Cows being vaccinated against FMD in the Western Cape. The Western Cape government says the ongoing foot-and-mouth disease will not affect provincial food security. Foot-and-Mouth disease is a viral disease that affects cloven-hoofed animals, including cows, pigs, sheep and goats. Western Cape Minister of Agriculture, Ivan Meyer, says the current biosecurity protocols will ensure that…
Police crime scene tape wrapped around a tree. The South African Police Service (SAPS) says Gauteng recorded the highest number of contact crimes in the country in the third quarter of 2025. This is contained in the third-quarter crime statistics released in Pretoria earlier today. The statistics are for the period 1st October to 31st December 2025….
Anti-Apartheid activist, Steve Biko. The inquest into the death of Black Consciousness Leader Steve Bantu Biko has been adjourned to the 4th of March by the Gqeberha High Court in the Eastern Cape. The postponement is to sort out legal representation for both persons of interest in the inquest. The reopened inquest seeks to re-examine…
FILE | The accused, Imanuwela David, Froliana Joseph and her brother Ndilinasho Joseph, who are linked to the theft of $580,000 USD at President Cyril Ramaphosa’s farm. The trial involving three people accused of stealing 580 000 US dollars from President Cyril Ramaphosa’s Phala Phala farm in February 2020 has been postponed to March 13…
Anti-rape activists’ sloganeering. South African Police Service (SAPS) crime registrar Major-General Thulare Sekhukhune has announced that the country has seen a decrease in the number of reported rape cases. He announced this when he outlined the third-quarter crime statistics in Pretoria. The statistics are for the period from October 1st to December 31st. Sekhukhune says…
Accused number two in the Senzo Meyiwa trial , Bongani Ntanzi. Accused number two, Bongani Ntanzi, insists he does not know three of his co-accused in the Senzo Meyiwa trial. Ntanzi is on the stand at the High Court in Pretoria, where he is appearing alongside four other accused of the 2014 murder of the Bafana Bafana…
Crime scene of the mass shooting in Lusikisiki, Eatern Cape. The trial within a trial in the mass murder of 18 people at Lusikisiki has been adjourned until Monday by the Mthatha High Court special sitting in Lusikisiki in the Eastern Cape. The six accused in the trial are facing multiple charges of murder, attempted murder and illegal possession of firearms….
FILE| Veterinary workers about to vaccinate cattle. The Eastern Cape government has set aside R55 million as an immediate response to foot-and-mouth disease, which is ravaging most provinces. It has been declared a national disaster. Spokesperson for the provincial Treasury Department, Phumelele Godongwana, says this will go a long way in fighting the outbreak. Godongwana…
FILE| Protesting residents barricade road in Soweto The Casual Workers’ Advice Office (CWAO) has released its 2025 Strike Barometer, which shows an increase in labour-related strike action last year. A total of 117 strikes took place across the country, which is a sharp rise from the 87 recorded in 2024. The latest Strike Barometer covers…
Aftermath of a wildfire near Gouritsmond in the Hessequa area in the Western Cape. The Garden Route District Municipality says a wildfire near Gouritsmond in the Hessequa area of the Western Cape has been contained. The fire started earlier this week and had been burning out of control at one stage. Municipal Spokesperson, Herman Pieters, says that they’re concerned…
