Minister Hlabisa and other stakeholders at uThukela District Municipality Cooperative Governance Minister Velenkosini Hlabisa says the financial crisis facing the uThukela District Municipality, in KwaZulu-Natal poses a serious risk to staff salaries being paid, and services being delivered to residents. The uThukela District Municipality in KwaZulu-Natal has cited budget constraints as the reason for its…
Search operations for people who went missing after a bakkie incident that was swept by water in Msinga on Thursday night, 7 March 2026. The body of a fifth farm worker has been found in the Tugela River near Msinga in KwaZulu-Natal after a bakkie transporting workers was swept off a low-lying bridge during heavy…
File: North-West businessman Suliman Carrim Tensions flared at the Madlanga Commission as North-West businessman Suliman Carrim‘s lawyer, Kameel Premhid, clashed with the secretary over seating arrangements. The Commission has resumed after ruling against Carrim’s application to testify in camera. Carrim’s legal counsel had argued that his client had been receiving death threats. However, evidence leader…
File: Secretary to Parliament, Xolile George, Parliament’s Joint Standing Committee on Financial Management has concluded that the appointment and remuneration of Secretary to Parliament, Xolile George, followed proper procedures. George earns a total annual package of approximately four-point-four million rand, which has sparked controversy for exceeding President Cyril Ramaphosa’s salary. Despite concerns, an audit by…
Handcuffs police use to apprehend suspects. Five suspects had been arrested in connection with a shooting incident in the Marikana informal settlement in Philippi on the Cape Flats. Three men and a woman were killed on Saturday evening. The incident is suspected to be linked to extortion. The suspects are facing charges of murder, attempted…
North-West businessman Suliman Carrim’ The Madlanga Commission of Inquiry in Pretoria has ruled against North-West businessman Suliman Carrim‘s application to testify in camera on Monday. Carrim’s legal counsel had argued that his client had been receiving death threats. However, the commission has disputed the argument. Evidence leader Adila Hassim has argued that the threats against…
An empty court room. The nine suspects arrested in connection with the killing of a part-time lecturer at the Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) will be back in the Soshanguve Magistrate’s Court, north of Pretoria, on Monday morning. The suspects will apply for bail. They were in court last week when the matter was postponed….
File: Homeless person’s belongings seen on pavement About 700 homeless people have been removed from the Moore Road area in the Durban CBD. Police say the homeless people had established informal dwellings on the side of the road, making the area unsafe. It’s not clear where the homeless people have been relocated. Metro Police spokesperson…
The Madlanga Commission of Inquiry. The Commission of Inquiry into Criminality, Political Interference and Corruption in the Criminal Justice System, also known as the Madlanga Commission continues hearing witness testimony. LIVE STREAM:
City of Johannesburg’s Emergency Management Service (EMS) rescuers attending to a building collapse in Ormonde on March 2, 2026. An infrastructure specialist from GenTECH Consulting, Lufuno Ratsiku, says the construction industry in South Africa is facing a corruption crisis. The country has seen the recurrence of buildings collapsing, claiming dozens of lives. Nine construction workers…
