The Ekurhuleni Metro police department (EMPD) Chief Jabulani Mapiyeye gives evidence at the Madlanga Commission on November 6, 2025. Ekurhuleni Metro Police Department (EMPD) Chief Jabulani Mapiyeye has taken the stand at the Madlanga Commission. The Commission is looking into allegations of corruption and political interference in the criminal justice system. Testimony before the Commission…
A police officer operating a stop-and-go search. The SA Police Service has taken Operation Shanela 2 to the streets of Kagiso, west of Johannesburg, on Thursday morning. The coordinated, intelligence-driven campaign aims to curb and prevent violent crime in the country. Police say these efforts will continue ahead of and throughout the festive season, as…
Christo van der Rheede is the Executive Director of the FW de Klerk Foundation. The FW de Klerk Foundation has urged government to declare gangsterism a national crisis, following a spate of recent gang-related killings that left six people dead and three injured in Reiger Park, Boksburg. The foundation, along with crime and security experts,…
Western Cape Premier Alan Winde addresses the Freight Forum on August 29, 2025. The Cape Crime Crisis Coalition (4C) has accused Western Cape Premier Alan Winde of political hypocrisy for refusing to release a report on alleged links between police and gangs. The organisation has given him until Friday to make the report public or…
Head of the Independent Directorate Against Corruption, Advocate Andrea Johnson, testifies at the Ad Hoc Committee investigating criminal infiltration, corruption and political interference in the justice system. Live proceedings below:
The Senzo Meyiwa murder trial continues at the North Gauteng High Court in Pretoria. Live proceedings below:
A new witness takes the stand at the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry on Thursday morning. This comes after Crime Intelligence Head General Dumisani Khumalo concluded his testimony on the disbandment of the Political Killings Task Team(PKTT). The PKTT was disbanded in December 2024 by Police Minister Senzo Mchunu, who has been placed on special leave….
A FlySafair aircraft. Budget airline FlySafair and its cabin crew will start a mediation process in a bid to resolve a wage negotiation impasse. Parties remain at odds after wage talks broke down, leading to a lockout of certain staff. The airline offered a 5.7% increase and 7.5% annual bonus, but the South African Cabin…
A medical staff member holds a bottle of anti-typhoid vaccine. Authorities are investigating a spike in reported cases of Typhoid Fever in several neighbourhoods around Pretoria. Typhoid is an infectious bacterial fever with an eruption of red spots on the chest and abdomen, which is often accompanied by severe intestinal irritation. According to Mayor Dr….
Arsenal’s Mikel Merino celebrates scoring their second goal with Arsenal’s Bukayo Saka. Arsenal equalled a 122-year-old club record of eight successive games in all competitions without conceding a goal as they swept past Slavia Prague 3-0 on Tuesday to go top of the Champions League with four wins out of four. Mikel Merino, replacing injured…
