Inside a court room The South African Prisoners’ Organisation for Human Rights (SAPOHR) has called for transparency in the out-of-court settlement process for criminal cases. This as they express concern about the alleged corruption within the criminal justice system, citing a lack of trust in prosecutors. The settlement aims to alleviate the backlog of court…
FILE | The remains of a burnt car and a sign block the road after stick-wielding protesters marched through the streets, as violence following the jailing of former president Jacob Zuma spread to the country’s main economic hub in Johannesburg, South Africa, July 11, 2021. The trial of the alleged July 2021 unrest instigator, Bonginkosi…
Scenes at a a suspected illegal blanket manufacturing factory in Industria West in Johannesburg where officials pounced on hijacked buildings on 07 July 2025. The MMC for Human Settlements Mlungisi Mabaso has raised serious concerns over the inhumane living conditions in hijacked buildings across Johannesburg. His remarks come after an operation led by himself and…
SA Police Service vehicle used in arrests of illegal miners Five suspected illegal miners have been arrested at Atok and Ga-Phasha villages outside Burgersfort in Limpopo. Police spokesperson Masekela Magoro says a driver was arrested for allegedly illegally transporting chrome at Atok. A truck has also been confiscated. The driver was also found to be…
Health Minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi speaks at a government function. Health Minister Dr. Aaron Motsoaledi says he will act in due course on recommendations contained in a report on medical aid schemes. The Section 59 Investigation Panel into allegations of racial discrimination by medical aid schemes against black healthcare providers concluded that the right of…
Eastern Cape Judge President Selby Mbenenge at the Judicial Conduct Tribunal hearing into his alleged sexual harassment in Johannesburg on January 20, 2025. Eastern Cape Judge President Selby Mbenenge says that his “relationship” with Judges’ Secretary Andiswa Mengo was a flirtatious one that did not gravitate to a romantic relationship. The top Judge is currently…
KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi addressing the media in Durban, July 6, 2025. On Sunday, KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner, Lieutenant General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi made startling allegations during a special operational briefing in Durban, accusing senior police and government officials of deliberately dismantling the task team investigating political killings in the province. The KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner specifically…
File Image: The South African Revenue Service (SARS) Commissioner, Edward Kieswetter addresses a media briefing. The South African Revenue Service (SARS) Commissioner Edward Kieswetter says South Africans must wait for President Cyril Ramaphosa to take action over allegations made by KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner, Lieutenant-General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi. The provincial Commissioner has accused Police Minister Senzo Mchunu…
Parts of Mthatha in the Eastern Cape submerged in flood water. R1.2 billion in disaster relief funds will be awarded to various municipalities across the country from July to August this year. The Eastern Cape province, which was severely impacted by the recent floods that claimed 103 lives including school children and where widespread destruction…
Eastern Cape Judge President Selby Mbenenge appears at the Judicial Conduct Tribunal on 07 July 2025. Eastern Cape Judge President Selby Mbenenge says the notion that a judge should never seek to have a romantic relationship with a person of a “lower class, age, status or category at work” is difficult to fathom. Mbenenge is…
