Luggage carrying drugs seized at OR Tambo Airport on April 26, 2027. Police at Johannesburg’s OR Tambo International Airport have arrested a 26-year-old Brazilian national for attempting to smuggle drugs into the country. The suspect was apprehended on Saturday after police discovered multiple blocks of cocaine worth an estimated street value of R8.7 million. JUST…
A suspected drug trafficker has been intercepted at OR Tambo International The police has had their hands full this long weekend at the OR Tambo International Airport(ORTIA), with significant breakthroughs in the fight against drug trafficking. In the latest drug bust, police intercepted a Netherlands national with 60kg of KHAT concealed in his luggage. Police…
South Africa marks the 32nd anniversary of freedom this Monday. Roads leading to the Dr Rantlai Molemela stadium in Bloemfontein will be temporarily closed during the hosting of the national Freedom Day celebrations. The public is advised of some road closures around the stadium. This year’s event will be addressed by President Cyril Ramaphosa. The…
Sports, Arts and Culture minister, Gayton Mckenzie speaking in Bloemfontein. Minister in the Presidency for Disabilities, Sindisiwe Chikunga, has expressed her gratitude to Sports, Arts and Culture Minister Gayton McKenzie for his attempts at making special needs schools accessible for young people to participate in sports. This comes after McKenzie handed over a multipurpose sport…
File: Communications and Digital Technologies Minister, Solly Malatsi. Communications and Digital Technologies Minister Solly Malatsi says there will be consequences for officials who drafted the National Artificial Intelligence Policy, which was found to have contained fictitious academic references. In a statement released on Sunday, Malatsi announced the withdrawal of the policy after internal investigations confirmed…
Person with a knife. A 17-year-old male has died after he was stabbed outside the University of Fort Hare Alice Campus in the Eastern Cape. Provincial police spokesperson Brigadier Nobuntu Gantana says the incident happened on Saturday evening, and that the stabbing followed a fight. The victim succumbed to his injuries at the Victoria Hospital…
President Cyril Ramaphosa It’s all systems go for Monday’s national Freedom Day commemorations at the Dr Rantlai Molemela Stadium in Bloemfontein where President Cyril Ramaphosa will deliver the keynote address. The theme is “Freedom and the Rule of Law: Thirty Years of Democratic Citizenship.” Government Deputy Spokesperson William Baloyi says the day will be marked…
President Cyril Ramaphosa will on Monday, 27 April 2026, lead the national Freedom Day Commemoration to be held in the Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality in Bloemfontein, Free State Province. Freedom Day 2026 marks the 32nd anniversary of South Africa’s first democratic elections held on 27 April 1994 and stands as a testament to the country’s journey…
The late Xitsonga musician, Kenny Bevhula The late Xitsonga musician, Kenny Bevhula, has been laid to rest at Bevhula village, outside Malamulele in Limpopo. Bevhula died last week at the age of 53 after losing his battle with cancer. Hundreds of mourners, including artists, his followers and the community members, gave Bevhula a befitting send-off….
1976 Youth Activist and Human Rights Activist Seth Mazibuko One of the 1976 student activists, Seth Mazibuko, says although there is little to celebrate since the country attained freedom 32 years ago, things are, however, much better compared to the apartheid era. Mazibuko’s remarks come as Monday marks 32 years since the country held its…
