Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana addressing a media briefing. Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana has been appointed Acting President for a week, following President Cyril Ramaphosa’s upcoming international visits. His second in command Paul Mashatile will be on leave during this period. President Ramaphosa will undertake a three-nation visit to Asian countries, namely Indonesia, Vietnam and Malaysia,…
Kaizer Chief defender Luke Fleurs. Six men accused of the murder of Kaizer Chiefs’ soccer player, Luke Fleurs, are expected to appear in the Palm Ridge Magistrate’s Court, in Johannesburg, on Wednesday. The 24-year-old soccer player was shot and killed in a botched hijacking before his car was stolen at a petrol station in Roodepoort…
University of Fort Hare’s main campus in the Eastern Cape. Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Higher Education says it will recommend that Higher Education and Training Minister Buti Manamela place the University of Fort Hare (UFH) in Dikeni, Eastern Cape, under administration. The committee says the move would help restore stability and improve relations between the…
Police Minister Senzo Mchunu testifies before the Ad Hoc Committee on October 21, 2025. Police Minister Senzo Mchunu has denied that controversial businessman Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala organised a dinner on his behalf. KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanzi made these allegations during his testimony before the Ad Hoc Committee investigating allegations he made in July. These…
The North Gauteng High Court has sentenced parolee Prayer Kgatle to life imprisonment plus 49 years after he was found guilty of raping an 11-year-old girl at the Anlin residential complex in Pretoria in 2023. 30-year-old Kgatle also received a 15-year jail term for housebreaking with intent to rape, 12 years for housebreaking, 12 years…
Police Minister Senzo Mchunu at Parliament’s Ad hoc Committee Police Minister Senzo Mchunu has failed to present a video clip as evidence about some of the issues he disputed on the allegations made by KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Lieutenant General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi. The minister is giving his testimony on a wide range of allegations made by…
Police Minister Senzo Mchunu, who is placed on special leave, has bemoaned the fatal shooting that claimed two teenagers dead and five others injured in Westbury, west of Johannesburg, on Tuesday afternoon. Mchunu was responding to a question on the Westbury incident from one of the panelists at the Parliament’s Ad hoc Committee hearings in Cape…
Junior Springbok prop Zachary Porthen is the only uncapped player in the touring squad. Former Junior Springbok prop and captain, Zachary Porthen, has earned his first Springbok call-up. He has been included in coach Rassie Erasmus’ 36-man squad for the end-of-year tour to the Northern Hemisphere. Potham made his United Rugby Championship debut for the…
Former apartheid spy, Craig Williamson testifies at the Cradock Four Inquest in the Gqeberha High Court in the Eastern Cape on 21 October 2025. Former apartheid spy, Craig Williamson, has wrapped up his testimony in the Cradock Four Inquest in the Gqeberha High Court in the Eastern Cape. Williams, who served as Section Head of…
Graphic depicting a shooting scene. Two teenagers have been killed in a shooting incident in Westbury, Johannesburg, on Tuesday. Four other teenagers are receiving medical attention for gunshot wounds. Police say preliminary reports suggest that the shooting was gang-related. The Provincial Anti-Gang Unit is on the scene together with SAPS Forensic Services. Gauteng police spokesperson,…
