Deputy ambassador, Ariel Seidman, of the Israeli Embassy in South Africa. The Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) has informed the Government of the State of Israel of its decision to declare deputy ambassador, Ariel Seidman, of the Israeli Embassy in South Africa as persona non grata. It has given Seidmand three days to…
Convicted murderer appears at the Bloemfontein High Court in the Free State on 05 December 2025. The Correctional Services Department has confirmed that Thabo Bester has been transferred to eBongweni Super Maximum Correctional Facility in Kokstad, KwaZulu-Natal. It says Bester’s transfer is a routine practice. According to the department, security risk assessments to ensure the…
[FILE] EMCA voting station The Elections Management and Consulting Agency of Africa (EMCA) says SAPS officers and individuals claiming to be African National Congress (ANC) representatives unlawfully entered the home of its former director, Lulu White, without a warrant and later produced ballot papers they claim were found on the property. In a written statement,…
Learners killed in a horrific crash in Vanderbijlpark One of the 14 learners killed in a horrific crash between minibus taxi scholar transport and a truck in Vanderbijlpark, Gauteng, will be laid to rest at a village in Limpopo Saturday . Sixteen-year-old Sagwadi Baloyi-Mathye will be buried at Olifantshoek village outside Giyani. The Hoerskool Vanderbijlpark learner…
File: National Director of Public Prosecutions, Advocate Shamila Batohi Criminal Analyst, Dr Suhayfa Bhamjee says the outgoing National Director of Public Prosecutions, Advocate Shamila Batohi will be remembered for just existing in office. Batohi’s term of service came to an end on Friday. The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) has been criticised for the lack of convictions…
Police are looking for 18 Chinese fugitives. Eleven of them are on the Interpol Red Notice Police say they’ve established a dedicated team to track down 18 Chinese fugitives believed to be hiding in South Africa. This follows the extradition of 63-year-old Chen Fujia, who left the OR Tambo International Airport in Kempton Park, east…
The late Mandla “Njinji” Magwaza. Former Ukhozi FM presenter and Radio DJ, Mandla “Njinji” Magwaza will be laid to rest on Saturday on the 31st of January 2026 at Inanda, Durban. Magwaza who was born in Jozini, North of KZN, passed away Saturday at the age of 41 after a short illness. He served as…
FILE | The Commission of Inquiry into Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) cases Chairperson Justice Sisi Khampepe. The application of former Presidents Jacob Zuma and Thabo Mbeki for the recusal of the chairperson of the Khampepe Inquiry has been dismissed. JUST IN | Justice Sisi Khampepe has dismissed both applications for her recusal from chairing…
Madlanga Commission of Inquiry. A new witness will testify before the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry in Pretoria this morning. This week, the Commission heard testimony from KwaZulu-Natal Acting Deputy Police Commissioner Anthony Gopaul, Witness E and the province’s Hawks head Lesetja Senona. President Cyril Ramaphosa established the Commission following KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi’s allegations,…
A smelter at Samancor Chrome Energy regulator Nersa on Thursday approved an application by Eskom to reduce electricity tariffs by 35% for two distressed ferrochrome operations battling high power costs. More than a dozen smelters have shut down in South Africa in recent years, leading to thousands of job losses, largely due to high electricity…
