Arrest graphic Two suspects have been arrested on charges of extortion at the Siqalo informal settlement, in Gugulethu, Cape Flats. Police spokesperson Joseph Swartbooi says disgruntled business owners in the area, informed members of Gugulethu SAPS that they are in possession of letters demanding a protection fee. Swartbooi says police members met with business leaders…
Operation Dudula march Operation Dudula in KwaZulu-Natal is marching to the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) offices in Durban against what it calls a hindrance in their fight for South Africans to be prioritized. The organisation has been accused by some of blockading public hospitals and denying healthcare to people alleged to be undocumented…
Mandrax tablets Two suspects including a Nigerian national have been arrested in Makhaza in Khayelitsha on the Cape Flats, for dealing in drugs. Police spokesperson Joseph Swartbooi says members of the Makhaza anti-hijacking team in collaboration with Crime Intelligence, acted on information about premises where drugs were recently delivered. Swartbooi says members searched the place…
Cattle in an enclosure. Red Meat Industry Services (RMIS) CEO Dewald Olivier has called for the improved containment of infectious diseases in the agriculture industry. This follows a fresh outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) in the Moqhaka local municipality near Kroonstad, Free State. The Department of Agriculture earlier this month announced the successful containment of…
Signboard welcoming people to Limpopo Province Limpopo province is witnessing a surge in royal succession battles, with several kingdoms and a queendom embroiled in intense disputes. The battles include, the Vhavenda, Bapedi, Vatsonga and the Balobedu. These battles have also left the people uncertain about their traditional leadership. Some members of the Bapedi Royal House…
FILE | Former Constitutional Court Justice Yvonne Mokgoro. The culpable homicide case against the partner of the late former Constitutional Court Justice Yvonne Mokgoro has resumed in the Barkly West Regional Court in the Northern Cape. The first of the 40 witnesses in the matter is expected to conclude his testimony in the two days…
The Bulls Head Coach Johan Ackermann. The Bulls have appointed former Springbok lock and Lions coach Johan Ackermann as their new head coach. He takes over from Jake White with whom the team parted ways after this year’s United Rugby Championship. Ackermann, who is the three-time South African Coach of the Year, brings to Loftus…
SANDF members during a parade. The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) has filed a Notice of Appeal at the Randburg Magistrate’s Court on Thursday. The NPA says it will apply directly to the high court for leave to appeal the decision to grant bail to 12 South African National Defence Force (SANDF) soldiers accused of killing…
The Democratic Alliance (DA) Western Cape members at the announcement of Ward 27 candidate in Drakenstein on June 28, 2025. The Democratic Alliance (DA) has retained the hotly contested ward 34 by-election in Nelson Mandela Bay in the Eastern Cape. The DA retained the ward by 188 votes difference, in a neck and neck race…
A delegate stands near a banner during the 55th National Conference of the ruling African National Congress (ANC) at the Nasrec Expo Centre in Johannesburg, South Africa December 18, 2022. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko The African National Congress (ANC) NEC will deliberate on the state of the Government of National Unity in the coming weeks. Relations between…
