JMPD officers Johannesburg Metro Police’s Chief Patrick Jaca says they’re seeing very high numbers of accidents on the roads and more people have been killed. Jaca’s utterances follow the arrests of 227 motorists for allegedly driving under the influence of alcohol over the past weekend. JMPD’s spokesperson Xolani Fihla says they’ll continue with their festive season…
Acting Gauteng Premier Jacob Mamabolo is visiting the victims and families of the mass shooting in Bekkersdal that claimed the lives of nine people and injured 10 at KwaNoxolo tavern. LIVESTREAM| Acting Gauteng Premier Jacob Mamabolo visits Bekkersdal shooting victims and families:
Illegal traders in the Johannesburg CBD City of Johannesburg Mayor Dada Morero says illegal trading has resumed in the city’s central business district (CBD). He was speaking during a clean-up campaign in the city centre. Morero says they’ve dropped the ball and the city is becoming dirty again. “Illegal trading has once again re-emerged, property owners and shop owners contribute immensely towards the dirtiness…
Beitbridge border post in Limpopo. Traffic volumes on the R521 from Polokwane to Vivo outside Musina and on the N1 towards Beitbridge Border Post in Limpopo have started building up. Some motorists going to Beitbridge use the Vivo road as an alternative route to the N1 to Musina. Limpopo roads carry heavy traffic during this…
Efforts to rid the streets of Bloemfontein of illegal substances yielded significant results this past weekend. A major drug bust has landed two suspects behind bars at Wepener in the Free State. Police Spokesperson, Mahlomola Kareli, says the suspects, aged 41 and 52, were arrested when police raided a farm in the area and seized…
TV and Radio personality Minenhle ‘Minnie’ Dlamini Socialite Minenhle ‘Minnie’ Dlamini has agreed to pay back at least R50 000, which she irregularly received from the Mshandukani Non-Profit Organisation in 2016. The Special Investigating Unit says the agreement comes as part of its investigation into the misappropriation of the National Lotteries Commission grant funding. SIU…
The Bekkersdal mass shooting crime scene, 21 December 2025. The Deputy Executive Mayor of Rand West Municipality, Nontombi Molatlhegi, says eyewitnesses to the Bekkersdal mass shooting have alleged that illegal miners in the area are responsible for the incident. Nine people have been killed and ten others left wounded after gunmen stormed the KwaNoxolo tavern…
Acting Police Minister Firoz Cachalia speaking at an event. Acting Police Minister Firoz Cachalia will conduct a Festive Season Operations oversight visit in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) on Tuesday. The visit will include walkabouts at malls and other identified spots in the eThekwini District. He will be accompanied by National Commissioner General Fannie Masemola and KZN Provincial…
Chaos erupted in the KwaZulu-Natal Legislature over the motion of no confidence against Premier Thami Ntuli on December 15, 2025. The KwaZulu-Natal Speaker, Nontembeko Boyce, has suspended 37 members of the legislature for disorderly and unlawful conduct during the motion of no confidence sitting on December 15. It is reported that 36 suspended members are…
SAPS van spotted in Bakkersdal The Police and Prisons Civil Rights Union (POPCRU) has called on government to properly resource investigative and intelligence police units while also intensifying efforts to deal with organised crime networks. This follows the mass shooting in Bekkersdal on the West Rand in Gauteng on Sunday, which claimed the lives of nine…
