Prof Glenda Daniels, SA Editors Forum’s Secretary General. Women journalists in certain African countries have encountered extreme online harassment due to their journalism and/or for having a public profile, according to a 2014 study (Barton & Storm). This has not abated, with 73% of women journalists saying they experienced harassment and bullying on platforms such…
Johannesburg’s newly constructed Lilian Ngoyi Street pictured on 01 September 2025. The Democratic Alliance (DA) has criticised Johannesburg Mayor Dada Morero over the Lilian Ngoyi Street upgrade, saying it has missed deadlines and incurred budget overruns. This is after City of Johannesburg Mayor Dada Morero announced that the street would be reopened next week. The…
A member of the EFF holds up a poster saying “arrest this murderer” during a protest outside the medical practice of a doctor in Kroonstad whose grandson is accused of killing a man on their farm. Dr Koos Troskie, the grandfather of the suspect accused of killing and burying a person in a shallow grave…
[FILE IMAGE]: Bullets seen at a crime scene. Two by-standers have been shot and killed during a cash-in-transit robbery at Barry Marais Road in Boksburg in Ekurhuleni in Gauteng. Police say the cash van was rammed by a silver Mercedes-Benz, causing it to overturn onto a minibus taxi with seven occupants. Five people were injured…
A bullet casing on the road. Two security officers from a cash-in-transit company have sustained minor injuries after a heist on the N8 outside Bloemfontein towards Botshabelo in the Free State. The Hawks say the incident happened earlier today when suspects rammed the vehicle transporting money. The security officers are receiving medical attention in hospital….
Chairperson of the Information Regulator, Advocate Pansy Tlakula. The South African Information Regulator says artificial intelligence in the media space has become a major cause of disinformation and fake news. The remarks were made on day two of the M20 Summit, which kicked off on Monday in Melrose Arch in Johannesburg. The Summit runs on…
Setting at day 2 of the M20 Summit in Johannesburg, 2 September 2025. The highlights of the 2025 M20 programme, a two-day conference on media and information integrity running on the sidelines of the G20 programme in South Africa. Gallery by: Walter Moropa
File image | Taxis seen parked at a taxi rank. Clermont and KwaDabeka residents near Pinetown have been left stranded following a taxi shutdown by the Clermont and KwaDabeka Taxi Association. The association issued a statement on Monday saying that the taxis will not be operational on Tuesday. The association’s secretary, Sibusiso Khanyezi, says that…
Senzo Meyiwa’s murder trial continues at the High Court in Pretoria. Judgment in the discharge application brought by accused number four, Mthokoziseni Maphisa, is expected to be delivered on Tuesday. LIVE STREAM:
City of Johannesburg’s rehabilitated Lillian Ngoyi Street. The Johannesburg Roads Agency Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Zweli Nyathi, has sought to address concerns about delays in reopening Lilian Ngoyi Street in Johannesburg Central Business District (CBD). Nearly two years after an underground gas explosion tore it apart, the street has finally undergone major repairs. The city…
