The people’s poet, Mzwakhe Mbuli, has called for the dissolution of the South African Music Rights Organization The people’s poet, Mzwakhe Mbuli, has called for the dissolution of the South African Music Rights Organisation (SAMRO) board following reports of financial mismanagement. Reports suggest that artists are not receiving their royalties and that some board members…
[File image] Stop GBV The family of a victim of gender-based violence Zenande Tshazibane says it’s disappointing for the family that there’s been no arrest for her murder. 25-year-old Tshazibane was allegedly raped and killed in her Nyanga home (on the Cape Flats) in June this year. Her family says the murder happened just days…
Limpopo Premier Dr Phophi Ramathuba. Limpopo Premier Dr Phophi Ramathuba reveals the truth behind the stalled Musina-Makhado Special Economic Zone (SEZ). The ambitious industrialisation programme, initiated in 2014, was meant to create over 20 000 jobs for the people of the province. Although the project was identified as key for the province’s economic development and…
National Police Commissioner, General Fannie Masemola, says illegal firearms remain a huge concern across the world. He was speaking at the 27th Interpol Regional Conference in Cape Town, which wrapped up on Friday. The three-day gathering brought together high-ranking officials from the International Criminal Police Organisation, senior police officers from Southern Africa and security analysts….
Kaizer Chiefs and Mamelodi Sinsowns players battle for an aerial ball during a match at the FNB Stadium, Soweto. Kaizer Chiefs and Mamelodi Sundowns have played to an uninspiring goalless draw on the fourth matchday of the 2025-2026 Betway Premiership at the FNB stadium in Soweto this evening (27 August 2025). It was the first…
Taxis parked at a taxi rank. The E-hailing Council in KwaZulu-Natal says an agreement has been reached with the KwaDabeka Taxi Association to regularly meet in future to deal with problems as they occur. The KwaZulu-Natal Transport Department set up the meeting with the two bodies after an incident earlier this week when taxi drivers…
Passengers pass their fares to minibus taxi driver Zakes Hadebe as they commute from Soweto township to central Johannesburg February 21, 2014. The Gauteng MEC for Transport, Kedibone Diale-Tlabela, says a settlement has been reached with the taxi industry in the City of Ekurhuleni bringing the two days strike to an end. Commuters in Katlehong,…
A mourner wearing a t-shirt bearing Chesnay Keppler’s face at her memorial service. The Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID) has arrested a 35-year-old Constable linked to the murder of the Gauteng Crime Warden, Chesnay Kepler. The officer, who is attached to the Crime Prevention Unit at the Eldorado Park Police Station, is accused of attempted…
Land Reform and Rural Development Minister Mzwanele Nyhontso says the ministry will fast-track land reform claims to restore the dignity of communities that were dispossessed of land during Apartheid. He was speaking after handing over title deeds to communities in the Richtersveld and areas of the Namaqualand in the Northern Cape on Friday. Northern Cape…
Operation Vala Umgodi in the Northern Cape spearheaded a multi-disciplinary high-density operation in the greater Kimberley area on Thursday, 28/08 leading to a number of arrests on various charges. More than 20 suspects have been arrested in the Northern Cape for contravening immigration laws. The suspects were apprehended at a construction site in Kimberley after…
