South African police officers at work. The South African Policing Union (SAPU) is allegedly blaming political interference in the appointment of a provincial police commissioner in North West. The Union’s allegations come as the South African Police Service (SAPS) is in the spotlight in recent weeks. This follows revelations by KwaZulu-Natal provincial police commissioner, Lieutenant…
FILE: Firefighters work at Parliament The Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) says it anticipates that the rebuilding of Parliament will be completed by the end of next year. The bank briefed the Joint Standing Committee on Financial Management of Parliament on progress made in rebuilding the damaged structures. The bank was commissioned to do…
FILE | Pupils using scholar transport. The North West Department of Community Safety and Transport Management has put aside more than R1 billion for transport operations. When presenting the R2.4 billion budget for the 2025/2026 financial year at the provincial legislature in Mahikeng, MEC Wessels Morweng said half of that budget will be allocated to…
The High Court in Johannesburg. Pre-school teacher Amber Lee Hughes has confessed to drowning her ex-boyfriend’s four-year-old daughter. Hughes appeared in the Johannesburg High Court facing two counts of rape and one count of murder. She told the court through her lawyer that she was suffering from Borderline Personality Disorder at the time of the…
Early Childhood Development centre Basic Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube has launched the Bana Pele Early Childhood Development (ECD) centres registration across the country. The intention is to get all ECD centres across the country registered. Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana has previously announced that the government has allocated R10 billion towards early childhood development. In an…
Constitutional Court. The Pestalozzi Trust has filed a Constitutional Court challenge against the Basic Education Laws Amendment Act. According to the Trust, Parliament failed to allow sufficient public participation, resulting in a flawed and potentially unconstitutional law. The Trust says for participation to be meaningful, there needs to have been adequate notice of public hearings,…
Five cash-in-transit robbery suspects have been shot and killed during a shootout with the police in Crown Mines, Johannesburg. Firearms have been recovered. Gauteng Police Commissioner Tommy Mthombeni says this was a crime intelligence-led operation by KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng police. Lt-General Mthombeni says the suspects were heavily armed and are linked to other CIT robberies….
Thembekile Letlape, the celebrity chef. The man accused of the 2024 murder of celebrity pastry chef Thembekile Letlape has been found guilty in the Johannesburg High Court. Sibusiso Zitha pleaded guilty to killing his partner, affectionately known as ‘The Pastry Chef’, by stabbing her multiple times during an argument in front of their then 10-year-old…
Member of Parliament’s Transport Portfolio Committee, Makashule Gana has called for enhanced security measures at the country’s airports, particularly at the O.R Tambo International Airport. This follows a serious security breach at OR Tambo after a passenger boarded a flight to Ethiopia with two training hand grenades in their checked luggage. The breach which was only…
The Roodepoort Magistrates’ Court in Johannesburg is hearing the bail application for Tiffany Meek 31, woman accused of the murder of her son Jayden-Lee Meek. Jayden-Lee was dropped off by his school transport on the day he went missing but never made it home. His body was found the following day by a resident in…
