Johannesburg prosecutions boss Advocate Andrew Chauke. The Nkabinde Inquiry into the fitness of suspended South Gauteng National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) Director Andrew Chauke’s fitness to hold office, has granted the NPA legal team an early adjournment until Monday, after the team raised challenges hindering their preparedness to proceed with the hearings. Chauke is accused of…
A street trader counts out change for a customer in Durban. The rand strengthened by nearly half a percent on Friday following the announcement that South Africa had been officially removed from the Financial Action Task Force greylist. Experts say the move signals that the country has made strong progress in tightening its controls to…
BMA border guard checks a motorist’s particulars at the border. The Border Management Authority (BMA) has called for urgent engagement with the Zimbabwean government after intercepting another group of undocumented Zimbabwean children attempting to illegally cross the South Africa-Zimbabwe border. On Tuesday, BMA officers at the Beitbridge Port of Entry detained 33 children, aged between…
Free State police detective arrested by HAWKS The Hawks in the Free State have seized various SAPS exhibit bags containing used buccal DNA samples, police dockets that are not yet finalised, police registers, ammunition and cellphones from the house of a police detective. Hawks Spokesperson Fikiswa Matoti says the suspect is a 58-year-old detective attached to…
The Mphebatho Troop Festival is celebrated annually in Moretele, North West. Two people have died and more than ten others injured after lightning struck the Dertig Sports Ground in Moretele in the North West. The incident happened on Saturday night during the annual Mphebatho Troop Festival. Moretele Municipal Mayor, George Manyike says the injured were…
Witness F’s legal counsel, Hartley Ngoato The Madlanga Commission has ruled that the Whatsapp messages of new witness, known as Witness F, should be exhibited before the Inquiry without his active participation. On Tuesday morning, his lawyers requested a postponement through a High Court application. WhatsApp messages on the electronic device of Witness F were…
Social grant beneficiaries The Institute for Economic Justice (IEJ) is calling on government to increase social grants. The IEJ has cautioned that the current grant amounts are far below the national poverty line, leaving millions unable to afford their most basic needs, including food. According to Statistics South Africa, the minimum required to afford basic daily nutrition currently stands…
President Cyril Ramaphosa delivers a Special Address to the World Economic Forum to advance South Africa’s G20 Presidency at the Congress Centre, in Davos-Klosters, Switzerland, January 21, 2025. 1 minute President Cyril Ramaphosa has assured world leaders at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, that South Africa is an attractive investment destination. Ramaphosa…
Security company Reaction Unit South Africa’s vehicles seen were the bodies were found. 2 minutes Residents of Inanda in Durban are struggling to come to terms with this morning’s discovery of five bodies in their area. The bodies were found in the Bambayi area. The victims, aged between 19 and 26 years old, are believed…
Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa speaking at the 60th anniversary of the country’s first nuclear reactor SAFARI 1 on 25 March 2025. 1 minute Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa says the country will need more than R60 billion to bolster its nuclear program at the South African Nuclear Energy Corporation. He says an initial investment of R1.2…
