Group, Dawie Roodt, expects the Reserve Bank’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) to keep interest rates unchanged when it announces its decision on Thursday afternoon. Despite reduced…
Scene of a light motor vehicle collision on Table Mountain Road in Pietermaritzburg. A woman has been killed and three others, including a toddler, injured in a single light motor vehicle collision on Table Mountain Road in Pietermaritzburg. According to KwaZulu Private Ambulance Service, the driver lost control and veered off the roadway. The three-year-old…
SAMWU workers on a protest march SAMWU in Free State has called on Mangaung Metro Municipality to halt the unilateral implementation of the shift system and engage in formal consultation with organised labour. This comes after the suspension of more than 30 workers for defying the implementation of the shift system. SAMWU has won the…
