Suspect arrested during a police raid. The Hawks in KwaZulu-Natal are raiding various drug dens at different locations in Chatsworth, south of Durban. It is believed that law enforcement has been monitoring the locations for about a year. The drugs allegedly belong to known syndicates that the Hawks claim they have been investigating. A suspect…
Sanitary pads and tampons. The National Consumer Commission (NCC) has revealed that it will be investigating nine suppliers of sanitary pads that millions of South African women and girls use monthly. The announcement comes amid a recent study conducted by the University of the Free State, revealing that certain sanitary pads and panty liners may contain harmful endocrine-disrupting…
Suspects arrested in connection with the defrauding of the Mpumalanga Education Department make their first appearance at the Nelspruit Magistrate’s Court on February 23, 2026. More than 20 individuals involved in the R113 million fraud and corruption case in the Mpumalanga Education Department have been remanded in custody by the Nelspruit Magistrate’s Court. Magistrate Patrick Morris adjourned the matter…
Western Cape Police are investigating a double murder after two men were shot at the Witsand taxi rank in Atlantis. Police Spokesperson FC van Wyk says one of the victims died on the scene and the other at a nearby hospital. He says the Taxi Violence Investigation Unit is probing the matter. Van Wyk says,…
The Senzo Meyiwa murder trial continues at the High Court in Pretoria. LIVE STREAM:
The Lusikisiki crime scene cordoned off. The trial within a trial in the case of six men accused of mass murder of 18 people in Lusikisiki in the Eastern Cape has been adjourned until Wednesday. Proceedings were suspended by the Mthatha High Court sitting in Lusikisiki due to inclement weather causing noise in the court room. The state has called…
Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) vaccination drive. The North West Department of Agriculture says it is yet to determine where their latest batch of Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) vaccine doses will be administered. The latest batch comes a week after the province received 1 400 vaccine doses, which were administered to a dairy herd…
A view of the Cape Town International Airport. Cape Town International Airport has confirmed that power and operations are fully restored following a fire that caused flight suspensions and delays on Tuesday. Airports Company of South Africa (ACSA) spokesperson Ofentse Dijoe says the fire broke out at the International inner lane, landside. Dijoe says the…
Smoke is seen rising at the Town Substation in Vanderbijlpark in the Vaal after catching fire. Some residents of Vanderbijlpark in the Vaal are still without electricity following an explosion at their main substation on Sunday. The outage has affected several residential areas including Bophelong, Bonane and parts of the Vanderbijlpark CBD. Residents say they…
[File] People queueing to collect water. DA councillor for Ward 69, which covers parts of Westbury and Coronationville in Johannesburg, says she is unable to act when it comes to the lack of consistent water supply. Councillor Genevieve Sherman says she has been trying to get a permanent solution to the water crisis but to no…
