File | Contralesa President Kgosi Mokoena addressing a CoGTA event in Mpumalanga. Congress of Traditional Leaders of South Africa (Contralesa) President Kgosi Mathupa Mokoena says the Department of Justice (DOJ) must come up with a plan to protect whistleblowers and witnesses after Marius van der Merwe was assassinated over the weekend. Last month, Van der…
National Police Commissioner General Fannie Masemola briefing the media in Saulsville, 8 Dec 2025. National Police Commissioner Fannie Masemola says the arrest of three suspects is imminent following the murder of 12 people at a tavern in Saulsville, Pretoria. Thirteen others were injured. One of the three suspects is a parolee who was released in…
FILE | Mobile toilets A special tribunal has ordered that 16 officials of the KwaZulu-Natal Department of Education face disciplinary action for being implicated in the unlawful awarding of a multi-million rand chemical toilet contract. The Special Investigating Unit found that the contract valued at more than R2.5 million was irregularly awarded in June 2020…
File image | An inside view of a South African court room. A South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) freelance radio presenter Nonkululeko Mantula and four other accused have been granted bail by the Kempton Park Magistrate’s Court, east of Johannesburg. The five appeared in court on charges related to the alleged recruitment of people for…
A drop of water from a tap. The Democratic Alliance in Johannesburg has called for an investigation into what is says is the City of Johannesburg’s water infrastructure funding failures. The party also want the investigation to look into the city’s increasing use of water tankers since 2023. The DA’s Belinda Echeozonjoku says they’ve written…
The investigating officer in the bail application of a prominent Limpopo musician says some police officers and NPA officials are being investigated for alleged misconduct. The investigating officer in the bail application of a prominent Limpopo musician says some police officers and NPA officials are being investigated for alleged misconduct. Warrant Officer Phaladi Makola says…
The Department of Home Affairs says their office working hours will be extended from today until the 19th of this month. The Department of Home Affairs says their office working hours will be extended from today until the 19th of this month. A second extension of the working hours will also take place next year…
Lekompo musician Shebe Maburna seen in the dock during his bail hearing. The investigating officer in the case of Lekompo musician, Lehlohonolo Chauke, popularly known as Shebe Maburna, has told the Polokwane Magistrate’s Court that the accused is not a first time offender. He is applying for bail after his arrest last month. Chauke is…
Witness D’s car The family of Marius Van der Merwe, known as ‘Witness D’, is inconsolable following his fatal shooting. Van der Merwe was brutally shot dead outside his home in Brakpan, East of Johannesburg, on Friday night, when he was travelling with his wife and two children. He testified at the Madlanga Commission…
Taxi carrying passengers The National Taxi Alliance in Gauteng has condemned the removal of taxis from the Fourways Mall precinct in Johannesburg. Last week, Johannesburg Metropolitan Police Department (JMPD) officers removed taxi operators from the corner of Winnie Mandela Drive and Fourways Boulevard, near the mall, for operating illegally. This area has long operated as…
