Oil. The price of Brent Crude Oil remains volatile as a result of the war in the Middle East, surging to around $109 dollars a barrel. Iran’s Revolutions Guards have threatened to target oil facilities in Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Qatar. This after Israel’s attacked on the world’s largest natural gas…
A hijacked vehicle was recovered in the Pretoria CBD. Five suspects have been arrested following a robbery of a jewellery store in Brooklyn, Tshwane, earlier on Wednesday. The suspects aged between 32 and 38, were arrested after hijacking a vehicle following the robbery and were traced and tracked down by private security and police in…
Sergeant Fannie Nkosi testifying before the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry. Member of Gauteng’s organised crime unit, Sergeant Fannie Nkosi, has denied celebrating a raid at Vusimuzi ‘Cat’ Matlala’s house with taxi boss Joe Sibanyoni. Evidence before the Madlanga Commission in Pretoria has shown that Nkosi sent a message to Sibanyoni on December 5, 2024, a…
Madlanga Commission of Inquiry commissioners. The Madlanga Commission of Inquiry in Pretoria has heard how a man linked to the late taxi tycoon Mswazi Msibi handed the member of Gauteng’s organised crime unit, Fannie Nkosi, a document with a list of case numbers. Mthakathi Mswazi’s document was in relation to the shooting of Msibi’s vehicles…
Graphic depicting inflation. There’s good news for consumers as inflation eased from 3.5% in January to 3% in February. That is according to Statistics South Africa’s latest data. It shows that contributions to the 3% annual consumer price inflation rate came from housing and utilities, food and non-alcoholic beverages, as well as insurance and financial…
Crime scene at Botanic Gardens Road in Berea area A man believed to be in his 20s has been killed in a shootout with police in the Berea area in Durban. Personnel from a private ambulance service say the man sustained a gunshot wound to the head. A paramedic, Garrith Jamieson, says the man sustained…
The scene of a head-on crash in Bredell, Kempton Park on 18 March 2026. A six-week-old baby has been killed and several adults injured following a crash involving a taxi and a bakkie in Bredell, Kempton Park on Gauteng’s East Rand. The exact cause of the crash is still unknown at this stage. Ekurhuleni EMS…
Senegal’s Sadio Mane lifts the trophy with teammates as they celebrate after winning the Africa Cup of Nations. Former Chairperson of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) Disciplinary Board, Raymond Hack, has bemoaned the decision of the continental football governing body’s Appeal Board to strip Senegal of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations title. The…
ANC Limpopo secretary Reuben Madadzhe addresses media on preparations for the upcoming elective conference in this image captured on 18 March 2026. The African National Congress (ANC) in Limpopo says its 11th Provincial Elective Conference will continue as scheduled at the end of this month despite ongoing disputes. There is an ongoing court battle in…
[FILE] Alleged criminal kingpin, Vusimuzi ‘Cat’ Matlala together with co-accused in court Alleged criminal kingpin Vusimuzi ‘Cat’ Matlala and four others are expected to be back in the High Court in Johannesburg. The legal team for Matlala’s wife, Tsakani Matlala, and one of the other accused in the matter have asked the state to…
