Police call for closer community ties to fight crime

Deputy minister of Police, Mr Cassel Mathale addressing community members in Eldorado Park 2 minutes Deputy police minister Cassel Mathale has urged communities to work closely with police, as this will go a long way in combating and defeating crime. Mathale and Deputy National Commissioners of Crime Detection, Lieutenant General Shadrack Sibiya, among others, led…

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Djokovic trounces Musetti to reach Miami Open quarters

Serbia’s Novak Djokovic 2 minutes Novak Djokovic won 12 of the last 14 games of his match against Lorenzo Musetti to crush the Italian 6-2 6-2 and reach the quarterfinals of the Miami Open in his best performance since the Australian Open. The momentum in the rain-delayed match seemed to swing in Djokovic’s favour when…

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Mbeki and Kabila meet in Johannesburg amid DRC tensions

1 minute Former Presidents Thabo Mbeki and Joseph Kabila held talks at the Thabo Mbeki Foundation in Johannesburg, focusing on African leadership and development. The meeting between the two leaders comes after the collapse of DRC talks in Luanda, Angola. The discussions were aimed at finding the lasting peace in the eastern DRC. The M23 movement…

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By-election to be held in Oudtshoorn’s Ward 9

[File Image]: A voter places his ballot paper inside a ballot box after casting his vote. 1 minute A by-election will be held today at Ward 9 in Oudtshoorn in the Little Karoo, which includes parts of Dysselsdorp, Schoemanshoek and other outlying areas. The by-election follows Patriotic Alliance (PA) councillor, Bertram Jantjies, joining the Democratic…

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Home Affairs to get involved in registration of spaza shops

Residents stand outside a spaza convenience shop 2 minutes The Home Affairs Department is getting involved in the registration of spaza shops and will determine if the foreign nationals’ permits allow them to run a business in the country. Last Sunday, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced that spaza shops owners had 21 days in which to…

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Authority to disband PKTT lies exclusively with National Police Commissioner: Van Rooyen

Major General Petronella van Rooyen testifying at the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry on 25 September 2025. Police Major General Petronella van Rooyen has told the Madlanga Commission in Pretoria that the authority to disband the KwaZulu-Natal Political Killings Task Team (PKTT) lies exclusively with National Police Commissioner, General Fannie Masemola.  The hearing has been adjourned until Friday.  Van Rooyen is the head of Governance, Legislation and…

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