The ANC top brass in a bilateral meeting with the leadership of Cosatu in Braamfontein on October 20, 2025. The African National Congress (ANC) held its much-anticipated bilateral with Cosatu on Monday. The one-day meeting was attended by some of the party’s top officials, including President Cyril Ramaphosa and Secretary General, Fikile Mbalula, and Cosatu…
The Madlanga Commission of Inquiry has heard how the head of organised crime, Major-General Richard Shibiri, tried to interfere in the murder case of Vereeniging engineer, Armand Swart. Witness A has told the commission that General Shibiri called him and witness B to tell them that the suspects arrested for Swart’s murder were very dangerous…
DA Federal Chairperson Ivan Meyer briefs the media at its headquarters in Bruma, East Rand on October 20, 2025. The Democratic Alliance (DA) has called for the scrapping of Black Economic Empowerment (BEE), saying it has killed jobs, promoted corruption and benefitted politically connected individuals. Briefing the media at its headquarters in Bruma, East Rand,…
Officials from Zimbabwe and Malawi embassies and the Limpopo government meet in Siloam, Limpopo on October 20, 2025. The governments of Zimbabwe and Malawi have pledged to cover all repatriation and medical expenses for victims of the bus accident that killed 44 people on the N1 near Louis Trichardt, Limpopo. The Office of the Premier…
Students at Motheo TVET College in Bloemfontein say the newly launched Fourth Industrial Revolution Centre of Excellence will give them practical experience and boost their confidence. The centre forms part of a national initiative by the Education, Training and Development Practices Sector Education and Training Authority. The aim is to empower young people with future-ready…
Justice Mbuyiseli Madlanga (M)chairs the Madlanga Commission on Inquiry in Pretoria. Witness A, who is testifying before the Madlanga Commission in Pretoria, has detailed how the murder of Vereeniging-based engineer Armand Swart helped their team to crack related cases. [ ON AIR ] The Madlanga Commission of Inquiry investigating allegation of criminality, political interference and…
Vusimusi ‘Cat’ Matlala. Judgment has been reserved in Vusimuzi ‘Cat’ Matlala appeal against the Alexandra Magistrate’s Court’s decision to deny him bail. The defence argued that it is in the interest of justice for Matlala to be granted bail. However, the state opposed the defence’s advances at the High Court in Johannesburg on Monday. Matlala is…
Police are seen at a roadblock in Zamdela in Sasolburg, Free State during an Operation Shanela program on 16 October 2025. More than 17 000 suspects have been arrested and almost 180 unlicensed firearms were seized during a week-long police operation across the country that ended on Sunday. This was done through the South African…
The IFP stage at their 50th anniversary celebrations in Soweto. IFP President Velenkosini Hlabisa has urged South Africans to make the right choice for their future at next year’s local government elections. Hlabisa was the keynote speaker at the party’s 50th Anniversary at the Jabulani Amphitheatre in Soweto. He says people should just look at…
Police Minister Senzo Mchunu appears before Parliament’s Ad Hoc Committee on October 17, 2025. Police Minister Senzo Mchunu says he was advised by his Chief of Staff Cedric Nkabinde, to withdraw the Political Killings Task Team (PKTT) disbandment letter after realising KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi was very angry about it. Mchunu, who is on…
