SAPS Operation Vala Umgodi clamps down on illegal mining in the Northern Cape. 2 minutes Mineral Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe says illegal mining is an attack on the economy of the country and those involved in it should be treated as criminals. This is as over 1 000 suspected illegal miners were arrested in the…
Scene of the shootout in Inanda 2 minutes Three most wanted criminals from a notorious gang have been killed in a shootout with police at a house in Amaoti in Inanda township north of Durban. Police say the trio are part of a gang where four members were arrested a month ago in Cato Ridge….
National Police Commissioner General Fannie Masemola testifies before the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry on 22 September 2025. National Police Commissioner General Fannie Masemola has disputed Police Minister Senzo Mchunu’s statement that the KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) Political Killings Task Team (PKTT) was ineffective. Masemola is giving testimony at the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry into the disbandment of…
Scene from the final day of the 3rd Annual Kalahari Arts and Heritage Festival in Philandersbron (27 January 2024) 2 minutes Saturday marked the last day of the Kalahari Arts and Heritage Festival at Rietfontein close to the Namibian border in the Northern Cape. The two-day festival aims to celebrate the Khoi and San culture….
BOSA Leader Mmusi Maimane. Build One South Africa leader, Dr. Mmusi Maimane, has called on every South African, despite their differences, to participate in the National Dialogue. Maimane also urged the foundations, who had withdrawn from the process, to reconsider their stance and participate in the dialogue for the sake of the country. Briefing the…
A disused mine shaft. 2 minutes Residents of Khuma near Stilfontein in the North West are still hopeful that a government-assisted retrieval operation will start soon. A front loader was sent to shaft eleven to clear the site before heavy machinery that would be used to retrieve workers are brought in. Hundreds of illegal miners…
Addressing journalists after the Zanu PF 21st Annual National People’s Conference in Bulawayo on Saturday, Mutsvangwa said a slogan indicating that Mnangagwa would remain in office until 2030 was a reaction to efforts to push the president out of office. ZANU PF spokesperson Christopher Mutsvangwa has revealed that the push to extend President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s…
Heavy rain pouring down the roof. The South African Weather Service has forecast higher than normal rainfall for several parts of the country in the coming summer months. Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, the Free State and North West are likely to experience heavier rainfall, which could result in localised flooding in some areas. Forecaster Tokelo Chiloane says…
Justice and Constitutional Development Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi and Eastern Cape Premier Oscar Mabuyane attended the reopened inquest into the deaths of the Cradock Four at Gqeberha High Court on June 3, 2025. The inquest looking into the deaths of the Cradock Four at the Gqeberha High Court in the Eastern Cape has been adjourned to…
Bicycles at a school. 1 minute The three Limpopo cyclists who recently cycled from Burgersfort to Cape Town, have received a hero’s welcome at Ga-Mathabatha village outside Lebowakgomo. Gauta Mahlakwane, Karabo Makoo and Maxwell Ndou, were in the spotlight when they embarked on a 1700-kilometre long journey to the Mother City. This was to raise…
