File Image: Residents blockade a road during service delivery protests. Motorists are urged to exercise caution when traveling in and around Westbury due to the ongoing protests in the Coronationville area. The community is protesting over prolonged water outages, resulting in roadblocks on Perth Road, Harmony Street and Fuel Road near Rahima Moosa Mother and…
Diesel pump Motorists are expected to get some reprieve when the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy announces the September fuel price adjustments before they take effect on Wednesday next week. The Central Energy Fund’s preliminary data shows a possible four-cent drop for a litre of 95-grade petrol, while 93-grade is expected to decrease by…
SANParks staff worked tirelessly to rehabilitate the footpath in the Silvermine area. The Table Mountain National Park has re-opened several trails at its Silvermine facility near Tokai, following a devastating fire in April this year. The fire severely damaged trails, boardwalks, and dam sites, creating hazardous conditions due to exposed debris like nails and metal….
A police officer conducting a search on an individual during multidisciplinary Operation Shanela. Gauteng police have arrested more than 100 suspects linked to gender-based violence during the final week of Women’s Month. Provincial spokesperson Mavela Masondo says the arrests were made during Operation Shanela over the weekend, targeting suspects wanted for rape, sexual assault, and assault…
Phethe Simiao has been sentenced to life imprisonment for the rape, kidnap and murder of Amantle Samane The man convicted of the rape and murder of six-year-old Amantle Samane has been sentenced to two life terms behind bars in the High Court in Johannesburg. The 25-year-old Mozambican national, Phethe Simiao, confessed to kidnapping, raping and…
Former Health Minister Dr Zweli Mkhize during the National Health Insurance (NHI) workshop. The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) says it’s confident about the new evidence in its case against Digital Vibes and several other companies and their directors, former Health Minister Dr Zweli Mkhize, and some of his family members. The SIU has been given…
The Howick Magistrate’s Court in KwaZulu-Natal has heard that R70 000 was paid as a hit on the chief whip of the Umngeni Municipality, Nhlalayenza Ndlovu. This is part of the state’s submission in the bail application by murder accused Inkosi Simphiwe Zuma from the Nxamalala Tribal Authority. It’s alleged that he ordered the hit on Ndlovu. Zuma, who is related to Ndlovu, is…
File: Pethe Simiao appears in the Protea Magistrate’s Court on October 25, 2024. The 25-year-old man who pleaded guilty to kidnapping, raping and murdering six-year-old Amantle Samane is set to hear his fate at the Johannesburg High Court on Monday. Phethe Simiao will be sentenced on the kidnapping, rape, murder and contravention of the Immigration…
Minister Solly Malatsi addressing the M2 Summit in Johannesburg, 01 September 2025. Communications and Digital Technologies Minister Solly Malatsi says press freedom without interference and censorship is essential to ensure a thriving democracy. This was the Minister’s message during his keynote address at the M20 Summit, which kicked off on Monday morning in Melrose Arch,…
File: Suspects alleged to have killed and mutilated Bontle Mashiyane in court, June 2022. The trial of four men accused of kidnapping and killing six-year-old Bontle Mashiyane in Mganduzweni near Masoyi in Mpumalanga has once again been postponed. The four appeared in the Mpumalanga Division of the High Court in Mbombela. The matter has been…
