FILE | An illegal mining site Farming communities in the North West say more needs to be done to fight illegal mining activities. In the State of the Nation Address, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced the deployment of the army to hotspots to support police. A local farmer who has opted to remain anonymous for fear…
Court gavel The Hawks say that 27 people arrested for allegedly defrauding the Mpumalanga Education Department of more than R100 million will appear in the Nelspruit Magistrate’s Court on Monday. Twenty-one suspects were arrested in Mpumalanga, four in Gauteng, one in Limpopo and one in the Western Cape. Forty-one people, including government officials, service providers…
File image: A stands holding a placard with his qualifications as he seeks a job at an intersection in Rosebank, Johannesburg. The Technology Innovation Agency and the South African Innovation Summit say it’s important for innovation to translate into jobs. The entities are preparing to host SA Innovation Week between the 16th and 20th of…
Six people arrested in connection with the murder of an e-hailing driver are expected to appear in the Pretoria Magistrate’s Court on Monday. Dikeledi Mphela, Goitsione Machidi, McClaren Mushwana, Tumishang Mabutla, his girlfriend Ofentse Senwamadi (18), and Thabang Mothwa are suspected to have acted in common purpose to kill Isaac Satlat. LIVE STREAM:
Truck crash on the N1 near Hendrik Vervoed Tunnel. The N1 north outside Louis Trichardt in Limpopo has been closed after yet another crash. Transport Department’s Matome Taueatsoala says a truck crashed on the mountainous section of the highway near the Hendrik Verwoerd tunnel. Taueatsoala says emergency service personnel, traffic officers and police are attending…
Funeral sevice of the late Valoyi traditional leader, Phylia Lwandlamuni N’wamitwa II in Limpopo, 22 February 2026. President Cyril Ramaphosa says the late Valoyi traditional leader, Phylia N’wamitwa II made a major contribution in clarifying the rights of women in traditional societies and in the context of South Africa’s Constitution. He was delivering the eulogy…
The Senzo Meyiwa murder trial continues at the High Court in Pretoria. LIVE STREAM:
The Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) cases inquiry, probing efforts to stall the investigation and prosecution of apartheid-era perpetrators, continues in Newtown, Johannesburg. LIVE STREAM:
A SAPS badge. The Gauteng Portfolio Committee on Community Safety has expressed outrage over allegations that 27 of the 97 South African Police Service (SAPS) members accused of sexual violence nationally are from the province. The allegations are in the police watchdog Independent Police Investigative Directorate’s (IPID) 2024-2025 report. The committee says swift action must…
File: The Public Servants Association (PSA) has received a large number of calls from union members in response to the proposed increase in membership subscriptions for the Government Employees Medical Scheme (Gems) for the upcoming year. The Congress of South African Trade Unions-affiliated public service unions, including the National Education, Health and Allied Workers’ Union,…
