KAWU opposes proposed firearm law changes

FILE: JMPD officers arrest of 5 suspects, the recovery of illegal firearms Rifles, 9mm, ammunitions, cell phones & vehicles sought as per SAPS cases Mercedes and Audi Q3 in Buccleuch and Midrand. 1 minute The Private Security Sector Union, Kungwini Amalgamated Workers Union (KAWU), has raised concerns that the proposed Firearms Control Amendment Bill could…

Read More

Land Bank Insurance Company pilots index insurance in South Africa

Source: Land Bank. Over the next two years, Land Bank Insurance Company (LBIC) will pilot index insurance in South Africa targeting smallholder producers to provide affordable drought-risk insurance for both crop and livestock farmers. Index insurance products have proven to be a cost-efficient and administratively effective way to insure smallholder and semi-commercial farmers. Under these…

Read More

Mbalula urges ANC councillors to stay united

Fikile Mbalula, Secretary General of the ANC says service delivery needs to be ramped up. African National Congress (ANC) Secretary-General, Fikile Mbalula has urged discipline and unity among Johannesburg councillors ahead of the 2026 Local Government Elections. [WATCH] We have acknowledged where there’s shortcomings with ANC councillors, and many of them have been engaged on…

Read More

Pandor calls for ongoing support for Palestine

Former International Relations Minister, Naledi Pandor Former International Relations Minister Naledi Pandor has emphasized the ongoing importance of the Palestinian struggle. Naledi Pandor, Chair of the Nelson Mandela Foundation, delivered her remarks at the 23rd Annual Lecture. Her address reflected on leadership, global cooperation, and the responsibilities of the present moment. Watch live here: https://t.co/AkdefM5vzx#NMAL2025…

Read More

McLaren’s Lando Norris wins Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

File photo: McLaren’s Lando Norris. 1 minute Lando Norris won the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix on Sunday to secure McLaren’s first Formula One constructors’ title since 1998 after teammate Oscar Piastri collided with Max Verstappen on the opening lap and finished 10th. Carlos Sainz and Charles Leclerc were second and third for Ferrari, the…

Read More

Inmates found with contraband in Mangaung prison to be charged

Some of the contraband that was found during an unannounced raid at the Mangaung Correctional Centre in Bloemfontein on 28 November 2024. 2 minutes Inmates who were found with contrabands during an unannounced raid at the Mangaung Correctional Centre in Bloemfontein are going to be criminally charged. That’s according to Correctional Services National Commissioner, Makgothi Thobakgale….

Read More

Police uncover R1m Mandrax stash in Khayelitsha search

Khayelitsha SAPS Crime Prevention Unit members arrested a 46-year-old woman and confiscated mandrax tablets worth R1 million at Site B, Khayelitsha on 04 April 2025. 1 minute A 46-year-old woman has been arrested after police seized Mandrax worth R1 million in Khayelitsha on the Cape Flats. Police spokesperson FC van Wyk says officers were conducting…

Read More

Staff shortage crippling SAPS forensic lab services: Mkhabela

Brigadier Mishak Mkhabela, head of the Ballistics Section at the Forensic Science Laboratory in Silverton. Limited resources at the SAPS forensic laboratory Services have come under the spotlight at the Madlanga Commission in Pretoria. Head of the Ballistics Section at the Police Forensic Science Laboratory, Brigadier Mishak Mkhabela, has testified that staff shortages are crippling…

Read More