A view at the scene of the scholar transport crash in Vanderbijlpark. Gauteng police have confirmed that two more learners involved in the Vanderbijlpark scholar transport crash have died. This puts the death toll at 14. Twelve learners were initially killed in Monday’s crash involving a minibus taxi and a truck. The 22-year-old scholar transport…
Two of the accused in the Meyiwa murder trial Defence witness Sifiso Zungu is expected to continue to testify when the Senzo Meyiwa trial resumes in the High Court in Pretoria this morning. Zungu has distanced himself from a signed statement linking the five accused. According to the statement the accused were together in Vosloorus, south east of Johannesburg…
City of Cape Town Fire & Rescue Service vehicle. Cape Town firefighters have managed to bring a blaze on the premises of Strand foam in Strand under control in the early hours of Thursday morning. The fire broke out on Wednesday afternoon, fuelled by strong winds. Police were called in after some of the bystanders…
Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment Willie Aucamp is briefing the media on the latest developments following the flooding at the Kruger National Park as well as on the Kruger Recovery Fund that has been established by SANParks’Honorary Rangers. LIVESTREAM:
Court gavel. A 25-year-old suspect is expected to appear in the Athlone Magistrate’s Court on Thursday in connection with a shooting incident in Nyanga on the Cape Flats on Christmas Day in December 2025. Four people were killed when two armed men entered a room, opened fire on them and fled the scene. Witnesses helped…
Sporong informal settlement residents in Randgate communit hall Residents of the Sporong informal settlement in Randfontein, west of Johannesburg, claim that the conditions in which they are living at the local community hall are unhygienic. They say that the hall is overcrowded and that they are sharing it with people who have chronic illnesses. About 500 Sporong residents…
Suspended Ekurhuleni Metro Police Deputy Chief Julius Mkhwanazi testifying at the Madlanga Commission last year. Suspended Ekurhuleni Metro Deputy Chief, Julius Mkhwanazi is expected to testify before Parliament’s Ad Hoc Committee on Thursday morning. Mkhwanazi is expected to shed light on his relationship with alleged criminal cartel kingpin Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala. He is accused of…
The scene of a deadly scholar transport crash in Vanderbijlpark on 19 January 2026. The scholar transport driver, who allegedly caused the crash that claimed the lives of 12 learners in Vanderbijlpark on Monday, is expected to appear in the Vanderbijlpark Magistrate Court in Vaal on Thursday. The 22-year-old faces 12 counts of culpable homicide,…
The late Senzo Meyiwa Defence witness Sifiso Gwabini Zungu has distanced himself from a signed statement linking the five accused in the Senzo Meyiwa murder trial, to his killing. Gwabini is testifying for the defence at the High Court in Pretoria where the 2014 murder trial of the Bafana Bafana captain is under way. It’s…
Acting Police Minister Firoz Cachalia (centre) Acting Police Minister Firoz Cachalia says organised crime in the Eastern Cape and Western Cape has become increasingly complex, requiring new strategies beyond traditional policing. He was speaking in Gqeberha in the Eastern Cape during the first leg of a stakeholder engagement focused on tackling crime. These remarks come as communities in both provinces continue to…
