Kagiso Rabada celebrates taking a wicket 3 minutes South Africa has won their fourth test series in a row and seventh test on the trot when they beat Pakistan by ten wickets at Newlands in Cape Town on day four of the second test. Pakistan scored 478 in their follow-on innings for a lead of…
A drop of water from a tap. The Democratic Alliance in Johannesburg has called for an investigation into what is says is the City of Johannesburg’s water infrastructure funding failures. The party also want the investigation to look into the city’s increasing use of water tankers since 2023. The DA’s Belinda Echeozonjoku says they’ve written…
[File Image] President Ramaphosa addressing the nation Some residents of Bloemfontein are urging President Cyril Ramaphosa to announce strong action against corruption and organised crime in his address to the nation tonight. The President is scheduled to speak at around 7pm. The SABC will carry the President’s address live on its channels including radio, TV…
[File Image] Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition, Parks Tau, speaks during a press conference in Washington, DC, in the United States on 21 May 2025. The Department of Trade, Industry and Competition is engaged in talks with Algeria and Egypt on ways to cooperate with South Africa in the automotive sector. Minister Parks Tau,…
[FILE IMAGE]: MKMVA soldiers chanting. Some former MK, Apla and Azanla soldiers say it is painful that after spending years in foreign lands fighting for the liberation of this country, they now have to beg a government they sacrificed to put in power, to treat them with dignity. At least 300 former combatants from the…
Banners advertising TICAD held in Yokohoma, Japan. Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has reaffirmed the world’s fourth largest economy is eager to work with Africa. He addressed the 9th Tokyo International Conference on African Development in Yokohama. The gathering is held under the theme: Co-creating innovative solutions with Africa. South Africa is represented by President…
SAPS van spotted in Bakkersdal The Police and Prisons Civil Rights Union (POPCRU) has called on government to properly resource investigative and intelligence police units while also intensifying efforts to deal with organised crime networks. This follows the mass shooting in Bekkersdal on the West Rand in Gauteng on Sunday, which claimed the lives of nine…
Sassa signage board seen outside the head office. 3 minutes In another case of identity theft, a 63-year-old pensioner from Gugulethu is yet to enjoy a penny of his social grant from the South African Social Security Agency (Sassa). This, while someone else in Gauteng – who has all his birth details including names and…
SAPS members honoured for their dedication during a medal parade in the Boland Park Cricket Stadium in Paarl. Western Cape Police Commissioner, Thembisile Patekile, says there has been full cooperation with the police ombudsman, whose 2022 report found that gangs had infiltrated the police. A redacted version of the report was released by Premier Alan…
Acting Police Minister Firoz Cachalia (centre) Acting Police Minister Firoz Cachalia says organised crime in the Eastern Cape and Western Cape has become increasingly complex, requiring new strategies beyond traditional policing. He was speaking in Gqeberha in the Eastern Cape during the first leg of a stakeholder engagement focused on tackling crime. These remarks come as communities in both provinces continue to…
