A hospital room. Dignity SA has launched a legal challenge in the North Gauteng High Court, seeking to decriminalise medical assistance in dying. The organisation, along with other parties, is asking the Constitutional Court to declare current laws prohibiting assisted dying unconstitutional and invalid. The group announced at a media briefing in Cape Town. Co-founder…
CAF President Dr Patrice Motsepe is in Dakar, Senegal Confederation of African Football (CAF) president Patrice Motsepe visits Dakar, Senegal, on Wednesday. Although the Confederation has not released many details about the purpose of the trip. The visit comes against the backdrop of the CAF Appeals Board stripping Senegal of their Africa Cup of Nations…
Basic Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube holds the Africa Spelling Bee Championship trophy after welcoming the learners who won the continental round on 09 April 2026. The Minister of Basic Education, Siviwe Gwarube, has welcomed the Africa Spelling Bee Championship trophy from six learners who won it for South Africa at the continental championships. The young…
Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development, Mmamoloko Kubayi, releases the Protected Disclosure Bill, also known as the “whistle-blowers bill.” Justice and Constitutional Development Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi has released the Protected Disclosure Bill, also known as the whistle-blowers bill. Speaking at a media briefing in Pretoria, Kubayi said the draft legislation is aimed at addressing gaps…
The Commission of Inquiry into Criminality, Political Interference and Corruption in the Criminal Justice System, also known as the Madlanga Commission continues hearing witness testimony in Pretoria. LIVE STREAM BELOW:
Police are seen alongside members of the army in Cape Town as part of efforts to fight crime in this image captured on 01 April 2026. Some members of Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Police have questioned whether the deployment of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) on the Cape Flats is intelligence driven and whether there is an operational plan…
Suspended Director for Asset Protection Services at the Tshwane Metro Police Department, Tshukudu Malatji. Justice Mbuyiseli Madlanga says that he finds it strange that Tshukudu Malatji, who’s testfying at the Madlanga Commission, had no knowledge of the litigation brought against the City of Tshwane regarding the 2016/2017 security tender. This is despite Malatji sitting in…
A police officer and a member of the forensic team inspects a crime scene. An off-duty soldier has been shot and killed in Delft South on the Cape Flats. Police spokesperson Wesley Twigg says the 37-year-old man was shot multiple times and declared dead at the scene. Twigg says the soldier was not part of…
[FILE] South African ambulance Two suspects have been arrested for allegedly robbing paramedics who were responding to an emergency in Bontheuwel, on the Cape Flats. Police spokesperson, Ndakhe Gwala, says the duo snatched the paramedic’s bag from their vehicle, and police arrested the suspects shortly after the incident. “Bishop Lavis police arrested two male suspects…
The tombstone of the late SACP leader Chris Hani is seen at the Thomas Nkobi Memorial Park in Boksburg, Ekurhuleni on 08 April 2026. Strained relations between the African National Congress (ANC) and the South African Communist Party (SACP) played themselves out at the grave of former SACP leader, Chris Hani. ANC Secretary-General, Fikile Mbalula, and SACP…
