File image | Vusimusi ‘Cat’ Matlala. The Activists and Citizens Forum is demanding an investigation into possible corruption by a top official at the Kgosi Mampuru Prison, following allegations of a close relationship with alleged cartel member, Vusimuzi ‘Cat’ Matlala. This is after Lieutenant General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi told a parliamentary committee that Matlala received preferential…
Cast members seen at a movie set. The R7.5 billion Durban Film City project is seeing renewed progress following decades of legal disputes and municipal hurdles that stalled the beachfront development. Strategic interventions by the Presidential eThekwini Working Group have cleared the path for veteran producer Anant Singh to move forward with the world-class precinct….
President Cyril Ramaphosa President Cyril Ramaphosa is set to officiate a title deeds handover to claimant groups previously dispossessed of their land rights at Umzimkhulu, in southern KwaZulu-Natal. Ramaphosa, accompanied by Land Reform and Rural Development Minister Mzwanele Nyhontso, will restore over 17 000 hectares of land to four claimant communities. These are the St…
The South African Police Services (SAPS) say their compliance investigation into businessman Calvin Mathibeli‘s security company in Durban has linked weapons directly to the volatile Inanda area. Authorities have confirmed that 11 firearms belonging to the security company are currently in police custody at the Inanda police station. The compliance investigation follows a ruling by…
Unisa’s main campus in Pretoria. The University of South Africa (Unisa) believes persistent attacks by one of its senior officials, which tainted the image of the institution, will now come to an end. This week, the High Court in Pretoria interdicted the institution’s former Registrar, Professor Steward Mothata, from continuing with actions and communications that…
President Cyril Ramaphosa says job creation remains government’s top priority, as South Africa continues to grapple with high unemployment. Addressing the opening of News24’s On The Record Summit at the Cape Town International Convention Centre, the President stresses that unemployment is not the result of a single failure, but the outcome of deep seated historical…
Slain cousins killed in Mamelodi. The case against 38-year-old Tebogo Mnisi, who is linked to the killing of cousins Tshiamo and Baleseng Moramaga in Mamelodi East in October last year, has been postponed in the Mamelodi Magistrate’s Court. The postponement to the 20th of May 2026 is to allow for further investigations, including the collection of an outstanding post-mortem report…
KZN businessman, Calvin Mathibeli. Police will go ahead with their firearms compliance inspection on the premises of a Durban-based security company, which belongs to businessman Calvin Mathibeli. This was after the High Court in Durban dismissed his urgent application to interdict the police from inspecting Calvin and Family Security Services. Police spokesperson Vincent Mukhathi says…
FILE | Cracked vehicle’s windshield. Five people have been killed in a head-on collision between a truck and a light motor vehicle on the R566 near Rama City in Akasia, Pretoria. Authorities say the crash happened on Wednesday night. They say the truck veered onto oncoming traffic before colliding with the other vehicle, which was…
The hijacking crime scene in Benoni on the East Rand on March 19, 2026. Three suspects have been killed in a shootout with police in Benoni on the East Rand. The South African Police Service (SAPS) in Gauteng say this follows a high-speed chase after a hijacking, attempted murder and kidnapping incident in Crystal Park…
