ActionSA Member of Parliament Dereleen James in Parliament. ActionSA Member of Parliament Dereleen James is expected to lay criminal charges against Social Development Minister Sisisi Tolashe at the Cape Town Central Police Station today. The move follows allegations that Tolashe failed to declare luxury vehicles allegedly received from Chinese officials. The allegations have raised concerns…
Long queues at a SASSA pay-point. Elderly social grant beneficiaries in Phoenix, north of Durban, have raised concerns after enduring long queues and harsh conditions at a local SASSA office. Residents say they arrived early in the morning but received little to no assistance from officials. Many described standing in long lines under the sun…
[FILE] Several unaccompanied minors and adults were intercepted in the nearby bushes while awaiting a facilitator to transport them to a bus. The Border Management Authority says six children intercepted while crossing illegally into South Africa at the Beitbridge border in Limpopo have been reunited with their parents and deported to Zimbabwe. The children, aged…
Sergeant Fannie Nkosi giving testimony at the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry in Pretoria on March 23, 2026. Civil society organisation the Forum for South Africa(FOSA) says police sergeant Fanie Nkosi’s arrest must be the start of a wider probe. FOSA has warned against targeting only middlemen while the real culprits go free. This, as Nkosi…
Police Captain Johannes Jansen Van Rensburg is expected to return to the Pretoria Magistrate’s Court on July 30th on charges of fraud and theft. Van Rensburg was granted R50 000 bail during his court appearance yesterday. He was arrested over the weekend by the SAPS anti-corruption unit following an internal investigation. Authorities say the case…
South Gauteng Director of Public Prosecutions, Advocate Andrew Chauke. The Nkabinde Enquiry into South Gauteng Director of Public Prosecutions, Advocate Andrew Chauke’s fitness to hold office, will resume today. Two key witnesses are set to take centre stage after the enquiry’s Easter recess. Former KwaZulu‑Natal Hawks head, Major‑General Johan Booysen, and Advocate Shareen Riley are…
Building on fire. Johannesburg Emergency Services are still on the scene after a fire broke out at the Riverlea Secondary School at about 6pm on Tuesday. Details of the cause of the fire remain sketchy. However, SABC News reporter Mbalenhle Mthethwa says several buildings at the school including a library, a classroom, several storerooms and…
Tshwane Metro Police Department Commissioner Yolande Faro testifying before the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry Tshwane Metro Police Chief, Yolande Faro, has told the Madlanga Commission that the department is investigating Triotic Protection Services Security company, which is believed to be linked to City of Tshwane officials. Triotic Protection Services is one of three companies implicated…
File | Unemployment graphic. Around 700 teachers are expected to march to the KwaZulu-Natal Department of Education offices in Pietermaritzburg this morning, demanding employment. The march will start at Langalibalele Street in the KZN Capital City and move to the education department’s offices, where the marchers are expected to hand over their grievances. Some of…
Crime scene cordoned-off. Police in Gqeberha are investigating a double murder after two unidentified men were found with multiple stab wounds behind Khayamnandi Kraal in Despatch. It is alleged that a local resident was walking along a footpath towards KwaNobuhle after feeding pigs when he came across the two men lying on the ground. Police…
