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…
The Ditsobotla Local Municipality in Lichtenburg in the North West has cut electricity supply to several businesses, government offices and schools, citing non-payment of electricity debts. The municipality is facing severe financial challenges, including its own R1.4 billion debt to Eskom. Acting Chief Financial Officer of the municipality, Ntesang Moagi, says residents and businesses were…
Judge Nambitha Dambuza Constitutional Court Justice Nambitha Dambuza says the reopening of inquests into apartheid-era murders reflects the enduring reach of the law. She was delivering the annual Griffiths and Victoria Mxenge Memorial Lecture at Nelson Mandela University. The lecture honours the legacy of the late Griffiths and Victoria Mxenge, both anti-apartheid activists and legal…
An official from the City of Johannesburg is seen during an operation to dismantle illegal informal settlements at Ginger Park in Sandton on 25 July 2025. More than a dozen illegal immigrants have been arrested during an operation early this morning at the Ginger Informal Settlement in Sandton, led by the City of Johannesburg. The…
Keyboard for job application. The Gauteng Department of Community Safety has issued a warning about fraudulent job advertisements circulating on social media and fake websites. The adverts target applicants for the Gauteng Traffic Warden and Traffic Police programmes. Members of the public are urged to ignore information from unofficial sources as it may be inaccurate…
Minister of Education in the Western Cape David Maynier is seen with Premier Alan Winde, Provincial Minister of Mobility Isaac Sileku and other ministers during the launch of the Planet Youth 2025 Survey at Mondale High School in Mitchell’s Plain on 24 June 2025. The Western Cape Government has officially launched a safety programme identified…
