[FILE] Qatari LNG production is equivalent to about 20% of global supply A full bench of the High Court in Cape Town will today continue hearing a review application by environmental activists and fishing communities opposing government’s environmental authorisation granted to TotalEnergies for oil and gas exploration off South Africa’s West Coast. The applicants, including…
Late rapper Kiernan “AKA” Forbes. The Madlanga Commission of Inquiry has confirmed that it has received correspondence from slain rap star Kiernan “AKA” Forbes‘ father. Tony Forbes expressed his “extreme disappointment” over the airing of his son’s last moments at the Commission last week during the testimony of Organised Crime Unit Police Sergeant Fannie Nkosi….
Ballot box. Nearly half of eligible South African voters are not registered ahead of the 2026 local government elections, according to findings from the Human Sciences Research Council’s (HSRC) Voter Participation Survey. The study highlights increasing disengagement from electoral politics and declining trust in political leadership across the country. HSRC research director in Developmental Studies,…
A SAPS graphic depicting an arrest. Several senior police officers, including Generals, are expected to appear at Pretoria Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday on corruption charges relating to the awarding of the multi-million rand Medicare contract by the South African Police Service. Their arrests Tuesday night follow investigations into alleged irregularities in the procurement process, with…
Accused number two in the Senzo Meyiwa trial , Bongani Ntanzi. Bongani Ntanzi, accused number two in the trial of former Bafana Bafana captain Senzo Meyiwa, has refused to be drawn into the testimony of the state’s key witness, Constable Zungu. Constable Zungu placed him in Vosloorus on the day Meyiwa was shot and killed…
Ivory Coast striker Nicolas Pepe has won a recall to the national squad after injury ruled out teenage striker Yann Diomande from this month’s World Cup warm-up matches. Pepe had been left out of the initial squad for friendlies against South Korea in Milton Keynes, England, on Saturday and Scotland in Liverpool on March 31….
Tshwane Metro Police Department’s (TMPD) Deputy Commissioner Revo Spies is giving evidence at Madlanga Commission of Inquiry in Pretoria on March 24, 2026. Tshwane Metro Police Department’s (TMPD) Deputy Commissioner Revo Spies has told the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry that Gubis 85 Solutions was paid R 59 million in the 2024/2025 financial year. Spies testimony…
A prepaid electricity meter. Power utility, Eskom, says the new electricity smart meter system aims to modernise the electricity network and prevent illegal connections and theft. This comes after Orange Farms residents, south of Johannesburg, picketed outside Eskom premises demanding the stopping of the installation of smart meters at their homes, saying the high tariffs…
Deputy President, Paul Mashatile. South Africa continues to grapple with Tuberculosis, which remains the leading cause of death in the country. A commemoration of National World TB Day has been held at Caledon in the Overberg District of the Western Cape. Deputy President, Paul Mashatile, was among the dignitaries who attended the event. This year’s…
Nkabinde Enquiry KwaMaphumulo Taxi Association chairperson Sphamandla Mhlongo has told the Nkabinde Enquiry that he survived several assassination attempts allegedly carried out by the Cato Manor Organised Crime Unit. Mhlongo says the attempts began while he was still an ordinary member of the association. He was testifying virtually under heavy police guard from a court…
