Suspended South Gauteng Director of Public Prosecutions, Advocate Andrew Chauke Suspended South Gauteng Director of Public Prosecutions, Advocate Andrew Chauke, has accused retired National Director of Public Prosecutions (NDPP), Advocate Shamila Batohi, of systematically purging black prosecutors. He told the Nkabinde Inquiry in Pretoria that six black prosecutors, including himself, faced disciplinary processes under her…
President Cyril Ramaphosa says the disinvitation from France’s G7 Summit is not a snub. Global governance expert, Dr Thelela Ngcetane-Vika, says the withdrawal of President Cyril Ramaphosa’s invitation to the G7 Summit in France demonstrates the United States’ problematic influence on the global governance architecture. France’s decision to disinvite President Ramaphosa to the summit in…
SA author, Terry Bell. The late veteran labour journalist, analyst and organiser, Terry Bell, is being remembered as a principled man who worked to bring unions closer to workers and their struggles. Bell died on Wednesday, 25 March 2026, at Robert Sobukwe Town, in the Eastern Cape, at the age of 83. WATCH | South…
The Pietermaritzburg High Court in KwaZulu-Natal. The Pietermaritzburg High Court has overturned a decision by Land Reform and Rural Development Minister, Mzwanele Nyhontso, to dissolve the board of the Ingonyama Trust. The trust administers traditional land in KwaZulu-Natal. The minister decided to dissolve the board last week after a number of resignations left it with only four members, while the quorum…
[File photo] Cataracts eye surgery. The Gauteng Department of Health says it is working hard to reduce a growing eye care backlog, with more than 9000 patients currently waiting for treatment. The department launched a special cataract surgery marathon at Pholosong Hospital in Tsakane, east of Johannesburg. Cataracts are common among the elderly and people…
According to the North West Gambling Board, in the last financial year, 4,662 people sought treatment and counselling for gambling addiction The South African Responsible Gambling Foundation has raised concerns about the increasing trend of minors engaging in illegal gambling in the North West province. Speaking on the sidelines of the North West Gambling Board’s responsible…
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President Cyril Ramaphosa President Cyril Ramaphosa has been disinvited from attending the G7 Summit in France in June due to objections from US President Donald Trump. The news was first reported by the French News Agency AFP and has since been confirmed by the Presidency to the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) News. The US…
Moroadi Cholota at the High Court in Bloemfontein. The Free State High Court has dismissed Moroadi Cholota’s application for leave to appeal the dismissal of her bid not to be prosecuted in the R255-million asbestos roof removal case. Cholota had argued that the Supreme Court of Appeal could arrive at a different conclusion. In a trial-within-a-trial, the high court…
An empty court room. The case against three men accused of killing six minibus taxi passengers and injuring several others along the R59 near Meyerton has been postponed to April 30, 2026. Mandlakayise Makhunga, Jaulane Mlambe and Sabelo Mchunu appeared in the Vereeniging Magistrate’s Court facing six counts of murder related to the February shooting….
