Police raiding warehouse Police have uncovered an illicit cigarette storage warehouse in Nirvana, Polokwane, in Limpopo. Police have arrested a manager of the warehouse. The bust was made police, the Hawks, and the national consumer protection to curb illicit goods in the country. Thousands of boxes of illicit cigarettes were confiscated along with other products, including…
A Grade 2 classroom. The Department of Education in George in the Western Cape has suspended a teacher for allegedly humiliating a child on social media. The teacher has been suspended pending an investigation into alleged discrimination against the learner. The allegation follows the circulation of a video taken by the teacher during hashtag PieDay at the…
A closed water tap. Limpopo Premier Phophi Ramathuba says the growing demand for water in the Polokwane Municipality has put severe pressure on its water supply. Ramathuba was speaking at a media briefing on water provision in Polokwane. Deputy Minister of Water and Sanitation David Mahlobo and officials from Lepelle Northern Water also attended the briefing. Ramathuba explains the water needs of the municipality. “The…
Chairperson Justice Mbuyiseli Madlanga and Commissioners Adv Sesi Baloyi and Adv Sandile Khumalo at the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry in Pretoria. Commissioner Adv Sandile Khumalo has raised concerns at the Madlanga Commission that top police officials appear to have close relations with members of criminal syndicates. His comments follow suspended Police’s Organised Crime Head Richard…
Former National Director of Public Prosecutions (NDPP) Bulelani Ngcuka. The Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) Cases Inquiry in Johannesburg has heard that the then National Director of Public Prosecutions (NDPP) Vusi Pikoli should have simply been directed by the law on whether or not to prosecute TRC cases. This is the view of South Africa’s…
Shokane siblings Thomas and William, David Kutumela, Damaris Selepe, Benedictor Mataba and Martha Ruiters appear for alleged insurance fraud appear in the Polokwane Magistrate’s Court on March 11, 2026. The defence lawyer in the case of six people accused in a series of alleged insurance-related murders linked to former police officer Rachel Kutumela says his…
Suspended SAPS Organised Crime Head, General Richard Shibiri. The Madlanga Commission has heard how suspended organised crime head Major-General Richard Shibiri did not need a loan from alleged cartel member Vusimuzi ‘Cat’ Matlala to fix his son’s vehicle. Evidence Leader, Advocate Thabang Pooe, has put it to Shibiri that he had money in his account…
The military will be deployed in areas riddled by gang violence and illegal mining activities The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) soldiers have arrived in Riverlea, Johannesburg, on Wednesday. This follows President Cyril Ramaphosa’s announcement in his State of the Nation Address last month that the military would be deployed to areas affected by…
Livestock vaccinated for Foot and Mouth. A sixth farm in the Mossel Bay area in the Western Cape has now tested positive for Foot and Mouth disease. The farm is located just outside of the current 10 kilometre quarantine zone. Head Of Disaster Management, Gerhard Otto, says the strict movement control of livestock remains in…
Suspended SAPS head of organised Crime, General Richard Shibiri testifying before the Commission. Suspended organised crime head Major-General Richard Shibiri has alleged that Witness A, who has implicated him at the Madlanga Commission, was promised a promotion in exchange for adverse information against him. Witness A had previously testified that General Shibiri had tried to…
