Home Affairs building in Germiston engulfed in flames. ActionSA has condemned the arson attack on the Germiston Home Affairs building calling it an unacceptable and an unlawful act that targets public infrastructure. The party say they acknowledge the desperation and distress of those facing eviction from Pharoe Park, however, the illegal hijacking of buildings…
Grade 11 learners Elihle Msomi and Sinazo Nzama. Two learners from Adams College south of Durban will be representing South Africa in Sweden in a global science competition. Grade 11 learners Elihle Msomi and Sinazo Nzama started a project called Aqua Crusader. It’s a robot that extracts pollutants like microplastics from rivers and the sea….
Grade 11 learners Elihle Msomi and Sinazo Nzama. Two learners from Adams College south of Durban will be representing South Africa in Sweden in a global science competition. Grade 11 learners Elihle Msomi and Sinazo Nzama started a project called Aqua Crusader. It’s a robot that extracts pollutants like microplastics from rivers and the sea….
The High Court in Cape Town. The cross-examination of the state expert in the trial of alleged underworld boss, Jerome Booysen and eleven others, is expected to continue in the High Court in Cape Town on Tuesday. The state had earlier led evidence on the intercepted cellphone records of murder accused Booysen from 2016. At…
[File image] South Africa’s unemployment rate has increased to 33.2% in the 2nd quarter of 2025 from 32.9 recorded during the first quarter. The country created 19 thousand jobs in the first quarter. More than 140 000 jobs were lost. Unemployment has ticked up in the South African economy. Releasing the Quarterly Labour Force Survey,…
Approximately 1,000 illegal immigrants and illegal miners are currently being retrieved from a mine in the Barberton area. 83 suspected illegal miners arrested at the Sheba gold mine in Barberton, Mpumalanga, have each been granted bail of R2 000. Over 400 suspects, including South Africans and migrants, appeared in the Barberton Magistrate’s Court yesterday. They…
Two suspects have been arrested in Delft and Steenberg in Cape Town in separate incidents for the illegal possession of firearms and ammunition. Police spokesperson Wesley Twigg says police members in Delft were conducting crime prevention operations when members noticed and followed a vehicle at the N-2 Gateway. Twigg says members conducted a search…
A placard created for Litwina Johnson was held during a demonstration for her return after she disappeared. The community of De Aar in the Northern Cape says it will petition the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) to oppose bail against two men accused of murder and defeating the ends of justice. The two were arrested after…
Emergency services have cordoned off the scene. It is believed that it was set alight by protesters who are unhappy about recent evictions from flats in the area and are demanding to be allowed to move back without paying rent. City of Ekurhuleni Emergency Services Spokesperson, William Ntladi, says that firefighters have arrived on the…
FW de Klerk Foundation urges government to empower citizens in National Dialogue. The FW de Klerk Foundation has reiterated its call for the government to give South Africans an opportunity to elect their own representatives to drive the National Dialogue. Legacy foundations, including the Thabo Mbeki Foundation, have withdrawn from the Preparatory Task Team, arguing…
