Sophiatown residents in Johannesburg carrying water they got from the truck on September 14, 2025. Sophiatown residents in Johannesburg say the prolonged water shortages are impacting their lives and everyday activities in a negative way, highlighting incidents when they have had to miss work and church. Last week, Sophiatown, Westbury, Coronationville and surrounding areas blocked…
Three more suspects have been arrested in connection with the cash-in-transit robbery at Dawn Park in Ekurhuleni earlier this month. This brings to five the number of suspects arrested for the cash heist. #sapsHAWKS [UPDATE] Three more arrested for Dawn Park #CIT robbery to appear in court. On Thursday, 11/09, an operational plan was executed…
A minibus-taxi plunged off the KwaKhetha bridge on the P127 road near Impendle in the KwaZulu-Natal Midlands, September 15, 2025. At least 20 learners have been seriously injured when the minibus-taxi transporting them plunged off the KwaKhetha bridge on the P127 road near Impendle in the KwaZulu-Natal Midlands. It is alleged that a taxi carrying…
A forensics van is seen following shooting incidents in Kraaifontein in Cape Town on 14 September 2025. The death toll at Kraaifontein in Cape Town has risen to 14 in the past week alone. The South African Police Service (SAPS) has confirmed several separate incidents that took place late on Saturday and in the early hours…
Vehicles drive past an Uber pick up point E-hailing organisations say that although they welcome their official recognition as a legal form of public transport, they are concerned about some issues. Last Friday all e-hailing services, including Uber and Bolt were officially recognised following the gazetting of the National Land Transport Amendment Act (NLTA) by…
A wine glass and bottle. The Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) has welcomed the tabling of the Liquor Amendment Bill in Parliament. The Bill was tabled by Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) Member of Parliament (MP) and party National Assembly Whip Veronica Mente-Nkuna earlier this month. Cosatu National Spokesperson Zanele Sabela believes that road…
The trial of the three accused in the theft of millions of rands in foreign currency at President Cyril Ramaphosa’s Phala Phala Farm in Bela-Bela begins at the Modimolle Regional Court. The accused, Immanuela David and siblings Floriana and Ndilinasho Joseph, have been charged for the February 2020 break-in and theft at the farm. Their…
African National Congress (ANC) President Cyril Ramaphosa will give marching orders to thousands of ANC councillors who will be gathered at FNB as part of taking accountability on the work they do. Ramaphosa will introduce the Service Delivery Action Plan to thousands of his party’s councillors at the FNB stadium in Johannesburg. Adopted by the…
ANCYL President Collen Malatji The African National Congress Youth League (ANCYL)’s second National General Council (NGC) has officially come to an end in Kimberley, Northern Cape. Over 4 000 delegates raised social issues that affected the youth. The youth league president Collen Malatji says the government should find solutions to the issues affecting young people…
GBVF graphic Community activist and councillor, Dr. Jonathan Annipen, says while the South African Police Service (SAPS) uses domestic relationship-related crimes as a proxy to measure intimate partner violence, Gender-Based-Violence (GBV) not being defined as a specific offence in South African law is “unacceptable”. #PODCAST Community activists urge South Africa to criminalize Gender-Based-Violence (GBV) as…
