Ekapa Mine in Kimberley in the Northern Cape. Rescue teams are still working to reach five miners trapped at Kimberley’s Ekapa Minerals mine almost a week after a mud rush incident. The men have been stuck underground since last Tuesday. Heavy rain in the city is likely to influence operations. National Union of Metalworkers of…
Taxi sign seen on top of an e-hailing vehicle. Six suspects linked to the brutal killing of 22-year-old e-hailing driver Isaac Satlat have appeared in the Pretoria Magistrates’ Court, and the matter has been postponed to the 3rd of March. Only five of the accused were brought before the court after an administrative error prevented…
Suspended Deputy National Police Commissioner General Shadrack Sibiya testifying at the Madlanga Commission. Suspended Deputy National Police Commissioner General Shadrack Sibiya claims that the voice recording produced by Witness C of attempted murder accused, Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala is AI generated. During his testimony, Witness C produced a voice recording where Matlala can be heard confirming…
Bullet casings on the ground at a crime scene. Five suspects have been killed during a shootout with the police’s Technical Response Team and National Intervention Unit in separate incidents in the Eastern Cape. The incidents occurred over the weekend. In the first incident, two alleged extortionists were in a vehicle linked to a kidnapped…
File: Robert Mugabe’s son being taken in for questioning. The son of the late former Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe and another suspect are expected to appear in the Alexandra Magistrates Court on Monday morning. Bellarmine “Chatunga” Mugabe and another man were arrested following the shooting of a 23-year-old gardener at Mugabe’s Hyde Park home, north…
Acting SIU head Leonard Lekgetho briefs media on finding into corruption at Home Affairs on 23 February 2026. South Africa’s immigration system has been turned into a marketplace where permits and visas are allegedly sold to the highest bidder. That is the stark finding presented before an official inquiry by the Home Affairs department. Acting…
Acting SIU head Leonard Lekgetho briefs media on finding into corruption at Home Affairs on 23 February 2026. South Africa’s immigration system has been turned into a marketplace where permits and visas are allegedly sold to the highest bidder. That is the stark finding presented before an official inquiry by the Home Affairs department. Acting…
An open road shown on the picture above. The N1 outside Louis Trichardt in Limpopo has been re-opened to traffic in both directions following a truck crash. Transport department spokesperson Matome Taueatsoala says a truck driver lost control, hit three vehicles, fell into a ditch and caught fire near the Hendrik Verwoerd tunnel. A truck…
Sanitary pads Head of the Department of Chemistry at the University of the Free State Professor Deon Visser says prolonged exposure to chemicals found in some sanitary pads could lead to several different disorders, including infertility and endometriosis in women. A study by the institution found that 23 sanitary pad brands contained at least two…
A South African Police Service graphic, illustrating a hunt for shooting suspects. Three people have been shot dead in Milnerton, Cape Town. Police say the incident occurred at the Ekuphumleni informal settlement in Du Noon in the early hours of Monday morning. Unidentified suspects opened fire on the deceased in front of a shack and…
