SAPS and SANDF brief the media on the deployment of joint operations across the country National Police Commissioner, Fannie Masemola says the deployment of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) alongside police aims to stabilise priority crime hotspot areas in the country. Masemola and SANDF Chief Rudzani Maphwanya held a joint media briefing in…
COPE supporters Political analyst Reaobaka Kalaote says the future of the Congress of the People (COPE) could be in jeopardy after the death of the party’s leader and co-founder Mosiuoa Lekota. Lekota passed away last Wednesday at the age of 77 in Johannesburg. He was laid to rest at the Magengenene Cemetry in Bloemfontein on Saturday….
A view showing the baobab tree. Residents of Zwigodini and Muswodi villages outside Musina in Limpopo have raised concerns over what they say is the neglect of one of South Africa’s most iconic tourist attractions – the baobab tree. Commonly known as the Sagole Big Tree, the tree is believed to be one of the…
Live stream card. The South African Police Services (SAPS) and South African National Defence Force (SANDF) brief the media this Sunday afternoon. Live proceedings below:
A drum being filled with water. The Democratic Alliance (DA) in KwaZulu-Natal has lambasted the African National Congress (ANC) in the eThekwini Municipality for failing to resolve the water crisis in the region despite President Cyril Ramaphosa’s intervention, last month. The DA has set its target on winning key municipalities such as Umhlathuze and eThekwini…
File: Suspended Police Minister Senzo Mchunu. Embattled Police Minister Senzo Mchunu is ready to resume his political duties in the African National Congress. That’s according to his spokesperson Sithembiso Mshengu who was speaking at a prayer service in Durban in support of Mchunu. Mshengu says Mchunu intends to write to the African National Congress (ANC)’s…
F1 Grand Prix. Next month’s Bahrain and Saudi Arabian Formula One Grand Prixs are set to be cancelled over the weekend due to the conflict in the Middle East. Multiple sources told Reuters an announcement, seen within the sport as just a matter of time, was expected by Monday at the latest with a March…
SANDF members on patrol in Riverlea. Residents in parts of Gauteng say they are cautiously hopeful following the deployment of soldiers to support police in crime-affected communities. This follows the deployment of South African National Defence Force (SANDF) soldiers to several areas plagued by illegal mining and violent crime in Johannesburg. The soldiers are part…
A historical picture Congress of the People (COPE) leader Lekota Mosiuoa (Centre) with two unnamed women at the family home in Bloemfontein. Anti-apartheid activist Pakes Dikgetsi says late former Congress of the People (COPE) leader Mosiuoa Lekota’s dream for South Africa was to see the ideals of the Freedom Charter fully realised. He spoke to…
SANDF seen on the Cape Flats Over R823 million has been allocated for the deployment of South African National Defence Force (SANDF) soldiers to help combat crime in five provinces. The deployment of the soldiers will cease on the 31st of March next year. In a statement, President Cyril Ramaphosa has in line with section…
