Communications and Digital Technologies Minister Solly Malatsi seen attending a meeting. Parliament’s Communications and Digital Technologies Committee Chairperson Khusela Diko says Minister Solly Malatsi will soon be hauled before Parliament to account for the withdrawal of the Draft National Artificial Intelligence Policy. Malatsi withdrew the draft policy after revelations by the department that it contains…
UCT reflects on resilience and renewal five years after the Jagger Library fire with “Opportunity in Loss” exhibition. The University of Cape Town (UCT) is marking five years since a devastating fire that destroyed parts of the Jagger Library and several other campus buildings. A commemorative exhibition titled “Opportunity in Loss” is now reflecting on…
Judgment on the bail application of Lekompo musician Lehlogonolo Chauke, popularly known as Shebe Maburna, is expected to be delivered at the Polokwane Magistrate’s Court in Limpopo. Livestream|
Bellarmine Mugabe and Tobias Matonhodze appear in the Alexandra Regional Court in Johannesburg on 29 April 2026. The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) in Gauteng has welcomed the sentences handed to Bellarmine Mugabe, son of the late former Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe and his co-accused, Tobias Matonhodze. The Alexandra Regional Court sentenced Mugabe to 24 months…
Rescue personnel had to use a heavy duty tow truck to lift the trailer and load of copper off the vehicle, in the accident on the M7 A female driver believed to be in her 50s has been killed in a multiple truck and vehicle crash on the M7 towards the Bluff near the N2…
March and March members protest in Johannesburg, calling for action on undocumented migrants and tighter immigration controls. Civil society group, March and March Movement, has given Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi seven days to respond to a memorandum of demands given to the Gauteng Legislature. On Wednesday, scores of March and March Movement members, including some…
FILE | A man holds Senzo Meyiwa’s picture during his memorial at the Moses Mabida Stadium in Durban. Accused 2 in the Senzo Meyiwa murder trial, Bongani Ntanzi, has concluded his testimony at the High Court in Pretoria. Ntanzi and four others are on trial for the 2014 murder of Senzo Meyiwa, who was shot…
Alleged mastermind behind Ngobozana massacre Mzukisi Ndamase (46). Accused number four in the trial within a trial of six men accused of brutally killing 18 people at Ngobozana village in Lusikisiki, Eastern Cape, has admitted during cross-examination that he was not assaulted during questioning. Thirty-three-year-old Bonga Hintsa was under cross-examination by State Counsel Advocate Mfundo…
Scientists uncover rare, camouflaged weevils in Richtersveld National Park, highlighting the park’s hidden biodiversity and the importance of ongoing research. New insect species have been discovered in the Richtersveld National Park in the Northern Cape. International entomologists, Dr Massimo Meregalli from Italy and Dr Roman Borovec from the Czech Republic, have discovered several new species…
Police are seen alongside members of the army in Cape Town as part of efforts to fight crime in this image captured on 01 April 2026. The Acting Police Minister, Professor Firoz Cachalia, says the deployment of soldiers in some provinces to assist police cannot be seen as a remedy to eradicate crime. Cachalia is…
