The Goodwood Magistrates Court in Cape Town. Community activists from Elsie’s River on the Cape Flats say the brutal killing of a 14-year-old boy, who was gunned down in the area last week, has left the area distraught. The teenager was walking home from school when he was killed in a suspected gang-related incident. An…
Traffic lights not working The City of Tshwane has urged residents in the Pretoria Central Business District (CBD) and surrounding areas to be patient as they continue to be without electricity. This is a result of theft and vandalism of the key components along Struben Street. The city’s spokesperson Londela Mashigo says their teams are…
A prisoner behind bars in a maximum-security prison. The Correctional Services Department says the National Summit on the Parole Review System forms part of a comprehensive process to address concerns regarding the parole set-up. The summit kicked off on Monday at the management area of the Kgosi Mampuru Correctional Centre in Pretoria. It aims to…
Fire burning in in a veld The Department of Agriculture and Rural Development in Limpopo has issued a fire danger warning for Sekhukhune, Waterberg and Capricorn Districts. Small scale farmers have been advised to take precautions as the fire conditions could be worsened by strong winds. The department’s spokesperson Moshopologo Mathotse says communities are urged not to…
Team South Africa don’t qualify to run the men’s four by 100 metre relay today at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo. Team South Africa’s men’s four-by-100 relay team failed to qualify for Sunday afternoon’s final at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo. The Paris Olympic Games silver medalists were allowed to rerun their race,…
The family of former Richmond Municipal Manager Sibusiso Sithole, says they can never find complete closure until the mastermind behind his killing is behind bars. Sithole was assassinated in March 2017, while on his way to a council meeting to discuss fraud and corruption matters which he was investigating. Convicted hitman Sabelo Phewa is today…
ANC Secretary-General Fikile Mbalula briefs members of the media ahead of the Roll Call of ANC Councillors’ Report Back Meeting in the Greater Johannesburg Region, Gauteng Province, September 21, 2025. ANC Secretary-General Fikile Mbalula says the party’s detractors and opponents took issue with President Cyril Ramaphosa when he was projecting a scientific Auditor-General’s report that…
Madlanga Commission of Inquiry The ongoing Judicial Commission of Inquiry into Criminality, Political Interference and Corruption in the Criminal Justice System (Madlanga Commission) began its work on Wednesday, 17 September 2025. The Commission’s hearings are taking place in the main auditorium of the Brigitte Mabandla Justice College in Central Pretoria. The inquiry is headed by…
National Police Commissioner General Fannie Masemola National Police Commissioner General Fannie Masemola has admitted that he would disobey an instruction from Police Minister Senzo Mchunu if it violated operational matters in the police force. Masemola is giving testimony at the Madlanga Commissioner of Inquiry on the disbandment of the KwaZulu-Natal Political Killings Task Team (PKTT)….
Democratic Alliance (DA) leader John Steenhuisen speaks in Soweto, Johannesburg on September 20, 2025. Democratic Alliance (DA) leader John Steenhuisen has warned Johannesburg residents against voting for smaller parties in next year’s local government elections, saying they have trapped the city in unstable coalitions. He was speaking in Soweto, where the DA announced its Federal…
