President Cyril Ramaphosa speaking at an event. President Cyril Ramaphosa says the International Relations Department is in the process of identifying a number of South Africans who are trapped in the Middle East. This follows the escalation violence in the region. Ramaphosa says government is committed to ensuring that South Africans who are stranded are…
Inside the High Court in Pretoria where the Senzo Meyiwa murder trial is taking place. The State prosecutor in the Senzo Meyiwa murder trial Advocate George Baloyi says there are over 1 700 calls were made between accused two Bongani Ntanzi and his girlfriend while he was in prison. This despite claims by Ntanzi that…
Brothers Siyabonga and Malusi Ndimande are accused of orchestrating AKA and Tibz murders. The Ndimande brothers, accused of murdering rapper Kiernan “AKA” Forbes and his friend Tebello “Tibz” Motshoane – in a dramatic turnaround – informed the Durban Magistrate’s Court that they plan to apply for bail. Siyabonga and Malusi Ndimande, through their lawyer, made…
A worker holds a nozzle to pump petrol into a vehicle at a fuel station The Road Freight Association (RFA) has expressed deep concern on the latest fuel price hike following the escalating violence in the Middle East. The price of both grades of petrol has increased by 20 cents a litre, while the price…
Health leaders say more than half of South African adults are overweight Health leaders say there’s more to what drives obesity than personal choice. This as South Africa joins the international community in marking the 2026 World Obesity Day. MEC for Health and Wellness, @NkomoNomantu will lead the World Obesity Day Indaba 2026 under the…
Transit robbery on the N2 South Bound near the NPC Cement Factory South of Durban. Two security guards have been shot and wounded, one critically, in a cash-in-transit heist on the N2 near the NPC cement factory in the south of Durban. The critically wounded security guards have been airlifted to hospital following the incident…
FILE | Two men walk past electricity pylons. Mayden Farm residents in Mthatha, Eastern Cape have accused the King Sabatha Dalindyebo Municipality of cutting off their electricity supply without warning. The affected residents allege they have been served with very high municipal bills, some amounting to more than R60 000. They are also complaining about a…
Gauteng Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs MEC, Jacob Mamabolo Gauteng Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs MEC, Jacob Mamabolo, has condemned what he describes as the politicisation of the water crisis in the province. Mamabolo says access to water is a basic human right and should not be used for political point-scoring. He has urged political…
Emergency crews assess the structural damage after the multi-storey building gave way in Ormonde, south of Johannesburg. Families of the construction workers who died in the collapsed building in Ormonde, south of Johannesburg, have called on the government to support the children of the deceased. Nine people were killed, and three others were injured in…
North-West businessman, Brown Mogotsi North-West businessman, Brown Mogotsi, has apologised to the Madlanga commission for failing to appear before it on Monday after saying he was ill. He spoke after the commission’s Chairperson, Justice Mbuyiseli Madlanga, raised concerns over an increasing number of witnesses calling in sick. “I really have to apologise and reiterate that…
