Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park. The Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park in the Northern Cape has in the past few days experienced exceptional rainfall, with Nossob Rest Camp recording an impressive 109 millimetres of rain, an unusual occurrence for this part of the Kalahari. The rest of the park also received significant rainfall and will see the transformation of…
Police Minister Senzo Mchunu is currently on special leave. Police Minister Senzo Mchunu’s wish to be relieved of his National Executive Committee (NEC) and National Working Committee (NWC) duties in the African National Congress (ANC), has been granted by his party. This comes after the party earlier rejected his request to step aside from his…
An empty exam room. The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) is expected to launch its annual “State of Schools Report” on Wednesday in Johannesburg. The 2025 report is said to highlight systemic challenges that prevent the enjoyment of the right to basic education. SAHRC spokesperson Wisani Baloyi says the report also contains analysis and…
Minister of Home Affairs Leon Schreiber holds a drone. Border Management Authority (BMA) Commissioner Dr. Mike Masiapato has hailed the use of drones to combat crime at the Beitbridge border post in Musina, Limpopo. Dr Masiapato says they procured the drones in 2023 and officially launched them in April this year. Beitbridge Border Post is…
Ndimande brothers appear in court Police will further investigate the money trail in the murder case of rapper Kiernan ‘AKA’ Forbes. That’s according to KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi. Mkhwanazi was reacting to the court appearance of the two alleged hitmen, brothers Malusi and Siyabonga Ndimande, in Durban. This comes 18 months after the brothers…
Minister Enoch Godongwana delivering the budget speech in 2024. There is speculation that Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana may formally announce a new inflation target at the upcoming Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement. Recently, ratings Agency Fitch said it expected the National Treasury to reveal the new inflation target, which the Reserve Bank would then have to…
Deputy President Paul Mashatile. Deputy President Paul Mashatile says the African National Congress (ANC) still supports the no compensation on land policy. This is despite having failed to muster the two thirds majority needed to change the constitution and allow for the expropriation of land without compensation. In 2021, the Section 25 Ad-Hoc Committee voted…
Retired Ekurhuleni Metro Police Department Deputy Chief Revo Spies Retired Ekurhuleni Metro Police Department (EMPD) Deputy Chief Revo Spies has described a culture of incompetence, factionalism and fear within the department, saying officials who refused to co-operate with Brigadier Julius Mkhwanazi’s network were sidelined or victimised. Spies told the Madlanga Commission in Pretoria that Mkhwanazi’s…
North West Premier Lazarus Mokgosi The North West Legislature says the newly established Ad Hoc Committee set to investigate allegations of improper conduct against Premier Lazarus Mokgosi, will sit for four days, from the 24th until the 27th of this month. Its establishment comes after the Mayor of the Naledi Local Municipality, Clifton Groep, accused…
File: A girl receives an oral cholera vaccine The first vaccine to be entirely manufactured in South Africa in over 50 years has been launched at Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital. Biovac and the South African Medical Research Council say the Oral Cholera Vaccine was developed from start to finish locally. The first phase of the…
