Drops of water running from a tap. 1 minute At least eight clinics in the West Rand District in Gauteng are experiencing low to no water supply following a major waterpipe burst on Rand Water’s pipeline in Soweto. Leratong Regional Hospital and Dr Yusuf Dadoo District Hospital are also affected. In Johannesburg, several public health…
The Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Police Department (EMPD), together with various law enforcement agencies conducting the Easter Weekend Safety Launch in the Kwa-Thema on March 27, 2026. The City of Ekurhuleni’s Disaster and Emergency Management Services say law enforcement authorities will be deployed to major routes throughout the Easter period. It says they will monitor traffic flow…
Congress of the People’s (COPE) co-founder Mosiuoa Lekota Deputy President Paul Mashatile will deliver the eulogy at the funeral of the Congress of the People’s (COPE) co-founder Mosiuoa Lekota the Old Grey Sports ground in Bloemfontein this morning. President Cyril Ramaphosa has accorded Lekota a Special Official Funeral Category two. Lekota’s comrades from the ANC,…
Police Minister Senzo Mchunu testifying before the Madlanga Commission, 05 Dec 2025. Police Minister Senzo Mchunu has testified that President Cyril Ramaphosa “noted” his decision to disband the Political Killings Task Team (PKTT). Mchunu says that he met with President Ramaphosa in January to inform him about the disbandment of the PKTT. President Ramaphosa called…
FILE | Cradock Four Garden of Remembrance in the Eastern Cape. The High Court in Pretoria has ruled that the South African Police Service (SAPS) must provide legal support to convicted former police Colonel Eugene de Kock for his role as a witness in the Cradock Four inquest. The inquest, which reopened nearly 40 years…
The Emfuleni Local Municipality says it’s confident police will arrest the suspect behind the murder of municipality employee Martha Rantsofu. She was the municipality’s acting accountant. Rantsofu was shot execution style while at a tyre shop in Vanderbijlpark last month. It is still unclear what the motive for her murder is, but reports suggest that…
Praise has been heaped upon South Africa following its historic hosting of the G20 Leaders’ Summit – the first ever to take place on African soil. Member states unanimously adopted the Summit Declaration, despite attempts by the United States to block elements of the agreement. While experts have acknowledged several significant gains, some caution that…
Lebombo Border post 1 minute South Africa and Mozambique are discussing challenges experienced at the ports of entry in Komartipoort, Mpumalanga. Border Management Authority (BMA) Commissioner, Dr Michael Masiapato says a lot has been done to improve the processing of cargo trucks at the Lebombo Border Post. He was speaking at the three-day bilateral meeting…
1 minute A group of unemployed doctors in KwaZulu-Natal is preparing to march from the UNISA Pietermaritzburg campus this morning. The doctors are seeking to highlight their plight and demand urgent government action. The state’s failure to employ qualified doctors has become a serious concern. Over 1 500 of them are jobless in South Africa. One of the conveners, Dr. Mxolisi Xulu says, “Our Minister (of Health) said…
Defence counsel consults with the accused in the Senzo Meyiwa trial. 1 minute Defence counsel Charles Mnisi and lead investigator Bongani Gininda in the Senzo Meyiwa trial, have been at loggerheads on the procedure of interviewing a witness and taking down a statement. Advocate Mnisi has been cross examining Brigadier Gininda on the interview that…
