Joburg EMS fire truck. Four people have been injured when a transformer exploded in New Doornfontein in the Johannesburg CBD this morning. The explosion resulted in the collapse of the room that the transformer was housed in and an adjoining boundary wall. Johannesburg Emergency Management Services (EMS), says all residents in the area of the…
Businessman Brown Mogotsi testifying at the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry. Parliament’s legal advisor, Andile Tetyana, says National Assembly Speaker Thoko Didiza is urging caution in how Parliament handles the appearance of Brown Mogotsi before the Ad Hoc Committee probing allegation of criminal infiltration, corruption and political interference in the country’s criminal justice system. Tetyana says…
SAPS Ballistic Expert Captain Laurance Makgotloe testifying at the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry, February 2, 2026. Ballistic Expert Captain Laurance Makgotloe has testified that there were links between the Armand Swart murder case and the Bramley case, where Swart’s alleged suspects were arrested. Makgotloe, who is testifying at the Madlanga Commission, is one of the…
Gayton Mckenzie rejects calls to boycott the FIFA World Cup, in 2026 Minister of Sports, Arts and Culture, Gayton McKenzie, says calls to boycott the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) Soccer World Cup in the United States of America (USA), later this year, are not logical. McKenzie was addressing the media at the V&A…
A voter casts their vote in a ballot box Ntombifuthi Masinga, an electoral officer at the KwaZulu-Natal Electoral Commission (IEC), says that eligible voters who were unable to take advantage of the voter registration campaign in two municipalities this weekend can still register or update their information on the commission’s online platforms. The IEC has…
The 25-year-old suspect linked to the murder of DJ Warras appears in court, 2 February 2026. The state intends to oppose bail for the second man accused of the murder of Warrick “DJ Warras” Stock. The 25-year-old Mozambican national, Armindo Pacula, has made his first appearance at the Johannesburg Magistrates Court. He was arrested at…
FILE | NSRI rescue boat The National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) says the search continues for a man who went missing in the surf at Cosy Bay in Cape Town. NSRI spokesperson Craig Lambinon says the man went missing underwater after he got into difficulty. Lambinon says rescue workers conducted a free diving search as…
Economic Freedom Fighter leader Julius Malema ddressing groundforces at the #EFFPlenum2026 Economic Freedom Fighter (EFF) leader Julius Malema has called on South Africans play their part in strengthening democracy. Speaking at the closing of the party’s second plenum in Boksburg, on Sunday, Malema urged citizens to register and vote for the party of their choice,…
Bitou Municipality Deputy Mayor Nokuzola Kolwapi The Bitou Municipality in Plettenberg Bay in the Western Cape says an internal committee has been tasked to investigate and table a report before the council with its recommendations regarding the shooting incident involving the Deputy Mayor. This after councillor Nokuzola Kolwapi was seen in several social media videos allegedly firing a gun into…
Gauteng’s Crime Prevention Wardens The Democratic Alliance (DA) in Gauteng says it will seek legal opinion on the decision to declare more than 9 000 Crime Wardens known as AmaPanyaza as peace officers. This after the Department of Justice on Friday announced that the Gauteng Crime Prevention Wardens would be reclassified as peace officers…
