[File Image] The late former JMPD Chief David Tembe. The funeral of the former chief of the Johannesburg Metropolitan Police Department (JMPD), David Tembe, will take place this Saturday morning at the Johannesburg Central College in Fourways, Johannesburg. Tembe died this week, after he was found unresponsive in his home. The exact cause of death…
Police Minister Senzo Mchunu at the Madlanga Commission Police Minister Senzo Mchunu has testified that the budget for the National Political Killings Task Team (NPKTT) beyond 2022 was irregular under the Public Finance Management Act (PFMA). Mchunu testified that there was no extension of the PKTT beyond that year as per the regulations. He…
A banner welcoming visitors to the City of Ekurhuleni offices. The Democratic Alliance (DA) in Gauteng says the City of Ekurhuleni‘s debt to service providers has ballooned from R6 billion to R13 billion in just a month, resulting in projects grinding to a halt. The DA’s Member of the Provincial Legislature (MPL), Mike Waters, says…
Crime scene cordoned off. Lobby group AfriForum says it has asked police watchdog Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID) to urgently explain why it has taken years for it to finalise its investigation into the killing of Emmanuel Mbense. Fifty-one-year-old Mbense was tortured to death allegedly by officials from the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Police Department (EMPD), the…
Mourners gather at the memorial service of the Soshanguve mass shooting victims. 3 minutes The brutal murder of six community patrollers in Soshanguve north of Pretoria has ignited renewed calls for urgent government intervention in crime-ridden communities. The patrollers were stoned and set alight on Saturday at Marry Me informal settlement. Two suspects appeared in…
The South African Weather Service’s (SAWS) outlook for January 28, 2025. 1 minute The South African Weather Service (SAWS) has advised the public to use social media platforms to get weather updates. This comes after it experienced a security breach on Sunday evening. The breach resulted in the collapse of the SAWS Information and Communication…
Water infrastructure 2 minutes The eThekwini municipality in KwaZulu-Natal says it has adopted a water turnaround strategy to almost halve unpaid water usage over five years. eThekwini mayor, Cyril Xaba says R9.3 billion will be put aside over the next three years to implement the strategy. He says at the moment the city only receives…
[FILE IMAGE]: KwaZulu-Natal Premier Thami Ntuli speaks during community engagements at Cecil Emmett Hall in Vryheid on November 6, 2025. KwaZulu-Natal Premier Thami Ntuli says the economy of the province has been showing signs of recovery after the devastations caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and the 2021 unrest. Ntuli was delivering his third State of…
Passengers scrambling to find a taxi 2 minutes Taxi commuters say they are still finding it difficult to source alternatives as the strike by the Long Distance Taxi Association continues in KwaZulu-Natal. Some people have been sleeping at the Durban taxi rank waiting for things to change. Members of the association claim that the Department…
AfriForum’s Kallie Kriel speaking at a briefing. 2 minutes Kallie Kriel, the CEO of AfriForum, says he is not having any sleepless nights over allegations of fresh Investigations by the Hawks. Kriel was responding to a statement by the Hawks who confirmed that they were indeed probing four dockets of high treason. The uMkhonto weSizwe…
