Former Australia captain Steve Waugh during a press conference at Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Birmingham, Britain on July 29, 2019. Australia all-rounder Glenn Maxwell and former captain Steve Waugh are among the franchise owners in a new European Twenty20 league, which will begin in August after two false starts. Backed by the cricket boards of Ireland,…
Acting Police Minister Firoz Cachalia (centre) Acting Police Minister Firoz Cachalia says organised crime in the Eastern Cape and Western Cape has become increasingly complex, requiring new strategies beyond traditional policing. He was speaking in Gqeberha in the Eastern Cape during the first leg of a stakeholder engagement focused on tackling crime. These remarks come as communities in both provinces continue to…
Ben Shelton of the US celebrates after winning his first round match against France’s Ugo Humbert during the Australian Open at Melbourne Park in Australia on January 20, 2026. American eighth seed Ben Shelton beat Ugo Humbert 6-3 7-6(2) 7-6(5) in an engrossing battle of left-handers at Rod Laver Arena on Tuesday to reach the…
A building destroyed by flooding in Limpopo The South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) CEO, Themba Matlou says they will continue providing three meals a day for the next 15 days to the families whose houses were flattened by floods at Mbaula village outside Giyani in Limpopo. Matlou engaged with the families at the local…
Robert McBride appears before the Ad Hoc Committee, January 20, 2026. Former Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID) head Robert McBride will on Wednesday morning return to testify before Parliament’s Ad Hoc Committee. McBride started testifying on Tuesday. RELATED VIDEO | SAPS Crime Intelligence Unit riddled with impropriety and corruption: McBride His testimony follows testimonies of previous…
Court gavel and handcuffs Accused Number Two, Aphiwe Ndende’s defence lawyer in the mass murder of 18 people at Ngobazana Village in Lusikisiki in the Eastern Cape, has accused state witness, Lwando Abi, of contradicting himself. Advocate Mawande Nokhwali was cross-examining, accused turned state witness, Abi, at the Mthatha High Court sitting in Lusikisiki. Six…
Flooding at the Mohlapitsi river in Ga-Mampa village in Limpopo on 14 January 2026. Flood-related deaths in Limpopo have risen to 19 following the discovery of a body in Phalaborwa. The body is believed to be of one of the two boys who were swept away in the overflowing Selati River. Limpopo Disaster Management spokesperson Tsakani Baloyi says communities…
Barrier tape and gun cartridges. Police say three of the five men killed outside a local tuck shop in Jeffsville, Atteridgeville, in Pretoria are foreign nationals. The other two have not been identified. The motive for the murders is not yet known. Gauteng police are currently combing through the crime scene at the informal settlement….
A Russian vessel arrives at the Simon’s Town Naval base ahead of the BRICS Plus countries which include China, Russia and Iran for a joint naval exercises in South Africa’s, in Cape Town, South Africa, January 9, 2026. The African National Congress (ANC) Secretary-General Fikile Mbalula has defended South Africa’s role in the recent BRICS…
Russian teenager, Mirra Andreeva, survived a scare before advancing to the second round of the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne. Russian teenager, Mirra Andreeva, survived a scare before advancing to the second round of the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne. The eighth seed who won the Adelaide International on Saturday, came back from…
