Sunflower field Rural safety and poor road infrastructure continue to pose risks to the farming community and farmers say these factors prevent them from getting funding. The Free State Agriculture organisation is holding a two-day annual congress in Bloemfontein. This year’s congress will address various agricultural issues and how to position themselves for the next…
Linda Gxasheka testifying before the Madlanga Commission, 26 February 2026. Suspended Ekurhuleni Human Resources Head Linda Gxasheka will be back to testify before the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry in Pretoria on Friday morning. On Thursday, she denied allegations that she had failed to resolve a disciplinary issue against six officers from the Ekurhuleni Drug Enforcement…
Picture of a body camera. 2 minutes The South African Police Union (SAPU) expects Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana to allocate sufficient funds to the newly introduced police body-worn cameras when he delivers his first Government of National Unity (GNU) budget speech at 2pm this afternoon. Police Minister Senzo Mchunu says the initiative will be rolled out…
File image: Voting station in Johannesburg. 1 minute A by-election is taking place in Ward 9, Stellenbosch, in the Western Cape, today. This follows the resignation of the Ward Councillor. African National Congress (ANC) Alysa-Abby Kekana and the Democratic Alliance’s (DA) Isabelle de Taillefer will contest the by-election. There are 3232 registered voters in the…
Police seized crystal meth valued at R50 million 1 minute Eastern Cape Safety MEC Xolile Nqatha has applauded police for arresting a 35-year-old man driving a truck with drugs worth R50 million in Aliwal North yesterday. The suspect was arrested during an interprovincial Crime-Combat Operation involving police from four provinces. Upon searching the suspect, who…
Fuel pump nozzles at a Q8 gas station The Western Cape Government says there is a sufficient supply of fuel in the province to meet demand. This follows rising concerns about the impact of the Middle East conflict on fuel supply in the province. Premier Alan Winde says there is no cause for concern as…
Police are on the search for suspects linked to a gang relatedshooting In yet another gang-related shooting on the Cape Town, a man had been gunned down in Leonsdale in Elsies River. No arrests have been made as yet. Police spokesperson, FC Van Wyk, says the incident is being investigated. “SAPS members received a complaint…
A gavel and a block in a court room. 1 minute The R255 million asbestos trial in the Free State High Court which resumed this morning has been postponed to tomorrow following a brief appearance. This is to allow the prosecution to prepare written submissions replying to accused 17 Moroadi Cholota‘s request to have a…
Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni, Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana and Director-General of National Treasury Dr. Duncan Pieterse brief the media after the budget postponement 4 minutes The South African Communist Party (SACP) says it feels vindicated by the unprecedented postponement of the tabling of the 2025 Budget today. Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana was forced…
FILE| Bullets shown on the above image. The community of Phillipi East (on the Cape Flats) have been left distraught following the killing of eight people at Marikana Informal Settlement in the early hours of Saturday morning. Six people were shot and killed in the area, another died while on the way to a medical…
