Handcuffs depicting an arrest. [WARNING] THE FOLLOWING STORY CONTAIN GRAPHIC SEXUAL INFORMATION Two suspects have been arrested for possession and distribution of drug facilitated sexual abuse videos and images in Gauteng. The suspects were also found with child sexual abuse material. And they are expected to appear in the Boksburg Magistrates Court on Friday. One…
The Senzo Meyiwa murder trial continues at the High Court in Pretoria. LIVE: Senzo Meyiwa Murder Trial | 27 March 2026
Acting Police Minister Firoz Cachalia releases of the third quarter crime statistics in Pretoria on February 20, 2026. Acting Police Minister Prof Firoz Cachalia says he has been tasked with providing options to President Cyril Ramaphosa on how to address the South African Police Service (SAPS) tender scandal involving National Police Commissioner Fannie Masemola. Masemola…
ActionSA Ekurhuleni mayoral candidate Xolani Khumalo. The trial of ActionSA’s Ekurhuleni mayoral candidate and media personality, Xolani Khumalo, has been postponed to the 23rd of April 2026 at the Palm Ridge Magistrate’s Court in Johannesburg. Khumalo and his co-accused face charges of assault with intent to cause grievous bodily harm and pointing a firearm. The…
Suspended South Gauteng Director of Public Prosecutions, Advocate Andrew Chauke Suspended South Gauteng Director of Public Prosecutions, Advocate Andrew Chauke, has accused retired National Director of Public Prosecutions (NDPP), Advocate Shamila Batohi, of systematically purging black prosecutors. He told the Nkabinde Inquiry in Pretoria that six black prosecutors, including himself, faced disciplinary processes under her…
President Cyril Ramaphosa says the disinvitation from France’s G7 Summit is not a snub. Global governance expert, Dr Thelela Ngcetane-Vika, says the withdrawal of President Cyril Ramaphosa’s invitation to the G7 Summit in France demonstrates the United States’ problematic influence on the global governance architecture. France’s decision to disinvite President Ramaphosa to the summit in…
SA author, Terry Bell. The late veteran labour journalist, analyst and organiser, Terry Bell, is being remembered as a principled man who worked to bring unions closer to workers and their struggles. Bell died on Wednesday, 25 March 2026, at Robert Sobukwe Town, in the Eastern Cape, at the age of 83. WATCH | South…
The Pietermaritzburg High Court in KwaZulu-Natal. The Pietermaritzburg High Court has overturned a decision by Land Reform and Rural Development Minister, Mzwanele Nyhontso, to dissolve the board of the Ingonyama Trust. The trust administers traditional land in KwaZulu-Natal. The minister decided to dissolve the board last week after a number of resignations left it with only four members, while the quorum…
[File photo] Cataracts eye surgery. The Gauteng Department of Health says it is working hard to reduce a growing eye care backlog, with more than 9000 patients currently waiting for treatment. The department launched a special cataract surgery marathon at Pholosong Hospital in Tsakane, east of Johannesburg. Cataracts are common among the elderly and people…
According to the North West Gambling Board, in the last financial year, 4,662 people sought treatment and counselling for gambling addiction The South African Responsible Gambling Foundation has raised concerns about the increasing trend of minors engaging in illegal gambling in the North West province. Speaking on the sidelines of the North West Gambling Board’s responsible…
