An image for GBV awareness As the scourge of gender-based violence and femicide (GBVF) persists, South African social media has been flooded with purple profile profile as a symbol of solidarity against the crisis. Recent quarter crime statistics paint a grim picture, recording more than 9 200 rape cases – averaging 103 women raped every…
Bottles of alcohol seen on a table. Social justice organisation Soul City has expressed concern over what it calls South Africa’s casual view of alcohol. This follows a viral social media video showing a woman allegedly giving alcohol to minors on Christmas Day. The video sparked widespread outrage and dialogue on alcohol regulation in the…
Fireworks seen on the picture above. Animal welfare organisations are cautioning pet owners to take the necessary steps to ensure animals are protected against traumatising noise caused by fireworks. The annual warning comes as many South Africans will mark the new year with the lighting of fireworks at midnight. General Manager for Animal Anti-Cruelty Durban…
Police are searching for suspects following a shooting incident in which three people were shot along the Nyongane Main Road in Hazyview on 30 December 2025. Police in Mpumalanga are investigating a case of double murder as well as attempted murder following a shooting incident at Nyongane Trust outside Hazyview. This after two men were…
Gauteng police check motorist vehicle during Safer Festive Season campaign. Gauteng Police Provincial Commissioner Lieutenant General Tommy Mthombeni says over twenty-six thousand offenders have been arrested by police for numerous criminal acts such as murder, car-hijacking, possession of illegal firearms and ammunition since October this year. Mthombeni revealed these stats during the Safer Festive Season…
A Border Management Authority guard seen checking a motorist’s documents. The South African National Defence Force ( SANDF) has intercepted more than a thousand undocumented foreign nationals trying to gain entry into the country. The interception of Zimbabwean nationals was made along the Groblersbridge Border Post outside Lephalale in Limpopo. During the interception, a South…
City of Johannesburg MMC for Finance Loyiso Masuku City of Johannesburg MMC for Finance Loyiso Masuku says there is a need to educate communities about compliance with building regulations, to ensure safety and prevent structures that strain infrastructure. This follows the demise of three family members including a toddler, during the collapse of a double-storey…
Gauteng Traffic Police in operation The Gauteng government has raised serious concerns about motorists speeding and failing to wear seatbelts, children sitting on their parents’ laps, vlogging, and drink-driving on the province’s roads. This comes as the Premier’s Office, Gauteng Transport and Law Enforcement agencies conducted stop-and-search operations at the De Hoek Toll Plaza Tuesday…
The temporary shelter given to the 2022 flood victims, located in eNtshongweni. More than three years after the devastating 2022 floods, victims in Ntshongweni’s Ward 7 under the eThekwini Municipality continue to struggle. The residents were among those who survived the torrential rains that battered eThekwini, forcing them into temporary shelters. Despite repeated promises of…
Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala appears in the High Court in Johannesburg on October 20, 2025. Businessman Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala was arrested in May this year and has been accused of orchestrating the failed assassination of his ex-partner, Tebogo Thobejane, in October 2023. After spending months at the Kgosi Mampuru II Correctional Facility in Pretoria, Matlala attempted…
