[FILE IMAGE]: SAPS arrest image. A 42-year-old man from Slovo Park near Phuthaditjhaba in the Free State has handed himself to the police for the alleged murder of his 38-year-old girlfriend over the weekend. Police Spokesperson Mmako Mophiring says the police verified the information, and upon arrival at the suspect’s place, they discovered the lifeless…
A Western Cape traffic police officer is seen at a roadblock. The Western Cape Department of Mobility says 19 people have lost their lives on the province’s roads over the Easter weekend compared to the 22 fatalities during the same period last year. Western Cape Minister of Mobility, Isaac Sileku, says this is a 14% drop…
FIFA World Cup Trophy seen on the image above. T.S. Galaxy Coach Adnan Beganovic believes Bafana Bafana have what it takes to reach the second round of the 2026 FIFA World Cup for the first time. This will be South Africa’s fourth participation at the World Cup. They have never gone beyond the first round….
Taxis lining up at a rank. Police say two people have been shot and killed at a taxi rank in Portlands, Mitchells Plain, on the Cape Flats. Five people, including three children, were wounded in the incident. Police Spokesperson, Wesley Twigg, says the motive for the shooting is being investigated. No arrests have been made…
The Pretoria North Magistrate’s Court building. Police have confirmed that the six dockets found during the raid of suspended Sergeant Fannie Nkosi’s house last Thursday were illegally in his possession. Nkosi appeared at the Pretoria North Magistrate’s Court earlier on Tuesday, where his case was postponed to next Monday, 13 April, for a bail application. Nkosi…
President Cyril Ramaphosa President Cyril Ramaphosa has reaffirmed the government’s commitment to completing the unfinished work of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. He was speaking during the launch of the long-awaited Truth and Reconciliation Housing Assistance Program in Ndwedwe, north of Durban, 30 years after the first hearings of the TRC. The programme is part…
Former acting National Director of Public Prosecutions Advocate Mokotedi Mpshe has denied allegations that he acted on political instruction when he removed Advocate Anton Ackermann from directly handling Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) cases. Mpshe, who served as acting NDPP between September 2007 and November 2009, was responding to claims by Ackermann, the former head…
Gavel in a courtroom. A 53-year-old police captain has been granted R50,000 bail at the Pretoria Magistrate’s Court. Johannes Jansen van Rensburg is facing charges of fraud and theft for allegedly defrauding the South African Police Service Protection and Security Services division of millions of rand. He made his first appearance in court today. The captain is currently…
An empty room at a health facility. On World Health Day, there has been a call for more public and private-sector participation in sustaining non-profit organisations (NPOs) in the healthcare sector. Non-profit organisation, Inyathelo, which provides administrative and institutional support to thousands of non-profits located in 33 countries around Africa has pushed for this call….
Four suspects arrested for drug trafficking appear before the Benoni Magistrate’s Court. Police say operations at major airports, including OR Tambo International Airport, are yielding positive results in the fight against drug trafficking. Authorities say South Africa is increasingly being used as a transit point and recruitment hub, with syndicates targeting vulnerable individuals. In the…
