Graphic depicting a shooting scene. Two teenagers have been killed in a shooting incident in Westbury, Johannesburg, on Tuesday. Four other teenagers are receiving medical attention for gunshot wounds. Police say preliminary reports suggest that the shooting was gang-related. The Provincial Anti-Gang Unit is on the scene together with SAPS Forensic Services. Gauteng police spokesperson,…
Transport Minister Barbara Creecy. The Minister of Transport Barbara Creecy has expressed serious concern following new disruptions to air traffic, which has impacted several local carriers. Local airlines, including Airlink, have experienced flight disruptions to a number destinations due to suspended instrument flight procedures. The affected airports included Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport KMIA, Pietermaritzburg, Richards…
Eastern Cape Judge President Selby Mbenenge appears before the Judicial Conduct Tribunal on 21 October 2025. The evidence leader in the Judicial Conduct Tribunal for Eastern Cape Judge President Selby Mbenenge says his case is not simply about sexual advances, but about abuse of power. The tribunal, sitting in Johannesburg today, is hearing closing arguments…
Accused number one in the Senzo Meyiwa trial Muzi Sibiya. The accused number one in the Senzo Meyiwa trial, Muzi Sibiya, says he plans to appeal his convictions for possession of drugs and ammunition. The drug charge dates back to 2019, when Sibiya was found in possession of ten sachets of drugs in Tembisa. Sibiya…
SAFA House. The South African Football Association (SAFA) has shown no financial growth over the last two decades and it’s on the brink of bankruptcy. Chairperson of the Association’s finance committee, Mxolisi Sibam, says SAFA’s annual turnover is R250 million and more than 25% of it goes to staff salaries. Sibam has proposed salary adjustments…
Commissioners at the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry. EFF leader Julius Malema’s name has been mentioned at the Madlanga Commission. Witness A has testified that Malema is close friends with suspended Deputy National Police Commissioner Shadrack Sibiya. However, nothing about Witness A’s testimony links Malema to the allegations being investigated by the commission. Witness A says…
Bullets seen on a desk. One person has been killed and another seriously injured following a shooting incident on Argyle Road in Durban. It is alleged that the two people were shot at while inside their vehicle. ALS paramedics spokesperson Garrith Jamieson says, “Paramedics arrived on scene to find chaos and carnage as they found…
Firefighters work at the scene of a deadly blaze, at the Usindiso Building in Johannesburg on 31 August 2025. The case against Sthembiso Mdlalose, who is accused of setting alight the Usindiso building in Johannesburg’s CBD, has been postponed to November. Mdlalose’s lawyer was not present in court due to a family bereavement. Mdlalose appeared…
Over 900 000 candidates set to write 2025 matric exams from Tuesday
KZN Premier Thami Ntuli KwaZulu-Natal Premier Thami Ntuli says he plans to make it compulsory for all municipalities to set aside part of their budgets for disaster management after the province continues to be severely affected by climate change. He was speaking at the launch of the Summer Disaster Risk Campaign in Harding. The summer…
