SAPS ‘shooting’ graphic. The Chairman of the Alexandra Randburg Midrand Sandton Taxi Association (ARMSTA) and one of his bodyguards were shot and killed in a brazen daylight attack. Another bodyguard and a motorist were injured. SAPS provincial spokesperson Colonel Dimakatso Nevhuhulwi has confirmed that survivors were rushed to hospital following the attack. All the victims…
Minister Senzo Mchunu appeared before Parliament’s Ad Hoc Committee in Cape Town. Witness C, testifying at the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry, has detailed how businessman and criminal suspect Vusimuzi ‘Cat’ Matlala contributed R500 000 to Senzo Mchunu’s ANC presidential campaign. The commission is investigating allegations of criminality and corruption within the criminal justice system. Witness…
Banyana Banyana players celebrate a victory. South Africa have secured their place in next year’s Women’s Africa Cup of Nations football tournament in Morocco. Banyana Banyana beat the Democratic Republic of Congo 1-0 in their second leg qualifier at the Dobsonville Stadium in Soweto last night. Mexico-based striker, Thembi Kgatlana, celebrated her return to the…
Sudan refugee camp for civilians trying to escape the war between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF). The United Nations Security Council has condemned the assault by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces on El Fasher in North Darfur, amid reports of widespread atrocity crimes and the targeting and killing of…
Accident scene graphic. Police are yet to establish the cause of a crash in which eight people were killed on the N3 highway between Van Reenen’s Pass and Montrose in the Free State. Six other people were injured and taken to hospital following the crash, which happened when a minibus taxi and a truck collided…
[FILE IMAGE]: Construction on Durban roads. Africa’s financial institutions have committed to generate billions of US dollars needed to finance the continent’s infrastructure development. This pledge was made at the Luanda Summit on Financing Infrastructure Development in Africa. Different sectors on the continent met to discuss the possibility of financing big projects in Africa. The…
Former Junior Springbok captain Zachary Porthen will make his Springbok debut against Japan at Wembley Stadium in London on Saturday. Bok coach Rassie Erasmus named 16 players in his matchday squad that featured in the team’s 29-27 victory against Argentina in their final Castle Lager Rugby Championship clash. Kurt-Lee Arendse (wing), Franco Mostert (utility forward),…
Deputy President Paul Mashatile responds to oral questions in the National Assembly. Deputy President Paul Mashatile says the processes of the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry indicate the extent of cleaning up the policing sector that needs to be done. Mashatile was answering oral questions in the National Assembly. The commission and Parliament’s Ad Hoc Committee…
The logo of the Financial Action Task Force is seen during a news conference. Economist Iraj Abedian says South Africa’s removal from the Financial Action Task Force’s (FATF) greylist is a step in the right direction, but a lot more needs to be done to maintain its status. It emphasises that government has worked tirelessly…
Justice Mbuyiseli Madlanga (M) chairs the Madlanga Commission on Inquiry in Pretoria. Witness C will return to the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry in Pretoria on Thursday morning. He did not finish testifying last week because he was writing exams. Witness C focused on the search and seizure operation that police had conducted at the home…
