National Road Traffic Law-Enforcement Officers supported by various other law-enforcement agencies. The Director of Transport Regulation for Northern Cape’s Department of Transport says collaboration with the Free State will boost effectiveness and ensure the safety of road users. Nonkoliseko Joka says head-on collisions have increased during this festive season. The department has joined resources with…
SACP General-Secretary Solly Mapaila speaking at an event. The South African Communist Party (SACP) says limited funds will not deter it from contesting the 2026 local government elections. The party’s General Secretary, Solly Mapaila, says they would rely on grassroots support to ensure the success of their campaign. Mapaila spoke with the media on the…
Informal trader. The Socio-Economic Right Institute of South Africa (SERI) is taking the City of Johannesburg to court over the removal of informal traders in parts of the city. In recent weeks, the municipality has implemented its clean-up and by-law enforcement programme as part of reclaiming the city. The initiative has also seen City officials…
Brown Mogotsi testifying before the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry in Pretoria, 18 November 2025. Madlanga Commissioner Advocate Sesi Baloyi has asked North-West businessman Brown Mogotsi to clarify what he meant when he said that he was expecting General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi’s July briefing to have a positive outcome. This after Mogotsi alluded to the fact that…
1 minute Cooperative Governance Minister Velenkosini Hlabisa has announced plans to meet with labour unions this week to find solutions for continuing support for the Community Work Programme (CWP) participants aged 55 and older amid budget challenges. The announcement comes after Hlabisa extended contracts for these workers until the end of March. In August 2024,…
2 minutes Wood and paraffin sales are soaring in parts of the eastern Free State, where a cold front continues to unleash a bitter cold front. Residents of Meqheleng in Ficksburg say they are doing whatever they can to stay warm and safe. Perched around the mountainous area, the community of Meqheleng knows the harsh…
FEDUSA General Secretary Riefdah Ajam The Federation of Unions of South Africa (FEDUSA) has warned that making fiscal discipline a priority over social justice in the Mid-Term Budget Policy Statement will hurt the working class and poor. The labour federation has welcomed some infrastructure investments but says reform8s must protect jobs and workers’ rights….
FILE | NPA Head Shamila Batohi addresses an event. Outgoing National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) boss, Advocate Shamila Batohi, is expected to return to the Nkabinde Inquiry on Monday for the continuation of her cross-examination. The inquiry led by retired judge Bess Nkabinde is looking into suspended South Gauteng Director of Public Prosecutions, Advocate Andrew Chauke’s…
A prominent musician, Lehlogonolo Chauke, popularly known by his stage name, Shebe Maburna, has been denied bail by the Polokwane magistrate’s court. A prominent musician, Lehlogonolo Chauke, popularly known by his stage name, Shebe Maburna, has been denied bail by the Polokwane Magistrate’s Court. Magistrate Godfrey Netshiozwi has delivered the verdict in the Polokwane magistrate’s…
Alexandra Magistrate’s Court in Johannesburg. The bail application of the son of the late former Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe, Bellarmine Mugabe and his co-accused, Tobias Matonhodze, has been postponed to Thursday in the Alexandra Magistrates’ court. This is for the prosecution to provide the defence with outstanding documents. Mugabe and Matonhodze are charged with attempted murder,…
