Women holding placards calling for an end in GBV. Scores of women from various organisations across the Free State are gathering at Hoffman Square in Bloemfontein to picket against gender-based violence (GBV) and femicide. The Bloemfontein picket is organised by women’s rights advocacy group, Buang Basadi, as part of the nationwide call for gender-based violence…
Hospital PPE’s The National Prosecuting Authority in the Northern Cape says seven people, including high-ranking provincial Health Department officials and a company, Asijiki Soundbytes, have appeared in court in connection with the alleged irregular procurement of personal protective equipment (PPE) worth millions of rands in 2020. NPA spokesperson Mojalefa Senokoatsane says the accused include former…
File: UIF Commissioner Teboho Maruping speaking at a government engagement. The Democratic Alliance (DA) says the prolonged suspension of senior government officials is costing taxpayers millions of rands and exposing deep failures in government’s internal labour systems. This as UIF Commissioner Teboho Maruping remains on full pay more than a year into his latest suspension,…
FILE PHOTO: Rugby Union – Second Test – South Africa v Britsh and Irish Lions – Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town, South Africa – July 31, 2021 South Africa’s Franco Mostert in action. Springbok lock Franco Mostert has been cleared to be selected for Saturday’s test match against Ireland in Dublin. The red card he…
President Cyril Ramaphosa. President Cyril Ramaphosa has described the G20 Social Summit as a historic milestone for global cooperation. He was speaking at the end of the three-day civil society gathering in Boksburg, east of Johannesburg, on Thursday. The meeting brought together almost 5000 delegates, including young people and women. The idea of the Social…
File image: Handcuffs A Cape Town man has been sentenced to 15 years in jail for stabbing a patron to death at a bar in Woodstock two years ago. Police spokesperson Ndakhe Gwala says the deceased got into an argument with the accused, Ronald Benn, who then stabbed him three times. “The deceased was drinking…
FILE | Operation Dudula members march in Soweto. Operation Dudula says it hopes global leaders attending the G20 Summit could assist the country in addressing its challenges with illegal immigration. The group says it will hold a peaceful protest around the area of Nasrec Expo Centre this weekend, to highlight concerns about unemployment, crime and…
Sunny Singh Anti-apartheid activist Ronnie Kasrils has described the late Sunny Girja Singh as a courageous freedom fighter who devoted his life to justice and a democratic South Africa. Singh died on Thursday, November 20, 2025, at the age of 86. He was a member of the Natal Indian Congress (NIC) in 1956 and was…
Lightning strikes during a thunderstorm. Johannesburg Emergency Services says it is on standby for any eventuality during the two-day G20 Summit this weekend. This follows a Level one warning by the South African Weather Services for the weekend. The weather services has announced that there will be severe thunderstorms in a number of provinces and…
Cape Town High Court. A pre-trial conference against alleged gang-boss, Nafiz Modack, is expected to be held in the High Court in Cape Town on Friday. The matter relates to alleged fraud of over R40 million involving the Revenue Service. He’s been charged with a number of co-accused, including his mother and bookkeeper. Modack is…
