Two shot dead, one wounded on the Cape Flats

Barrier tape and gun cartridges. Two men have been killed, one wounded, in a shooting incident in Tafelsig, Mitchell’s Plain, on the Cape Flats.  Police say the incident which happened on Wednesday night is suspected to be gang-related.   “Two males aged 18 and 27 were shot and fatally wounded and a 26-year-old male was…

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PAC condemns vandalism at Robert Sobukwe’s gravesite

A vandalised grave of Robert Sobukwe in the Eastern Cape. The Pan Africanist Congress of Azania (PAC) says it has opened a criminal case against the desecration of the gravesite of its founding president, Robert Sobukwe.   It is in the Robert Sobukwe town, formerly known as Graaf Reinet, in the Eastern Cape.   PAC Secretary-General,…

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Effective solutions to SA’s waste management crisis needed: Swarts

Forestry, Fisheries and Environmental Affairs Deputy Minister Bernice Swarts delivers the opening address at the Waste Khoro Conference in Bloemfontein on March 18, 2026. Forestry, Fisheries and Environmental Affairs Deputy Minister Bernice Swarts has called for effective solutions to the country’s waste management crisis. Swarts was speaking at a Waste Management Conference in Bloemfontein on…

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Erasmus invites 2 uncapped players to overseas alignment camp

JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA – JUNE 12: Rassie Erasmus (Director of Rugby) during the South Africa national rugby team training session at Johannesburg Stadium Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus has invited two uncapped players to his first virtual alignment camp for players playing overseas. Former Junior Springboks, prop Carlü Sadie and lock J.J van der Mescht, are…

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Barcelona through to the Champions League quarter-finals

FC Barcelona’s Raphinha celebrates scoring their first goal, March 18, 2026. Barcelona stormed into the Champions League quarter-finals with a thumping 7-2 victory over Newcastle United at Camp Nou on Wednesday, sealing an emphatic 8-3 ​aggregate triumph in a compelling round-of-16 tie. Raphinha opened the scoring in the sixth minute after Fermin Lopez led a…

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More grilling for Sgt Nkosi as he returns to Madlanga Commission

Sergeant Fannie Nkosi testifying before the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry. Member of Gauteng’s Organised Crime Unit, Fannie Nkosi, will return to testify before the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry in Pretoria on Thursday morning. On Wednesday, the commission heard that Nkosi had forwarded a list of bidders for a Tshwane Municipal Police Department tender to a…

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