Westbury ward councilor in western Johannesburg, Marilyn Smous, says she doesn’t believe promises to rid of the area of gang violence will bear any fruit. Her comment comes after Acting Minister of Police, Firoz Cachalia, made the promise at a stakeholder engagement session with community leaders in Martindale, earlier on Monday. He was joined by…
File image | Vusimusi ‘Cat’ Matlala. Parliament’s Ad Hoc Committee is likely to travel to the Kgosi Mampuru C-max Prison to hear testimony from remanded detainee, Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala. WATCH | Parliament’s Ad Hoc Committee will work with the appropriate authorities to have the remanded detainee, Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala, appear before it in person. It…
[FILE IMAGE]: uMkhonto weSizwe Party member of Parliament, Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla. The Durban High Court has heard that there were more than 160 WhatsApp groups created with the intention to cause public disruption during the 2021 July unrest in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng. This is according to evidence led by the State’s first witness, the Hawks’ Major-General,…
A suspect has been hospitalised following a shooting at a Chubby Chick, in Potchefstroom Police in the North West have confirmed that a case of murder and attempted murder is being investigation following a shooting incident at the offices of poultry giant, Chubby Chick, in Potchefstroom, this morning. Provincial Police Spokesperson Adele Myburgh says a…
[FILE IMAGE]: Basic Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube speaking during an event. Education activist Hendrick Makaneta has commended the Minister of Basic Education, Siviwe Gwarube, for launching the Funda Uphumelele National Survey (FUNS), which is a study that measures early‑grade reading outcomes across eleven official languages. FUNS has been launched in Pretoria and provides the first…
South African under 17 national football team, Amajimbos. The South African under-17 national football team has achieved its first, advancing to the round of 32 at the FIFA Under-17 World Cup in Qatar. Amajimbos achieved this feat for the very first time and despite a 3-1 defeat to European champions, Italy, last night. South African U17…
Women For Change plans nation shutdown for the 21st of this month. Advocacy group, Women For Change, has criticised South Africa’s legislation on gender-based violence and femicide, saying it’s good only on paper. Many South Africans across social media have changed their profile pictures to purple in solidarity with a nationwide shutdown against GBVF set…
Ministerial stakeholder meeting. The community of Westbury in Johannesburg has expressed frustration and anger after not being invited to a ministerial stakeholder engagement this morning. The meeting is being attended by top police brass, including National Police Commissioner General Fannie Masemola and his Gauteng counterpart Tommy Mthombeni. The engagement which will also be held in…
Retired Deputy Police Chief Revo Spies. The Madlanga Commission has heard how a police informant Jaco Hanekom was killed after exposing the corruption of officers from the Ekurhuleni Metro Police Department. This is according to the evidence of Retired Deputy Police Chief Revo Spies who is testifying at the Madlanga Commission. Hanekom was killed after…
Vusimuzi ‘Cat’ Matlala and wife appear in the Alexandra Magistrate’s Court in Johannesburg on October 7, 2025. Parliament’s Ad Hoc Committee is investigating options to get testimony from remanded detainee, Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala. The committee was established after KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner, Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi’s allegations of criminal infiltration, corruption and political interference in the justice system….
