Tshwane Metro Police Department Police Chief Commissioner Yolande Faro appears before the Madlanga Commission of inquiry on 07 April 2026. Questions have been raised about City of Tshwane Police Chief Commissioner, Yolande Faro’s effectiveness in managing the Metro Police Department. Faro has testified that she was on leave when a service level agreement was concluded…
[FILE] A group of undocumented minors are pictured at the Beitbridge border. The CEO of Save the Children South Africa, Gugu Xaba, says the organisation is encouraged by how the Border Management Authority has handled cases involving undocumented children at the country’s borders. This follows several interceptions of undocumented minors during the Easter weekend. In…
FILE | Trucks seen parked The Truckers Association of South Africa has warned that the long waiting period for cross-border trucks during the Easter long weekend is costly for them. Some truck drivers using Ramatlabama Border Post, outside Mahikeng in the North West, say they have been in the queue towards the border for long…
ActionSA Member of Parliament Dereleen James in Parliament. ActionSA Member of Parliament Dereleen James is expected to lay criminal charges against Social Development Minister Sisisi Tolashe at the Cape Town Central Police Station today. The move follows allegations that Tolashe failed to declare luxury vehicles allegedly received from Chinese officials. The allegations have raised concerns…
Long queues at a SASSA pay-point. Elderly social grant beneficiaries in Phoenix, north of Durban, have raised concerns after enduring long queues and harsh conditions at a local SASSA office. Residents say they arrived early in the morning but received little to no assistance from officials. Many described standing in long lines under the sun…
[FILE] Several unaccompanied minors and adults were intercepted in the nearby bushes while awaiting a facilitator to transport them to a bus. The Border Management Authority says six children intercepted while crossing illegally into South Africa at the Beitbridge border in Limpopo have been reunited with their parents and deported to Zimbabwe. The children, aged…
A vehicle seen parked at a fuel filling station. The Fuel Industry Association says shortages at some filling stations in Gauteng are not limited to the province but are also being experienced in several parts of the country. The Association has attributed this partly to panic and bulk buying before the April fuel increase. Petrol…
Sergeant Fannie Nkosi giving testimony at the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry in Pretoria on March 23, 2026. Civil society organisation the Forum for South Africa(FOSA) says police sergeant Fanie Nkosi’s arrest must be the start of a wider probe. FOSA has warned against targeting only middlemen while the real culprits go free. This, as Nkosi…
Police Captain Johannes Jansen Van Rensburg is expected to return to the Pretoria Magistrate’s Court on July 30th on charges of fraud and theft. Van Rensburg was granted R50 000 bail during his court appearance yesterday. He was arrested over the weekend by the SAPS anti-corruption unit following an internal investigation. Authorities say the case…
South Gauteng Director of Public Prosecutions, Advocate Andrew Chauke. The Nkabinde Enquiry into South Gauteng Director of Public Prosecutions, Advocate Andrew Chauke’s fitness to hold office, will resume today. Two key witnesses are set to take centre stage after the enquiry’s Easter recess. Former KwaZulu‑Natal Hawks head, Major‑General Johan Booysen, and Advocate Shareen Riley are…
