Offices of Mafube Local Municipality. Workers at Mafube Local Municipality in the Free State are calling for national government to take over the administration of the municipality. Municipal workers affiliated to South African Municipal Workers Union (SAMWU) and Independent Municipal & Allied Trade Union (IMATU) have again downed tools over unpaid salaries, and non-payment of…
A spent bullet casing in focus, with a blurred forensic number 1 tag behind Eastern Cape Police have discovered three bodies of males with gunshot wounds at Tholeni Location outside Butterworth. Police Spokesperson Siphokazi Mawisa says the bodies of the three men, aged between 35 and 44-years old, were found by a community member. Mawisa says the…
A police van seen outside a parking lot. Gauteng police are investigating the death of a 50-year-old man found in a Sandton hotel room in Johannesburg. An inquest docket has been opened and the circumstances surrounding his death are still unknown. Provincial spokesperson Dimakatso Nevhuhulwi, “The cause of death is unknown at this stage pending…
Damage at Paarl Hospital after fire The Western Cape Department of Health and Wellness says the Outpatient Department at Paarl Provincial hospital has sustained extensive damage during a fire. Maternity patients have been evacuated to nearby facilities. A small section of the hospital was affected. Provincial Health Minister Mireille Wenger says early indications are that…
Bonginkosi Khanyile in the dock. Unrest instigator accused Bonginkosi Khanyile has told the Durban regional court that it wasn’t unusual for him to send messages to Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla, the daughter of former president Jacob Zuma. Khanyile is charged with incitement to violence and also for contravening COVID-19 regulations. He was being cross-examined about messages and videos he shared with Zuma-Sambudla on the…
A Limpopo pig farmer and his two workers accused of killing two women A forensic expert testifying in the double murder case of a Limpopo farmer says Ranti Makgato, the son of one of the deceased women, pointed out the spot at which the women used to collect expired dairy products. Warrant Officer Alina Marotola also told…
Court gavel Two suspects arrested for being in possession of an unlicensed firearm are appearing at the Acornhoek Magistrate’s Court in Mpumalanga. Police spokesperson Mpho Nonyane-Mpe says officers were on patrol in Timbavati Trust in Acornhoek when they received a tip-off regarding the suspects who were in possession of an unlicensed firearm. She says upon investigation…
School classroom with tables and chairs. The Gauteng Department of Education has dismissed claims by the Democratic Alliance (DA) of a 64 percent funding cut for Quintile 5 schools, describing them as false, misleading and reckless. This follows the DA’s launch of a petition to stop the alleged budgetary cuts. However, Department Spokesperson Steve Mabona…
March and March movement founder, Jacintha Ngobese-Zuma speaks to the media outside the Point Police Station in Durban, January 27, 2026. The husband of lobby group March and March leader, Jacintha Ngobese-Zuma, has confirmed that a case has been opened against her. WATCH | March and March organiser Jacinta Ngobese-Zuma is expected to hand herself…
A Limpopo pig farmer and his two workers accused of killing two women and disposed their bodies in a pigsty. The trial of a Limpopo farmer accused of killing two women and throwing their bodies in a pigsty is expected to continue today in the Polokwane High Court in Limpopo. Zacharia Olivier is facing two…
