SAPS arrest graphic. The South African Police Service has arrested 16,000 suspects nationwide during intensified Safer Festive Season operations, including one 178 for rape and one 143 for murder, between November 17 and 23. Police also seized 150 unlicensed firearms, 984 dangerous weapons, and contraband goods worth over R4 million. Major takedowns included hijacked trucks,…
Rain shower, Thunderstorm. The KwaZulu-Natal Premier, Thami Ntuli, has called on residents of the province to take heed of the weather warnings that authorities issue. This comes after three people were reported missing amid heavy rains that led to flooding. The body of a woman has been recovered. Search and rescue operations continue for the…
March against GBVF As the country observes the start of 16 Days of Activism for No Violence Against Women and Children tomorrow, civil society movements say there needs to be a clear plan of action, preventative measures and strategies, amid Gender-based Violence and Femicide being classified a national disaster. Government officially classified GBVF a national…
A man works with plants near a G20 sign at the Nasrec Expo centre ahead of the G20 Summit, in Johannesburg, South Africa, November 20, 2025. The Sherpa of South Africa’s G20 presidency and Director-General of the Department of International Relations and Cooperation, Zane Dangor, says both South Africa and the United States want the…
The bilateral engagement between the ANC and SACP at Luthuli House, 24 November 2025. The African National Congress (ANC) will today hold talks with alliance partner, the South African Communist Party (SACP) at Luthuli House in Johannesburg. According to the ANC, meeting is part of continuous efforts to foster unity in the advancement of the…
The Pretoria Magistrate’s Court. The case against a member of the Hawks, Papie Tsie, and a Tembisa Hospital official, Zacharia Tsisele, has been postponed to next Tuesday at the Pretoria Magistrates’ Court. Both have been formally charged with corruption. The duo allegedly attempted to bribe another Hawks officer working on the ongoing Tembisa Hospital investigations….
A house in KZN that was damaged by floods The KwaZulu-Natal Human Settlements Department says it will visit communities in the Umshwathi Municipality affected by heavy rainfall this morning The rain has caused floods in which three people were swept away last night , houses and road infrastructure have also been destroyed. The department’s…
File image | Two staff members were shot at the Inxiweni Primary School in Tembisa, Ekhurhuleni. Two more suspects have been arrested in connection with a double murder at the Inxiweni Primary School in Tembisa, Ekurhuleni, last week. This brings the number of suspects to four. Hope Shongwe and Benjamin Maditse, appeared briefly in the…
Chairperson of Parliament’s Standing Committee on Appropriations Parliament’s Standing Committee on Appropriations has written to Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana to seek clarity on the cost of hosting the G20 Leaders’ Summit. The committee chairperson Mmusi Maimane says they have a constitutional obligation to monitor public spending and ensure that it’s done appropriately. The summit…
The late Bafana Bafana and Orlando Pirates captain, Senzo Meyiwa The defence in the Senzo Meyiwa murder trial has called a witness to testify in the High Court in Pretoria. Sifiso “Gwabini” Zungu was mentioned by the state’s key witness Constable Sizwe Zungu as the person that had hosted a party at a hostel in…
