Transit robbery on the N2 South Bound near the NPC Cement Factory South of Durban. Two security guards have been shot and wounded, one critically, in a cash-in-transit heist on the N2 near the NPC cement factory in the south of Durban. The critically wounded security guards have been airlifted to hospital following the incident…
The Madlanga Commission of Inquiry. The Madlanga Commission of Inquiry resumes its public hearings this Wednesday morning with Major-General Richard Shibiri, Head of Organised Crime taking the witness stand. The Commission was established by President Cyril Ramaphosa following allegations made by KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Commissioner, Lieutenant-General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi, last year. Livestream| Madlanga Commission of Inquiry, Day…
Former South African Defence Minister Mosiuoa Lekota waves to supporters after being elected leader of the country’s Congress of the People (COPE) party at its conference in Bloemfontein on December 16, 2008. The Congress of the People (COPE) has described the death of its leader Mosiuoa Lekota as a huge loss to the party. Lekota…
FILE | Two men walk past electricity pylons. Mayden Farm residents in Mthatha, Eastern Cape have accused the King Sabatha Dalindyebo Municipality of cutting off their electricity supply without warning. The affected residents allege they have been served with very high municipal bills, some amounting to more than R60 000. They are also complaining about a…
Former President Thabo Mbeki Former National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) Director of Public Prosecutions Advocate, Anton Ackerman, has described former president Thabo Mbeki’s approach to the investigation and prosecution of Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) cases as manipulative. He was testifying before the TRC Cases Inquiry in Newtown, Johannesburg. The Inquiry is probing alleged efforts or…
Gauteng Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs MEC, Jacob Mamabolo Gauteng Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs MEC, Jacob Mamabolo, has condemned what he describes as the politicisation of the water crisis in the province. Mamabolo says access to water is a basic human right and should not be used for political point-scoring. He has urged political…
Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus in action against Coco Gauff of the United States in the semi-final of the women’s singles at the Australian Open in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia on January 25, 2024. Aryna Sabalenka announced her engagement to Georgios Frangulis ahead of the Indian Wells tournament, where the world number one will return to action…
South African Parliament The newly established Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on the Presidency will elect its chairperson on Wednesday. The National Assembly approved the establishment of the committee last year. The aim of the committee is to oversee the Presidency’s budget and administration. It will also seek to enhance the accountability of the executive. The committee will call the President and…
Emergency crews assess the structural damage after the multi-storey building gave way in Ormonde, south of Johannesburg. Families of the construction workers who died in the collapsed building in Ormonde, south of Johannesburg, have called on the government to support the children of the deceased. Nine people were killed, and three others were injured in…
President Cyril Ramaphosa President Cyril Ramaphosa has conveyed his condolences to the Lekota family. He says he and the late Congress of the People, COPE, leader Mosioua Lekota have come a long way as activists. Lekota died in the early hours of Wednesday morning at a hospital in Midrand, Johannesburg. He was an anti-apartheid activist…
