Handcuffs and fingerprints. 1 minute Police Minister Senzo Mchunu has condemned the alleged rape of a trainee by an instructor at the South African Police Service (SAPS) Training Academy in Pretoria, describing it as both a criminal act and an abuse of authority. The incident reportedly occurred on Tuesday. The suspect has since been arrested…
Tshidi Madia passed on after a short illness. Eyewitness News (EWN) Associate Editor for Politics, Tshidi Madia, has passed away after a short illness. She died in hospital on Wednesday morning. In a statement by EWN, Editor-in-Chief, Nisa Allie, described Madia as “the jewel in EWN’s crown,” a powerhouse who raised the bar for political reporting…
ActionSA and the Democratic Alliance (DA) are taking legal action against the eThekwini Municipality in the Pietermaritzburg High Court. The two parties accuse the municipality of failing to repair sewage infrastructure, which they say has led to raw sewage leaking into rivers and the ocean. The ongoing issue has resulted in high levels of E.coli…
Police Minister Senzo Mchunu Former SCOPA Chairperson Themba Godi says what was said by Lieutenant General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi during the media briefing held yesterday is a bombshell no one expected and a proper inquiry should be conducted. During the briefing, Mkhwanazi accused Police Minister Senzo Mchunu of being in constant contact with individuals linked to…
Jeys Marabini FRIENDS, fans and the family of Jeys Marabini will tomorrow put on their dancing shoes and gather to celebrate one of Zimbabwe’s music icons. Legendary singer and songwriter Jeys Marabini will be honoured at a spectacular music concert tomorrow at the Zimbabwe Music Academy in Bulawayo. The honorary event, dubbed Friends of Jeys…
Operation Dudula march Operation Dudula in KwaZulu-Natal is marching to the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) offices in Durban against what it calls a hindrance in their fight for South Africans to be prioritized. The organisation has been accused by some of blockading public hospitals and denying healthcare to people alleged to be undocumented…
The SAFA NEC with Minister Gayton McKenzie early this year. 3 minutes The South African Football Players Union (SAFPU) says it will do everything possible to get the attention of the South African Football Association (SAFA) leadership to resolve the impasse of unpaid bonuses. Both Bafana Bafana and Banyana Banyana have not received match bonuses…
Robert Sobukwe The changing of geographical names of places and towns continues to evoke strong emotions around South Africa. Just this week, 21 name changes and name registrations from the Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal were approved, following recommendations from the South African Geographical Names Council. The changes are still to be gazetted and the new…
3 minutes Labour unions at the Post Office say they are very unhappy with the government and the business rescue practitioners. Speaking at an oversight meeting of the parliamentary committee on communications and digital technologies, the Communications Workers Union (CWU) says it warned several government administrations that if there was no intervention at the Post…
Police forensics at the scene of the shooting The case against five people arrested in connection with the Westbury mass shooting incident, has been postponed to Wednesday next week. The incident claimed the lives of two teenagers last month. The five appeared in the Johannesburg Magistrate’s Court facing charges of murder and attempted murder. They…
