Paul O’Sullivan walks out while evidence leader Adv Bongiwe Mkhize is still busy asking questions at Parliament’s Ad Hoc Committee on February 26, 2026. The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) says it believes that private investigator Paul O’Sullivan has breached the Powers, Privileges and Immunities Act. This comes after O’Sullivan left the hearings of Parliament’s Ad…
A worker wears protective gear while working with cattle amid a foot and mouth disease outbreak. Gauteng MEC for Agriculture Vuyiswa Ramokgopa says the province is entering a decisive phase in the fight against foot-and-mouth, with the large-scale rollout of newly secured vaccines under way. She was speaking during a media briefing on the province’s…
President of World Economic Forum Borge Brende gives his welcoming remarks at the 55th annual World Economic Forum (WEF) meeting in Davos, Switzerland, January 21, 2025. The President and CEO of the World Economic Forum, Borge Brende, announced he was stepping down on Thursday, a few weeks after the forum launched an independent investigation into…
South Gauteng Director of Public Prosecutions, Advocate Andrew Chauke. The legal team of suspended South Gauteng Director of Public Prosecutions Advocate Andrew Chauke has accused the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) of removing critical documents from dockets. The Nkabinde Enquiry is probing Chauke’s fitness to hold office. It is currently hearing evidence relating to the cases…
Pig farmer Zachariah Olivier appears in the High Court in Polokwane, Limpopo on February 27, 2026. The defence lawyer in the trial of a Limpopo farmer has questioned the investigating officer about why three different statements have been submitted in the High Court in Polokwane, Limpopo. Adv Jakobus Venter has argued that he has not…
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. President Cyril Ramaphosa, who is commander in chief of the SANDF, has instituted a panel to investigate…
Acting Minister of Police, Professor Firoz Cachalia, hits the first ball from the tee to kickstart the golf challenge, February, 27, 2026. The South African Police Service (SAPS) says it aims to raise R50 million through its seventh National Golf Day to support its Education Trust. The fundraising event will be held at the Serengeti…
Linda Gxasheka testifying before the Madlanga Commission, 26 February 2026. Suspended Ekurhuleni Human Resources head Linda Gxasheka has continued to testify after the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry ordered her to do so. It rejected Gxasheka’s counsel’s request for a postponement. Gxasheka’s attorney, Emmah Magula, argued they were not able to continue because they received the…
Agriculture Minister John Steenhuisen briefs the media on Foot and Mouth Disease vaccine rollout in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN). Livestream| Steenhuisen media briefing on FMD vaccine rollout in KZN:
A placard advocating for an end to sexual violence. WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT A 39-year-old stepfather has been sentenced to life imprisonment for raping his stepdaughter over a period of 13-years. The Prieska Regional Court in the Northern Cape heard that the minor was sexually abused by the man since the age of three. The court also heard that the girl fell pregnant a few times as…
