A breakthrough has been made in the murder of Marius Van Der Merwe, also known as Witness D in the Madlanga Commission. Police have confirmed that the suspect believed to be the shooter of Van der Merwe has been arrested in Johannesburg. Police say the vehicle believed to have been used on the day that…
[File Image]| Parts of a vehicle seen at an accident scene. A taxi driver has been killed and two other people seriously injured in a crash on the N3 near Cato Ridge in KwaZulu-Natal. The crash happened after the taxi driver moved to the wrong side resulting in a head on collision with another vehicle…
Anti-child pornography awareness. The Film and Publication Board has raised concerns about the growing threat of material of sexual abuse of children circulating online. The board says emerging technologies such as Artificial Intelligence and encrypted platforms have significantly intensified the scale. The board and representatives of the police and the National Prosecuting Authority met in…
President Cyril Ramaphosa will deliver the keynote address at the Transport Department’s Inaugural National Conference which will start at the Gallagher Estate in Midrand, Johannesburg, on Monday. President @CyrilRamaphosa will on Monday, 16 March 2026, address the inaugural National Transport Conference at Gallagher Estate, Midrand. — The Presidency 🇿🇦 (@PresidencyZA) March 14, 2026 The…
Bullets seen on a desk. Police have launched a man hunt for eight suspects following a shooting incident in which two people were killed and six others wounded in Eldorado Park, south of Johannesburg on Saturday night. Police responded to the scene of the incident where they found two bodies. The six people with gunshot…
Taxis seen on one of the routes in South Africa. The KwaMaphumulo and the KwaDukuza taxi associations say the KwaZulu-Natal Transport Department must shoulder some of the blame for the ongoing conflict between the two groups. This follows a meeting that provincial Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi convened with the aim of finding a solution to…
A view shows smoke rising from an industrial area. Experts say air pollution is a growing environmental challenge in South Africa. They say although focus is on large industries that burn fossil fuels, releasing air pollutants they are not the biggest contributors to poor air quality. The North West University’s professor Roelof Burger says, “Unfortunately,…
An Eskom customer service centre The City of Ekurhuleni has reassured residents that there will be no power cuts after it reached an agreement with Eskom to pay its outstanding electricity debt. Last month, the power utility issued a notice of intent to cut off supply to at least 14 municipalities across the country including…
FILE | SANDF seen on the Cape Flats National Police Commissioner Fannie Masemola and South African National Defence Force (SANDF) Chief Rudzani Maphwanya will hold a joint media briefing in Pretoria on Sunday morning. This after President Cyril Ramaphosa’s deployment of soldiers to crime-affected provinces. On Friday, Ramaphosa officially authorised the deployment of over 2…
Deputy Police Minister Cassel Mathale addressing community members in Eldorado Park Deputy Police Minister Cassel Mathale has attributed the lack of progress on some reported crime cases to a shortage of detectives in the South African Police Service (SAPS). He says they are working on capacitating the police service with skilled detectives. WATCH | Deputy…
