Rain seen from a windscreen. Northern Cape residents and motorists have been urged to exercise extreme caution amid severe thunderstorms and heavy rainfall. Police say the severe weather poses serious risks, particularly to vulnerable groups such as children, the elderly and persons with disabilities. Communities are advised to avoid flooded areas and remain vigilant at…
Official opening of Rapid Prototype Training and Testing Facility at North West University, Potchefstroom Campus. The Department of Science and Technology and Innovation says more investment is needed to fast-track innovations and skills. The department says some innovations are unable to prosper because of lack of funding. The department’s Director-General Mlungisi Cele was speaking at…
Lekompo musician Lehlogonolo ‘Shebe Maburna’ Chauke in court The Polokwane Magistrate’s Court has denied bail to Lekompo musician Lehlogonolo ‘Shebe Maburna’ Chauke. He has been in custody since November 2025. Chauke brought a new bail application based on what his defence described as new facts after his initial application was denied. His legal representative, Advocate…
FILE | Women holding placards calling for an end in GBV. A KwaZulu-Natal family of a young woman, Ntokozo Ziqubu, who was shot and killed in August 2023, is seeking justice nearly three years later. According to her family, three alleged perpetrators who had earlier gone to her home looking for her later found her…
Forensic team arrives at the crime scene. Police in KwaZulu-Natal say the two crime intelligence police officers who were ambushed by armed suspects earlier on Thursday in Mount Edgecombe north of Durban were on an undercover operation. One officer was killed and another wounded in a crossfire with suspects. Speaking at the scene, South African…
Zambia’s President Edgar Lungu speaks at a rally in the capital Lusaka, Zambia on January 19, 2015. A Civic Movement Progressive Forces of South Africa (PFSA) is picketing outside the High Court in Pretoria ahead of the case between the Zambian government and the family of the late former president Edgar Lungu. The matter concerns…
Former NSFAS interim chairperson, Dr Mugwena Maluleke Former National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) interim chairperson Dr Mugwena Maluleke says his resignation has nothing to do with political interference or pressure from the executive. Maluleke has cited personal reasons for his resignation. His departure comes in the midst of high-level board resignations from the scheme,…
A petrol station attendant fills up a car ahead of a petrol price increase effective from midnight, at a filling station in Johannesburg, South Africa on May 31, 2022. The Forum for South Africa (FOSA) has criticised the government’s extension of the fuel levy relief, calling it deceptive. On Tuesday, Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana announced…
FILE | The City of Johannesburg’s Emergency Management Services (EMS) firefighters. Two people have died following a shack fire incident at Emdeni Extension in Soweto, Johannesburg. The City’s Emergency Management Services (EMS) says firefighters responded to the blaze at around 5 am. The victims were found burnt beyond recognition. EMS Spokesperson Robert Mulaudzi says the…
Acting Police Commissioner Puleng Dimpane addresses Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Police on April 29, 2026. Acting National Police Commissioner Puleng Dimpane has outlined her commitment to carrying out President Cyril Ramaphosa’s crime-fighting instructions. Dimpane, who was appointed earlier this month after the precautionary suspension of Fannie Masemola, addressed Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Police on Wednesday….
