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…
A person in handcuffs following an arrest. Police have arrested two suspects on the Cape Flats for being in possession of firearms and ammunition. Spokesperson, Wesley Twigg, says officers confiscated items, including a pistol with 14 rounds of ammunition, when they searched premises on Brown’s Farm in Phillipi, and that an elderly man was arrested….
FILE | Residents block roads with burning tyres, rocks and branches during a protest in Johannesburg. Residents of Mohlakeng, west of Johannesburg, have taken to the streets in protest against rising crime in their area. The march underscores growing frustration among residents, who say crime, including illegal mining and gun-related violence, has made their area…
TS Galaxy FC are through to the Nedbank Cup Final, a second time in 7 years. TS Galaxy have booked their place in the final of the 2026 Nedbank Cup by beating the stubborn Millford FC 4-3 in penalty shootouts at the Solomon Mahlangu Stadium in KwaMhlanga on Sunday. The match finished 1-all after extra-time….
