The 16-hour hostage situation in Mamelodi, east of Pretoria, has ended in devastation following unsuccessful attempts by police’s hostage negotiators. The police constable, who allegedly held two of his family members hostage, has shot himself dead in the early hours of this morning. This happened shortly after he agreed to release his mother. She was…
The SAHRC report found that many South Africans still face critical challenges in accessing clean water. People living in informal settlements continue to face critical challenges in accessing clean water and sanitation, a basic human right that remains out of reach for many. The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) released its 2024/2025 Human Rights…
School classroom with tables and chairs. Gauteng Education MEC Matome Chiloane says he is deeply saddened by the tragic passing of a Grade 8 girl learner from Qalabotjha Secondary School in Vlakfontein, Johannesburg South. The learner reportedly collapsed at school on Tuesday before emergency services arrived. According to the department’s spokesperson Steve Mabona, there are…
Empty bed inside of a healthcare facility. Judgment in the matter between Solidarity Trade Union and others versus the Health Minister, Department of Health Director-General and the President has been reserved. The Constitutional Court heard an application for confirmation of a declaration of invalidity made by the Pretoria High Court on section 36 to 40…
A board showing Tiyelelani Secondary School Authorities in Pretoria say they are deeply disturbed by numerous allegations of child grooming and statutory rape at Tiyelelani High School in Soshanguve, north of Pretoria. This is according to a statement by City of Tshwane, Community and Social Development Services MMC Palesa Modise. Her comments come after learners…
A South African voting The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) has announced that it will not be implementing an electronic voting system for next year’s local government elections (LGE). IEC officials met with members of the Mpumalanga Provincial Legislature and the South African Local Government Association (Salga) to discuss preparations for the upcoming elections and to…
Deputy National Police Commissioner for Crime Detection Shadrack Sibiya. The Gauteng High Court in Pretoria dismissed Deputy National Police Commissioner for Crime Detection, Lieutenant-General Shadrack Sibiya‘s bid to return to work. This comes after National Police Commissioner General Fannie Masemola ordered Sibiya to stay at home pending an investigation. The decision came after Sibiya was…
Graduation ceremony of new metro police officers at Athlone Stadium in Cape Town, 9 September 2025. The City of Cape Town has conceded it needs to do more to curb gang violence on the Cape Flats. This as 700 new Metro Police Officers are set to graduate at the Athlone Stadium on Tuesday. The City’s…
Gauteng Health MEC Nomantu Nkomo-Ralehoko addressed the post-budget briefing at the Provincial Legislature on July 16, 2025. The Democratic Alliance (DA) has again called for the removal of the Gauteng Health MEC, Nomantu Nkomo-Ralehoko and the Health Department head, Lesiba Malotana. This follows a revelation that the department has an outstanding debt of R8 billion…
Beds inside of a healthcare facility. The Constitutional Court has heard from Counsel on behalf of the Solidarity Trade Union and others that nothing in the National Health Act (NHA) constrains the Minister in deciding what health services might or might not be subject to a certificate of need. A certificate of need is a…
