An evening of celebration, reflection, and recognition took place in Melrose, Johannesburg, as South Africa’s leading journalists gathered for the 2025 Standard Bank Sikuvile Journalism Awards on Saturday. The prestigious event honours outstanding achievements in both print and broadcast media, shining a spotlight on the courage, integrity, and dedication that define the country’s media landscape….
Water running from a tap. Bulk water supplier Rand Water has announced that its latest round of planned maintenance work in Gauteng will commence on Monday and is expected to continue until Thursday, July 18. Rand Water says the maintenance will be carried out in phases and will not involve a continuous 18-day shutdown. Residents…
National Police Commissioner General Fannie Masemola. Police Minister, Senzo Mchunu, has dismissed reports of the impending arrest of National Police Commissioner General Fannie Masemola over alleged irregularities involving police property acquisitions. This comes as Crime Intelligence boss Dumisani Khumalo and others face an investigation into the alleged looting of the unit’s controversial slush fund, worth…
FILE: Initiates in a field in the Eastern Cape. The Mashilo Tribal Authority says it has completed the almost three-month initiation period without any fatalities, having more than 400 initiates graduate from an initiation school in KwaMhlanga, Mpumalanga. The provincial MEC for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, Kgoshi Mashilo, commends the initiation schools and says…
Two have died in a mass shooting in Cape Town Police say two people, aged 23 and 25, were shot and killed early Sunday morning inside a dwelling in Nyanga on the Cape Flats. In the past week, 13 other people have been killed in mass shootings in Cape Town, seven of them in Gugulethu….
JMPD officers arrest driver for traffic violation on August 19, 2024. Gauteng police have arrested hundreds of suspects for various crimes and shut down several unlicensed liquor outlets in Honeydew and Cosmo City in northern Johannesburg. This follows a weekend Operation Shanela aimed at assisting local police stations to reduce crime. Gauteng Acting Provincial Commissioner,…
[File photo] A 22-year-old and a 2-year-old child have died following the fire at Nigel in Ekurhuleni in Gauteng. At the same time, an 8-year-old child managed to escape with minor burns and was taken for medical treatment. A total of eight people have died in fire-related incidents over the weekend in Ekurhuleni. City of Ekurhuleni…
E-toll gantry Gauteng MEC of Finance and Economic Development Lebogang Maile says the provincial government will tomorrow make another payment towards servicing the e-toll historical debt. Maile addressed the media in Johannesburg earlier today, to give an update on the province’s progress in repaying the debt. This follows the decision made by government to scrap…
A soccer ball on a field. The Northern Cape Indoor Soccer League will compete in China in October this year. It is the only indoor soccer league in the province. The league was established six years ago and has witnessed significant growth, with an increasing demand for team participation. Chairperson of the league, Kgatliso Manake…
Sinothando Malinga funeral A sad and somber day for family and friends of Sinothando Malinga whose life was cut short tragically a week ago in Kariega, Eastern Cape. What started off as a get together with friends at a local house, ended in heart break and death. Malinga and her friend Ibanathi Peter were allegedly…
