Ayatollah Khamenei says that U.S. sanctions imposed in a row over its nuclear programme would not make Iran yield. The African National Congress (ANC) has condemned the killing of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Saturday in a joint US-Israeli military strike. The joint attack on Iran has escalated tensions in the Middle East,…
A medical doctor seen holding a Stethoscope. The family of a five-year-old girl who has a rare condition in Mbombela, Mpumalanga, is calling for help. Sazikazi Mathebula’s condition is causing her left leg to grow significantly larger than the right leg. The girl’s grandmother, Doris Sibande, says they are struggling to raise money for medical…
World Travel , KwaZulu-Natal-based travel agency A KwaZulu-Natal-based travel agency says it has helped bring at least 150 South Africans back home in the past 48 hours, as tensions escalate in the Middle East. This follows the United States and Israeli air strikes on Iran over the weekend. The attacks killed the country’s Supreme Leader,…
Former National Director of Public Prosecutions (NDPP) Bulelani Ngcuka. Lawyers for former National Director of Public Prosecutions (NDPP) Bulelani Ngcuka have failed to avoid cross-examination of their client at the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) Cases Inquiry taking place in Newton, Johannesburg. They argued that a directive given by Chairperson Justice Sisi Khampepe, allowing counsel…
A view inside the High Court in Bloemfontein during the asbestos trial within a trial on 21 May 2025. The first state witness in the R255-million asbestos roof removal case is expected to testify on Tuesday. The accused and their legal representatives made a brief appearance before the Free State High Court in Bloemfontein for…
Alleged mastermind behind Ngobozana massacre, Mzukisi Ndamase. The trial of the six men accused of the mass murder of 18 people in Lusikisiki and a politician from KwaBhaca will now only resume on Wednesday. The matter was postponed in the High Court sitting in Lusikisiki on Monday after accused number four in the case, Bonga Hintsa, submitted a doctor’s…
[File Image] Accused 1, 2 and 3, Muzi Sibiya, Bongani Ntanzi, and Prince Mncube seating in the dock at the Senzo Meyiwa murder trial in Pretoria. Accused number two in the former Bafana Bafana Captain Senzo Meyiwa murder case, Bongani Ntanzi, has accused police officers of using his phone while he was in custody. The…
Flags of the Democratic Alliance are seen at the party’s Eastern Cape Elective Congress on 27 February 2026. The Democratic Alliance (DA) says the window is open for party members to be nominated for positions ahead of the party’s elective congress on the 11th of April. DA Deputy leader in the Western Cape, Geordin Hill-Lewis, has been nominated as…
Private investigator Paul O’Sullivan testifies before Parliament’s Ad Hoc Committee. Parliament’s Ad Hoc Committee evidence leader Advocate Norman Arendse says private investigator Paul O’Sullivan has confirmed his appearance before the committee on Thursday after his walkout last week. Earlier, Parliament’s legal service unit said it had already informed O’Sullivan to return to the Ad Hoc…
Thunderstorm The South African Weather Service (SAWS) has issued a Yellow Level 2 and Yellow Level 4 warning for severe thunderstorms in parts of Mpumalanga and Limpopo on Monday. The Level 2 warning covers the highveld of Mpumalanga and central Limpopo, while a more serious Level 4 warning has been issued for the lowveld…
