SANDF troops. Parliament’s Joint Standing Committee on Defence says it will be recommending that Treasury increase the budget to the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) in order to re-enforce border patrols. The committee is on a two-day oversight visit at the Beitbridge Border Post and the borderline outside Musina in Limpopo. The borderline is…
Pupils getting into a scholar transport. The Eastern Cape government has committed to paying all outstanding, compliant invoices of scholar transport operators by Thursday and clearing payment backlogs by the 16th of November. Premier Oscar Mabuyane held a meeting with scholar transport operators in East London on Wednesday, following a two-day shutdown by the operators…
Migrants attempting to enter South Africa illegally. Chairperson of the Joint Standing Committee on Defence, Dr Malusi Gigaba, says underfunding for the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) is making it difficult to prevent illegal immigration, smuggling, and other cross-border crimes. Gigaba is leading the committee on an oversight visit to the borderline between South…
SA flag. Security strategist Andy Mashaile says South Africa plunging 50 places in the global ranking for safety further compromises its prospects of being removed from the Financial Action Task Force grey list. This follows a report by the Global Safety Index which ranked 166 countries on safety and security. South Africa is now positioned at 129…
Former radio presenter Ngizwe Mchunu appears at the Randburg Magistrates court. Former Ukhozi FM presenter Ngizwe Mchunu may be in trouble again. Mchunu recently caused a stir on social media after his remarks condemning an LGBTIQ+ couple who were seen on social media, dressed in Zulu traditional regalia during their wedding ceremony. Mchunu denounced the…
Emergency services, police officers and rescue teams are trying to locate a light aircraft near Nottingham Road in Howick, KwaZulu-Natal after receiving reports of a plane crash. Midlands EMS spokesperson Roland Robertson says the search is being hampered by thick mist. “Midlands EMS are currently on scene in the Nottingham Road area, just outside Howick,…
SATAWU members marching on the streets of Polokwane demanding that the employer, the Great North Transport pay workers their pension funds, May 28. Disgruntled current and former workers of the government-owned bus company, Great North Transport, have marched to Satawu and the office of the Limpopo Premier in Polokwane, Limpopo. The workers are demanding over…
Prasa’s newly revamped 700-bed 12 storey building is seen during its opening in Braamfontein in Johannesburg on 14 October 2025. The Passenger Rail Association of South Africa (Prasa) has opened a new student residence in Braamfontein, Johannesburg. Complete with 700 beds, the redeveloped 12-storey building will provide safe and affordable housing to students from nearby…
Police emblem ActionSA has expressed concern over a delay in the release of South Africa’s crime statistics for the first quarter of the 2025/26 financial year. The figures were due at the end of August, the same period in which SAPS released last year’s data. The delay comes amid deepening turmoil within the Police Ministry,…
Gauteng Education MEC Matome Chiloane together with other MECs update the media on the implementation of the provincial government’s key priorities in Johannesburg on October 15, 2025 Gauteng Health and Wellness MEC Nomantu Nkomo-Ralehoko says they are going to prioritise infrastructure maintenance in hospitals around the province. She was speaking at a joint media briefing…
