Graphic of shooting scene More details are emerging following a shooting incident in the Marikana informal settlement on the Cape Flats. Police say the death toll has risen to eight. The incident, which happened in the early hours of Saturday morning, is suspected to be linked to extortion in the area. The deceased include a…
The National Prosecuting Authority has charged a woman for fraud The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) has urged the public to report people impersonating government representatives or private company agents to solicit money in exchange for jobs. This comes after the Ubombo Magistrate’s Court in KwaZulu-Natal fined a 33-year-old woman R4000 for three months in jail….
City Power employees A person has been arrested during a City Power-led electricity disconnection operation in Lenasia south of Johannesburg. The arrest was made after the person threatened City officials and encouraged residents to obstruct law enforcement. The operation focused on 10 business customers with municipal debt running into hundreds of millions of rands. Spokesperson…
Flood waters The Mpumalanga government says the province needs about R2.1 billion to repair damaged infrastructure, especially bridges. This follows heavy rains that have caused floods in the province in which the death toll stands at 20. Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA) Minister Velenkosini Hlabisa will on Saturday visit areas that heavy rains have…
KTM rider Luciano Benavides celebrating with his team Argentina’s Luciano Benavides won the Dakar Rally motorcycle category by two seconds, the narrowest margin ever, after American Ricky Brabec lost his way late in Saturday’s final stage in Saudi Arabia. The KTM rider, whose older brother Kevin won the Dakar in 2021 and 2023, came home…
The Wallabies’ Harry Wilson Australia captain Harry Wilson will miss the start of the Super Rugby Pacific season after undergoing minor surgery on his right knee, the Queensland Reds said, on Saturday. The number eight sustained the injury in August during the Wallabies’ Rugby Championship win against the South Africa, in Johannesburg. Wilson underwent arthroscopic…
Elon Musk attends the US-Saudi Investment Forum in Washington, D.C., US, November 19, 2025. Elon Musk is seeking up to $134 billion from OpenAI and Microsoft, saying he deserves the “wrongful gains” that they received from his early support, according to a court filing on Friday. OpenAI gained between $65.5 billion and $109.4 billion from…
FILE PHOTO: Patrice Motsepe, president of CAF speaks during the draw. The Confederation of African Football could have done a better job of explaining its decision to move the Africa Cup of Nations from every two to four years but was standing by it, the organisation’s president Patrice Motsepe said on Saturday. The decision was…
A raging veld fire. The Cape Winelands District Municipality’s Fire Services are battling a fire that has broken out at La Motte in Franschhoek. Municipal Spokesperson, Anesca Roodt, says firefighting resources from the Cape Winelands District Municipality and the Stellenbosch Municipality are currently on scene. She says the teams are being supported by aerial resources,…
FILE| Bullets shown on the above image. The community of Phillipi East (on the Cape Flats) have been left distraught following the killing of eight people at Marikana Informal Settlement in the early hours of Saturday morning. Six people were shot and killed in the area, another died while on the way to a medical…
