Rachel Kutumela, her sister Anna Shokane and daughter Flora Shokane jovial at the Polokwane Magistrate’s Court ahead of judgement on their bail application on September 3, 2025. The South African Police Service (SAPS) has arrested three more suspects in the case of former sergeant Rachel Kutumela in Polokwane, Limpopo. They say they plan to arrest…
The uMkhonto weSizwe Party (MKP) Member Sibonelo Nomvalo at Parliament’s Ad Hoc Committee on March 3, 2026. The uMkhonto weSizwe Party (MKP) has rejected President Cyril Ramaphosa’s request to extend his submission of answers to Parliament’s Ad Hoc Committee’s written questions to next Monday. The committee had previously sent him a list of written questions…
Former COPE leader and Free State premier, Mosiuoa Lekota Congress of the People (COPE) says its leader, Mosiuoa Lekota’s first memorial service will take place on Wednesday at the Regina Mundi Catholic Church in Soweto, Johannesburg. The church played an important role during the struggle against apartheid. Another memorial service will take place in Bloemfontein…
Miners’ boots outside Ekapa Minerals Mine in Kimberley, Northern Cape on February 28, 2026. Members of Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Mineral and Petroleum Resources will visit Kimberley in the Northern Cape on Tuesday. Their visit follows the recovery of the body of one of the five trapped workers at the Ekapa Minerals Mine on Monday….
File: Cape Town cycle tour underway. The City of Cape Town has advised residents and motorists to allow for extra travel time on Sunday as various roads will be closed due to the Cape Town Cycle Tour. The City’s Traffic Spokesperson Kevin Jacobs says the road closures are necessary to ensure the safety of cyclists,…
File: North-West businessman Suliman Carrim North-West businessman Suliman Carrim will face cross-examination when he returns to the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry in Pretoria this morning. Carrim’s accusation of having links to alleged crime kingpin Vusimuzi ‘Cat’ Matlala and businessman Morgan Maumela was at the centre of his testimony yesterday. Carrim says Matlala had asked him…
A construction site South Africa’s economic growth outlook is expected to continue the positive run when the fourth-quarter Gross Domestic Product (GDP) figures are released. Stats SA will publish the data on Tuesday following a turbulent year for business, characterised in part by the impact of United States trade tariffs. Economists anticipate the fourth-quarter reading…
File photo of Volkswagen cars parked outside a VW dealership in London, Britain November 5, 2015. Owners of Volkswagen Polo Vivo vehicles in South Africa sold between February 2025 and last month have again been urged to contact their dealerships to have their cars checked out. The National Consumer Commission has announced a recall of…
Northern Cape Premier Dr. Zamani Saul. Northern Cape Premier Dr. Zamani Saul has expressed deep concern following a court decision to place the Ekapa Minerals’ Mine in Kimberley under provisional liquidation. This comes as the search continues for the five miners who were trapped underground after a mud rush more than two weeks ago. Saul…
Suspended Inspector General of Intelligence Imtiaz Fazel. Suspended Inspector General Imtiaz Fazel has written to the Ad Hoc Committee looking into concerns around national security, indicating that he will be unable to testify before it. Fazel says both President Cyril Ramphosa and the Minister of Police Firoz Cachalia have declined his application to testify before…
