A man poses with a gasoline pump at a petrol station. The Department of Mineral and Petroleum Resources says there is currently no planned announcement on relief measures for motorists ahead of the upcoming fuel price increases in April, which largely emanate from the conflict in the Middle East. The latest data from the Central…
National Police Commissioner, Fannie Masemola briefs the media. The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) has confirmed to the SABC that Police Commissioner Fannie Masemola has been summoned to appear before the Pretoria Magistrates’ Court. This relates to the multi‑million‑rand Medicare24 Tshwane District contract. JUST IN | SAPS spokesperson Athlenda Mathe confirms that National Commissioner Gen. Fannie…
National Police Commissioner, General Fannie Masemola. President Cyril Ramaphosa says he will be working with the Minister of Police to ensure that the South African Police Service (SAPS) remains stable and able to continue fulfilling its mandate. In a statement, the President noted the confirmation by the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) of a summons for…
Tiffany Nicole Meek appears in the Roodepoort Magistrate Court as a suspect in the murder case of her son Jayden-Lee Meek on July 14, 2025. The case against 32-year-old Tiffany Meek, who’s accused of killing her eleven-year-old son, Jayden-Lee Meek, has been postponed to the 22nd of April for trial. Meek appeared before the high…
Bullet casings seen at a crime scene. The South African Police Service (SAPS) have launched an investigation after a 30-year-old man was shot dead in Mowbray, in Cape Town. Police spokesperson, Wesley Twigg, says officers responded to a complaint regarding a shooting incident at the corner of Victoria and Queens Streets on Wednesday morning. Twigg…
Matipandile Sotheni appears at the Brakpan Magistrate’s Court in the East Rand on March 25, 2026. Matipandile Sotheni, who is accused of murdering Marius van der Merwe (also known as Witness D), has denied all charges. The former Special Task Force officer appeared briefly at the Brakpan Magistrate’s Court where he denied knowing the lawyer…
Several political and civic organisations are taking to the streets of Durban on Wednesday for a planned protest. The aim is to put pressure on the authorities to take stronger action against undocumented foreign nationals. Organisers say the demonstration is intended to spotlight what they describe as “persistent shortcomings in immigration enforcement, border control and…
PSC Professor Somadoda Fikeni Public Service Commission Chairperson (PSC) Professor Somadoda Fikeni has called for the reopening of schools for traditional leaders to strengthen governance and service delivery. Fikeni made the remarks following a meeting with AmaZulu King Misuzulu kaZwelithini at eMashobeni Royal Palace in Ophongolo, northern KwaZulu-Natal. The meeting focused on strengthening partnerships between…
Eight people accused of insurance-related murders appear before the Polokwane Magistrate’s Court in Limpopo on 25 March 2026. The Polokwane Magistrate’s Court in Limpopo has postponed the bail application of eight people accused in the insurance-related killings linked to former police officer Rachel Kutumela to mid-April. One of the accused, Johannes Shokane, has applied to…
A SAPS badge. Fifteen accused, including high-ranking South African Police Service members linked to the Medicare24 tender case, were granted bail fixed at between R80 000 and R40 000 each at the Pretoria Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday. WATCH | Twelve senior police officers, including generals, are appearing in the Pretoria Magistrates Court over the multi-million…
