Outside the Athlone Magistrate’s Court Two people have been shot and killed in two separate incidents near the Athlone Magistrate’s Court in Cape Town on Wednesday afternoon. Police say a 32-year-old man was fatally wounded while sitting in a car outside the court. Police spokesperson FC van Wyk says minutes later, another shooting occurred nearby….
SABC TV Park building in Auckland Park, Johannesburg. The Communication Workers’ Union (CWU), alongside Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) in Gauteng have handed over a memorandum of demands to the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC). The group staged a picket outside the corporation’s headquarters in Auckland Park over the de-registration of CWU at…
Suspended Ekurhuleni Metro Police Department’s (EMPD) Acting Deputy Chief Julius Mkhwanazi gives evidence at the Madlanga Commission in Pretoria on December 3, 2025. Commissioner Sesi Baloyi at the Madlanga Commission in Pretoria has raised questions on why suspended Ekurhuleni Metro Police Department (EMPD) Deputy Police Chief Julius Mkhwanazi used the private security company CAT VIP…
An image for GBV awareness Gender-Based Violence and Femicide (GBVF) dominated Wednesday’s oral question session of the Peace and Security Cluster, as MPs pressed ministers on government’s response to the country’s worsening GBV crisis. MPs raised concerns about the protection of victims, delays in justice processes, and allegations that police are failing to respond timeously…
Tshwane’s Deputy Mayor and MMC for Finance, Eugene Modise ActionSA has dismissed the DA’s case against Tshwane’s Deputy Mayor and MMC for Finance, Eugene Modise, as an attempt to deflect from its own failures in the city. The DA has opened a fraud case against Modise following the tabling of the forensic investigation report which found…
National Prosecuting Authority’s boss, Advocate Shamila Batohi Chairperson of the Nkabinde Enquiry, retired Justice Bess Nkabinde, has criticised National Director of Public Prosecutions, Advocate Shamila Batohi, for insinuating that the retired justice would protect her from being cross examined at the enquiry. This after Advocate Batohi referred to an alleged telephone conversation she had with…
Inside the High Court in Pretoria where the Senzo Meyiwa murder trial is taking place. The state in the Senzo Meyiwa murder trial has argued that the statement by defence witness, Sifiso Gwabini Zungu, needs to be interrogated to get to the truth. The High Court in Pretoria is hearing arguments on the admissibility of…
Gauteng Education MEC Matome Chiloane says he remains confident that the matric class of 2025 will do better than the past years. Chiloane says over 100 000 full time candidates sat for the National Senior Certificate in the province. He was speaking during a briefing in Johannesburg on progress relating to the online admissions applications…
Suspended Ekurhuleni Deputy Police Chief, Julius Mkhwanazi has admitted to the Madlanga Commission that he received varying amounts of money from Vusimuzi ‘Cat’ Matlala. Mkhwanazi says the money he received from Matlala was for food, petrol and assistance for one of his siblings’ funeral. Evidence leader, Sello Mahlape has argued that the money given to…
Five initiates have died in the Eastern Cape since the start of the summer initiation season. These deaths were recorded in the Buffalo City Metro, OR Tambo District and the Chris Hani District respectively. One initiate in the Chris Hani District allegedly died by hanging himself. Law enforcement agencies have arrested 21 individuals linked to…
