Police Committee Chairperson Ian Cameron addresses Parliament on July 7, 2025. An 18-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly trying to rob three Democratic Alliance (DA) Members of Parliament in Philippi outside Cape Town on Tuesday. Police Committee Chairperson Ian Cameron, Lisa Shickerling and Nicholas Gotsell were returning from conducting an oversight visit at a…
The G20 Summit logo. The Gauteng government is engaging residents of Soweto on Thursday as part of its G20 Summit awareness programme. The aim of the session is to brief the community about the summit, which is scheduled for November in Johannesburg. The provincial government is also raising awareness on the significance of the gathering…
The Tshwane Emergency Services has called on communities to be alert after the South African Weather Service (SAWS) issued a warning for extremely dangerous veld fire conditions over most parts of Gauteng. The conditions are expected from Thursday to late on Friday night. Weather outlook for the north eastern parts of South Africa: warm to…
An unlicenced firearm recovered during a police operation to recover illegal ammunition and prohibited firearms is seen in this picture captured on 08 March 2024 in Mitchells Plain. The Mitchells Plain police precinct on the Cape Flats is ranked fifth in the country in dealing with the most violent contact crimes, according to recently released police statistics….
Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz serves against Serbia’s Hamad Medjedovic during the Cincinnati Open at the Lindner Family Tennis Centre in Cincinnati, United States (US) on August 12, 2025. Veteran doubles experience overcame singles stardom on the opening day of the US Open tennis tournament’s re-imagined mixed doubles event, which kicked off with a new format and…
File: Tourism Minister Patricia de Lille Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Tourism has raised concerns over the Minister Patricia de Lille’s dissolution of the South African Tourism Board. She’s reported to have acted after the Board overstepped its authority by appointing a member to perform the duties of the former chairperson, Professor Gregory Davids, who resigned…
The Mangaung Metro Municipality in the Free State says it has put in place plans to upgrade sanitation infrastructure in Thaba Nchu and Botshabelo. This comes after residents of Thaba Nchu protested against municipal authorities’ failure to empty their toilets for months. The metro’s spokesperson, Qondile Khedama, says they have allocated R305 million for the…
The Deputy Minister in the Presidency responsible for Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation Seiso Mohai Seiso and Deputy Minister Steve Letsike attend a briefing session at OR Tambo District Municipality in Mthatha, Eastern Cape on August 20, 2025. The Deputy Minister in the Presidency responsible for Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation, Seiso Mohai, has expressed satisfaction with…
Gavel in court A Limpopo school principal arrested for the alleged sexual assault of a learner is expected to appear in the Thabamoopo Magistrate’s Court in Lebowakgomo today. Police spokesperson Hlulani Mashaba says the 51-year-old principal allegedly sexually assaulted the 17-year-old girl in his office on Saturday last week. The learner had gone to the principal’s office to collect her cellphone, which…
A worker cuts through steel at the Southern African Shipyards where a tug for the state-owned enterprise Portnet is under construction, in Durban. A South African government trade body looking into the country’s struggling steel sector proposed import duties starting at 10% to defend the industry from an influx of imports mainly from China. The…
