WOH G64 is a system composed of a red supergiant (at left, in orange) and a smaller hot star (at right, in blue). Astronomers using the Southern African Large Telescope (SALT) have solved a scientific mystery involving a red supergiant star that has been misbehaving. “In the last decade, the star’s behaviour changed radically. It…
The group comes from different provinces around the country. The workers were officially welcomed by health MEC Sasekani Manzini. The Department of Health in Mpumalanga has strengthened its healthcare system with the arrival of more than 500 new intern health workers. The group comes from different provinces around the country. The workers were officially welcomed…
Residents are seen walking on a road submerged in water after heavy rains in Dindela village in Nkomazi, Mpumalanga in this image captured on 19 January 2026. The Mpumalanga Department of Agriculture, Land Development and Environmental Affairs needs over R165 million to assist farmers affected by the recent floods. About 600 farmers were affected by the…
MEC for Roads and Transport – Kedibone Diale-Tlabela and the Minister of Transport Barbara Creecy inspecting scholar transport vehicles. More than 60 scholar transport vehicles have been impounded in an operation that Transport Minister Barbara Creecy is leading in Lenasia, south of Johannesburg. Two drivers have also been arrested for overloading. The operation follows a…
Suspended EMPD boss Julius Mkhwanazi. Suspended Ekurhuleni Deputy Police Chief Commissioner Julius Mkhwanazi has told the Ad Hoc Committee that he did not know Witness D. Witness D, whose real name was Marius van der Merwe, was gunned down outside his house in Brakpan, Ekurhuleni last month. Weeks before his death, Van der Merwe testified…
FILE | Former president Jacob Zuma in court. French arms manufacturer Thales and former president Jacob Zuma will now have to wait another week to hear if their latest application in the Pietermaritzburg High Court is successful. The court was scheduled to hand down its ruling tomorrow on their application for leave to appeal the…
Handcuffs depicting an arrest. The Plettenberg Bay Regional Court in the Western Cape has sentenced a former police officer to six years’ imprisonment for corruption, fraud, forgery and defeating the ends of justice. Ralston Petersen, who served in the South African Police Service (SAPS) for 16 years, was convicted on eight counts after pleading guilty…
Blue lights fitted on vehicles. Suspended Ekurhuleni Deputy Police chief Commissioner Julius Mkhwanazi has maintained that no blue lights were fitted on the private vehicles of attempted murder accused, Vusumuzi “Cat” Matlala. Matlala, who is at the centre of corruption allegations in the City of Ekurhuleni, donated four vehicles to the Ekurhuleni Metro Police Department (EMPD). Mkhwanazi has testified that while the…
[File photo] Public Protector Office President Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed Advocate Dinkie Dube as Deputy Public Protector for seven year term. The appointment is with effect from the 1st of February 2026. Dube is currently the Director General of the Public Service Commission , she has more than 20 years experience in the public sector. WATCH | President Cyril…
Bullets on the ground. Eastern Cape police have confirmed that the alleged shooter at a school in Ntabankulu has been declared dead at the scene. This as they are investigating a fatal shooting of a teacher that occurred earlier today at Ntabankulu Junior Secondary School where two other teachers were also injured in the incident. Police Spokesperson Nobuntu…
