Private investigator Paul O’Sullivan appears before Ad Hoc Committee looking into concerns around national security. The National Assembly will on Tuesday morning consider a request for the third extension of the Ad Hoc Committee looking into concerns around national security. The committee’s original deadline was October 2025. Parliament’s Ad Hoc Committee is probing allegations of…
One of the suspects who pleaded guilty in Mehlape murder The family of the slain Limpopo Education Circuit Manager Malekutu Mehlape says they are shocked that the people who were suspected to have killed him in 2023 are confirming the suspicions by pleading guilty. Dr Mehlape was shot and killed while asleep at his home in Mankweng outside Polokwane. His daughter, Mologadi Mehlape pleaded…
File: Epilepsy is often surrounded by prejudice and myth, especially in rural communities where people with this condition are often shunned and thought to be “possessed.” Over 11 000 epilepsy-related emergencies have been recorded in Gauteng in the past year. The cases were captured at clinics and hospitals around the province. The information was released at…
Sanitation project in the Mangaung Metro, Bloemfontein. Civil organisations in the Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality say service delivery continues to suffer due to political interference, limited transparency, and nepotism within the municipality. Residents accuse the City for failing to be proactive in addressing service delivery issues. They say the Metro is still riddled with potholes, sewer…
The South African rugby team, Springboks. The Springboks’ already packed 2026 international calendar, has just become a little busier. The two-time defending World Cup champions will play Australia in an additional test match in Perth on the 27th of September. That’s just two weeks after the conclusion of the four-match Greatest Rivalry Series between the…
Teacher assistant in the class Government has managed to create over a million job opportunities for young people in the last five years while strengthening almost 20 000 schools. That is according to President Cyril Ramaphosa in his weekly letter to the nation. This is part of the Presidential Employment Stimulus. In his State of…
Vehicles drive past an Uber pick up point The National E-Hailing Federation of South Africa (NEFSA) has called on the government to establish a task team that will probe incidents involving attacks on e-hailing drivers. This comes as concern mounts over the safety of e-hailing drivers following the killing of a driver in Pretoria. The…
Illegal mining suspects arrested during a police operation. The Department of Mineral and Petroleum Resources has urged residents of the Gugulethu informal settlement in Springs not to engage in illegal mining activities as it poses a serious danger. This comes after the alleged discovery of gold particles in a kraal by locals. Scores of residents…
File image | Deputy National Police Commissioner General Shadrack Sibiya. Suspended Deputy National Police Commissioner Shadrack Sibiya is expected to appear before the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry on Wednesday. The Commission was postponed on Monday morning after Witness F was hospitalised. Witness F and other witnesses have linked Lieutenant-General Shadrack Sibiya to attempted murder accused,…
Sassa officials assisting beneficiaries. The South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) in KwaZulu-Natal has commended its social grant beneficiaries for honesty during the grant review process in the current financial year. More than 70 000 people have been suspended nationally from Sassa’s grand payment system, saving the agency about R500 million. Sassa had planned to conduct…
