Hostel dwellers want flats to be refurbished Once again, close to 2 000 flats built adjacent to the Dube Hostel in Soweto have come under the spotlight with the Human Settlements MMC in the City of Johannesburg, Mlungisi Mabaso, saying that almost R100-million of taxpayers’ money has been regrettably wasted. The flats remain unoccupied and…
The Department of Correctional Services (DCS), together with the South African Police Service (SAPS), carried out a surprise raid at the Matatshe Correctional Centre in Thohoyandou on Friday evening. The operation involved a thorough search of the facility. National Commissioner of Correctional Services, Makgothi Thobakgale, said that inmates often smuggle contraband into their cells after…
Police at Port Alfred, Eastern Cape, have opened an investigation after a 22-year-old man from Limpopo went missing at East Beach on Friday. It is alleged that three friends, two males and a female, who are Rhodes University students, had gone swimming at East Beach when all three may have been caught in rip currents….
National Commissioner of Correctional Services, Makgothi Samuel Thobakgale Correctional Services authorities have conducted a prison raid at the Matatshe Correctional Centre in Thohoyandou, Limpopo. Officials confiscated drugs, more than 20 cellphones and various electronics during the operation held last night. National Commissioner Makgothi Thobakgale led the correctional services guards and police in the search and…
The City of Tshwane has welcomed a High Court judgment setting aside the Rooiwal Wastewater Treatment Plant tender to corruption-accused Edwin Sodi’s company, Blackhead Consulting. The High Court in Pretoria found that the awarding of the 2019 multimillion-rand tender did not comply with legal and procedural requirements. It ordered that Sodi’s companies and their joint…
The community of Middlepos, Saldanha, affected by flooding, June 26, 2025. Humanitarian aid organisation Gift of the Givers says hundreds of residents across the Western Cape are still affected by the cold and stormy weather. In Lotus Park Informal Settlement in Gugulethu, the Gift of the Givers dispensed help to hundreds of affected residents. Community…
Cars driving on a rainy day. Road management company, the N3 Toll Concession, has advised winter holidaymakers to exercise caution on the road during the cold weather. The company says a review of crash data from the 2024 winter season shows that a number of crashes occur at night. Chief operating officer of N3 Toll…
Three heavily armed suspects have been fatally shot in a shootout with members of the Tactical Response Team (TRT) at Nkawukazi village in Ngqeleni, Eastern Cape. Police say their members were assisting a security company that was following up on a lead regarding a vehicle hijacked in Gauteng. On approaching the house, the police were…
A 49-year-old man from Hluhluwe in KwaZulu-Natal has been sentenced to four life terms for raping his four biological children. The man was found guilty and sentenced by the Eshowe Regional Court. The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) says the abuse occurred while the children and their mother lived with the man. The mother reported the case…
The City of Cape Town says the South African Weather Service (SAWS) has issued a Level One warning for disruptive rainfall, expected to continue across the Western Cape throughout Friday evening. This may lead to localised flooding and worsen already challenging conditions, particularly in low-lying areas and locations where the ground is saturated. NGO partners…
