Free State police seize khat, crystal meth and mandrax valued at R580 000, as well as cash. Four suspects are expected to appear in the Bloemfontein Magistrate’s Court on Monday, following a series of high-impact police operations over the weekend in Heidedal. During the operation, the police confiscated drugs with an estimated street value…
An inspector checks cattle for foot and mouth disease. A proactive livestock vaccination programme is underway at Fisantekraal (near Durbanville) in the Western Cape to prevent the Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD). This is a risk mitigation vaccination programme that the province is undertaking in the area to prevent the spread of FMD. Several other…
File image of a car. Thousands of petrol heads gathered for one of the biggest car shows in the country, the George Old Car Show in the Garden Route region in the Western Cape. The event has grown into one of the country’s most celebrated motoring exhibitions. It attracts collectors, restorers, and enthusiasts from across…
Scholar transport vehicle. The Limpopo Department of Transport says scholar transport operators will be given 60 days, starting from Monday, February 16, 2026, to finalise their operating documentation. The department says during this period, unroadworthy vehicles, operators without proof of agreements with parents, as well as bakkies and trucks used to transport learners, will be impounded. Department…
Outside High Court in the Western Cape. The trial of alleged underworld crime boss, Jerome Booysen, is expected to continue in the Western Cape High Court on Monday. On Wednesday last week, the state requested a postponement after Booysen fell ill. The cross-examination of the state witness, known as Mr X was underway, with the…
Livestock seen in a kraal. Some livestock farmers in Niani in Limpopo along the border with Zimbabwe say they are concerned about the dilapidated redline fence and that it is not fixed. The fence serves as a disease control mechanism to protect livestock from potential diseases. Farmers say the broken fence makes their livestock susceptible…
Damaged house after heavy rains caused flood damage. The Municipal Infrastructure Support Agent (MISA) says Mpumalanga municipalities will need billions of rand to rehabilitate infrastructure that has been severely damaged by the recent floods. MISA visited the municipalities in the province, which includes City of Mbombela, Nkomazi, and Bushbuckridge, to conduct inspections on the extent…
Water and Sanitation Minister, Pemmy Majodina. Water and Sanitation Minister, Pemmy Majodina, says high water demand in South Africa is posing a challenge to the country’s infrastracture. She was speaking on the sidelines of the African Union (AU) Heads of State and Government Summit in Addis Ababa in Ethiopia. The AU has declared 2026 the…
Secretary-General of the African National Congress, Fikile Mbalula. The Secretary-General of the African National Congress (ANC), Fikile Mbalula, has paid tribute to the late Bishop Dr John Bolana. He was addressing mourners at the bishop’s funeral service in Gqeberha, in the Eastern Cape. Mbalula described Bolana as a devoted spiritual leader who played a significant…
South African Social Security Agency (Sassa). The South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) says it would have saved about R500 million from the 70 000 people recently suspended from its grant payment system. The suspensions followed a grant review process aimed at improving the system’s reliability and integrity. For the current financial year, SASSA planned…
