Former NPA Head, Shamila Batohi. Former North West Deputy Director of Public Prosecutions Advocate Sello Maema says he was pushed out by former National Director of Public Prosecutions, Advocate Shamila Batohi. Maema says he opted for retirement after Batohi allegedly rendered him redundant and removed him from investigating criminal cases. He is the first defence witness to be…
Goalkeeper Senzo Meyiwa of South Africa’s Orlando Pirates is beaten by a goal made by Mohamed Aboutrika of Egypt’s Al Ahli during the first leg of their African Champions League final soccer match at Orlando Stadium in Soweto November 2, 2013. Accused number two in the Senzo Meyiwa trial Bongani Ntanzi says he rejected a…
Dark thunder clouds during a stormy day. The eThekwini Municipality is on high alert following the level 4 weather warning for thunderstorms across KwaZulu-Natal. The South African Weather Service has issued an alert for severe widespread showers and intense thunderstorms, with conditions likely to include heavy downpours, excessive lightning, strong damaging winds, and hail. The…
Cape Town City Centre Western Cape students have called on President Cyril Ramaphosa to use his State of the Nation Address (SONA) to highlight their conditions and create job opportunities. Ramaphosa will be addressing the nation on Thursday evening in a joint sitting of Parliament at the Cape Town City Hall. One of the students,…
Residents are seen walking on a road submerged in water after heavy rains in Dindela village in Nkomazi, Mpumalanga in this image captured on 19 January 2026. Residents of Shatale in Bushbuckridge, Mpumalanga, are hoping to hear how government will assist families severely affected by recent floods in their area. The Bushbuckridge Municipality is among the municipalities affected by…
File Image: President Cyril Ramaphosa speaking at an event. President Cyril Ramaphosa must provide a progress report and not just bring new promises when he delivers the State of the Nation Address at the Cape Town City Hall later Thursday evening, that is according to EFF Spokesperson, Sinawo Tambo. Speaking to SABC News ahead of…
The Nelson Mandela University South campus main building in Summerstrand, Gqeberha. Police and a private security company have used rubber bullets to disperse protesting students at Nelson Mandela University in Gqeberha in the Eastern Cape. Students were protesting over National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) related issues and online registration. The students used tyres and debris to block…
Businessman Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala together with co-accused appear in the High Court in Johannesburg on January 29, 2026. The Acting Judge in the case involving Vusimuzi ‘Cat’ Matlala and four others has ordered the Department of Correctional Services to provide Matlala’s legal team with a room or place to consult with him, with no obstructions….
FILE: SANDF seen on the Cape Flats Police Minister Firoz Cachalia has alluded to an announcement that will be made by President Cyril Ramaphosa about the deployment of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) in the Western Cape. Ramaphosa will deliver his State of the Nation Address (SONA) at the Cape Town City Hall…
Minibus taxis are seen in Limpopo during a Department of Transport and Community Safety scholar transport safety blitz on 04 February 2026. Some scholar transport drivers have marched to the offices of the Department of Transport in Thohoyandou in Limpopo. They say they are concerned that their vehicles are being impounded by traffic officers. The…
