[File image]: A child running in the passage. Child welfare organisations in Chatsworth say parents are increasingly normalising violence and abuse against children, as concerns grow over rising cases of physical and sexual abuse in the community. The warning was raised at a school visit at Alencon Primary School, south of Durban, where professionals from…
The late former Zambian President Edgar Lungu. The family of the late former Zambian president, Edgar Lungu, has turned to the Supreme Court of Appeal in Bloemfontein for a different conclusion over the burial of their beloved. The family argues that the High Court in Pretoria erred when it upheld the Zambian Government’s claims to repatriate…
[FILE] The object of the bill states that it seeks “to amend section 25 of the constitution, to ensure that the right to property may be limited in such a way that, where land is expropriated for land reform, the amount of compensation may be nil”. A meeting between Minister of Land Reform and Rural…
[FILE] Court gavel Lobby group AfriForum has filed a High Court application to reverse the renaming of Graaff-Reinet to Robert Sobukwe Town, citing an unlawful process. Afriforum says the 240-year-old Eastern Cape town holds significant cultural and historical value for residents. Sport, Arts and Culture Minister Gayton McKenzie maintains that due process was followed, as…
Legal battle over Edgar Lungu’s remains taken to the Supreme Court of Appeal The Supreme Court of Appeal is hearing former Zambian President Edgar Lungu’s family’s appeal against the Gauteng High Court in Pretoria’s judgment, which found that Zambia is entitled to repatriate Lungu’s remains for the purposes of a State funeral and burial. Lungu…
FILE | Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) vaccination drive in Fisantekraal, Cape Town. The Garden Route District Municipality says a new case of Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD) has been identified on a small dairy farm at Oudtshoorn in the Little Karoo. This latest case is near Matjiesrivier in the Cango Valley, an area that’s still cut…
[FILE] Five suspects have been arrested on charges of contravening the Foreign Military Assistance Act. Two police officers have been arrested on corruption charges after allegedly demanding R1 000 from a suspect as bail money ahead of his court appearance in Pietermaritzburg. KwaZulu-Natal police said the officers were arrested by the Provincial Anti-Corruption Unit after…
Home Affairs Minister Dr. Leon Schreiber, together with Border Management Authority (BMA) Commissioner Michael Masiapato addressed members of the media in Pretoria on May 29, 2026. Home Affairs Minister Leon Schreiber says the era of porous border posts is gradually coming to an end. He addressed the media together with the Border Management Authority (BMA)…
Prisoner behind bars The Democratic Alliance (DA) has called for urgent parole reforms following an investigation which found that nearly 28 000 parolees are reportedly untraceable. Findings by the AmaBhungane Centre for Investigative Journalism found that the Department of Correctional services cannot account for 27 797 high-risk parolees who have absconded. Among them are convicted…
Preparations underway for the Annual Wreath Laying Ceremony and the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers commemoration to be held on Friday, 29 May 2026. Families of fallen soldiers, military veterans, dignitaries, and members of the South African National Defence Force have gathered at De Brug in Bloemfontein, Free State, to commemorate the International Day…
