A car is submerged in flood waters Residents in low-lying areas affected by the ongoing storm in Cape Town will be prioritised in the city’s water removal efforts. Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis says they have deployed disaster management teams to work through the night. “It’s always our key priority to get the water away…
SAPS arrests over 13 000 suspects in Shanela operations in May
Phala Phala farm in Limpopo. African National Congress (ANC) officials are locked in a meeting with National Assembly Speaker, Thoko Didiza, to discuss the Phala Phala saga. ANC Chief Whip Mdumiseni Ntuli and Advocate Thembeka Ngcukaitobi are also attending. Advocate Ngcukaitobi represented President Cyril Ramapohosa in the Section 89 Phala Phala Report at the Constitutional…
Fallen trees and branches are seen around the Forest Link walkway in Cape Town due to inclement weather in this image captured on 11 May 2026. The Table Mountain National Park has implemented temporary closures in several sections of the park due to inclement weather conditions. SANParks spokesperson JP Louw, says parks’ Cape Region, including…
Agriculture Minister John Steenhuisen seen during a FMD vaccination rollout. Agriculture Minister John Steenhuisen has expressed satisfaction with the ongoing national mass vaccination rollout campaign against Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD). Steenhuisen was in KaShabalala village near Hazyview in Mpumalanga, to monitor the vaccination process. He was accompanied by Eswatini’s Minister of Agriculture, Mandla Tshawuka…
Two men seen at a flooded area. The National Disaster Management Centre says 10 people have died due to the recent severe weather battering several provinces in the country. The government has officially classified the situation as a national disaster. The declaration follows widespread flooding, storms, damaging winds and snowfall affecting the Western Cape, Eastern…
File: Chairperson and commissioners at the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry in Pretoria. A new witness is expected to testify before the Madlanga Commission on Monday morning, as the inquiry continues hearing evidence relating to drug seizures by South African law enforcement agencies. This week’s proceedings follow testimony heard last week concerning the alleged drug theft…
Gauteng Hawks Head Ebrahim Kadwa and Senior Crime Intelligence Officer Feroz Khan appearing before the Kempton Park Magistrates Court Gauteng Hawks Head Ebrahim Kadwa and Senior Crime Intelligence Officer Feroz Khan have been granted R20 000 bail each. They appeared before the Kempton Park Magistrates Court on Monday morning. The two Major-Generals face charges related…
President Cyril Ramaphosa attends the opening of the 55th National Conference of the ruling African National Congress (ANC) at the Nasrec Expo Centre in Johannesburg. Pressure is piling on President Cyril Ramaphosa to resign following the Constitutional Court ruling overturning Parliament’s rejection of the Section 89 Panel Report in December 2022. The Apex Court ordered…
Eleven suspects, aged between 27 and 46, have been arrested at a fuel plant in Meyerton in the Vaal in an operation by the Hawks and organised crime units for theft of fuel. According to a SAPS statement, the Hawks’ Tactical Operations Management Section members received intelligence about a robbery that was to occur in…
