The Portfolio Committee on Correctional Services says the Department should start a process of consultations with other countries for inmate exchange programmes so that foreign inmates can serve sentences in their countries of origin. This is to reduce the burden on the state. Correctional Services Chair Committee, Kgomotso Ramolobeng, says this is concerning. “The committee…
[File image]: Tshediso Matona is Head of the Broad-based Black Economic Empowerment Commission The Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment Commissioner has raised concerns on the adequate implementation and the future of Black Economic Empowerment in the country. The B-BBEE legislation was adopted through Section 9(2) of the Constitution to redress the socio-economic imbalances that were created…
A sign cautioning of an accident. Two separate vehicle crashes in Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal on Sunday morning have claimed the life of a pedestrian and left 19 people injured. Advanced Life support paramedics say in the first incident, a taxi and a bakkie collided on the intersection of Umlaas road and the R56. Eighteen passengers in…
[File Image]: Residents walk across a flooded road following severe weather. The KwaZulu-Natal department of Human Settlements says it has concluded the purchase of Montclair Lodge to accommodate flood victims. The lodge that previously belonged to Transnet is in the south of Durban, has more than 260 rooms and can accommodate up to 600 people….
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa. The presidency says President Cyril Ramaphosa will tonight take the nation into his confidence following allegations made by KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi against politicians and senior police officers. It’s been a week since Mkhwanazi made explosive allegations against Police Minister Senzo Mchunu accusing him of corrupt activities with notorious…
Eastern Cape Judge President Selby Mbenenge appears at the Judicial Conduct Tribunal on 07 July 2025. The Masimanyane Women’s Rights International has expressed concern about the developments in the Judicial Tribunal hearing of the Eastern Cape Judge President, Selby Mbenenge. The organisation says it is unhappy with the lack of accountability for the harm that…
Vusi “Cat Matlala’s and three others appear in the Alexandra Magistrate’s Court north of Johannesburg, July 11, 2025. Attempted murder accused Vusimuzi ‘Cat’ Matlala might face more charges after the state indicated that it would be centralizing two other cases in which the accused are implicated. Matlala, along with his wife and two co-accused, appeared…
KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi held a media briefing last Sunday. North West-based businessman Brown Mogotsi has refuted KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi‘s recent allegations against him and Police Minister Senzo Mchunu. Mogotsi is at the center of Mkhwanazi’s allegation that senior political figures, and top police officials are linked to the controversial disbandment of…
Beds in hospital. The Free State Health Department says it is diverting maternity patients to relevant health facilities following the closure of the maternity ward at the National District Hospital in Bloemfontein. Health Spokesperson Mondli Mvambi says the closure follows the issuing of Prohibition Notice by the Department of Labour against the maternity ward due…
[File image] Accident road sign. Five people have died in a crash on the N4 in North West. Four vehicles collided between Groot Marico and Swartruggens. It is alleged that a delivery vehicle towing another vehicle overtook a car and then collided with two oncoming vehicles. Four women and a man succumbed to their injuries…
