Arrests made on Saturday, 25 October A road safety operation which started this morning at the Mkondeni Road Traffic Inspectorate site weighbridge off the N3, at Pietermaritzburg, has resulted in the arrest of eight foreign nationals. Three of those arrested were without legal documents, while others were arrested for various traffic offences, including driving with…
Illustration photo shows various medicine pills in their original packaging. 2 minutes The KwaZulu-Natal Health Department is investigating reports that patients are being turned away from some health facilities after being told that there is no medication. MEC Nomagugu Simelane says the provincial depot normally keeps a three-month stockpile. In cases which a clinic or…
[File] Candle burns during a power outage 1 minute Residents of Leondale, in eastern Johannesburg, are calling on the City of Ekurhuleni to address recurring power supply interruptions in their area. Protests erupted yesterday as residents demanded consistent electricity supply, citing financial losses and daily disruptions. One resident says, “We are facing an electricity crisis…
Police surround a cage that was lowered underground to retrieve illegal miners in Stilfontein, North West. 1 minute The South African Police Service has urged the public not jump to conclusions and speculate on the whereabouts of alleged illegal mining kingpin, James Neo Tshoaeli also known as Tiger. The police were reacting to allegations that…
Christmas presents. Love Sport Africa, a Gqeberha-based non-profit organisation, is spreading the festive cheer with its 6th annual Christmas Drive. The organisation, known for empowering women in rugby, is focusing on community upliftment, delivering toys, food parcels, and shoes to disadvantaged areas like Motherwell and New Brighton in the Eastern Cape, this Christmas Day. Founder…
An inspector checks cattle for foot and mouth disease. The impact of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) for stock farmers in the Eastern Cape continues. The disease was detected again in Keiskammahoek, in December last year, after it was contained in the Humansdorp area over the previous 12 months. Suspected cases were also noted in Bizana and…
FILE | NSRI swimmers on rescue vehicle. The National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) says it has resumed its search for a missing pilot at sea in Durban. The 61-year-old pilot, who is from Johannesburg, has been missing since Thursday when a light aircraft plunged into the ocean at the Suncoast Beach. He was giving an…
Former President Jacob Zuma together with current ANC President Cyril Ramaphosa 1 minute African National Congress (ANC) President Cyril Ramaphosa says all due processes to expel former party President Jacob Zuma were followed according to the party’s constitution. Zuma, who was expelled last year after forming the MK Party, has written a letter to the…
Khoisan people trying to make fire. 3 minutes Applications for the recognition of KhoiSan Traditional leaders will close on Thursday this week, with threats to take the matter to court already being made. Khoi and San leaders claim the requirements for recognition are unfair compared to those of other cultural communities, like the amaXhosa and…
Suspended Provincial SAPS Commissioner in Mpumalanga, Daphney Manamela addressing the media in Mbombela, April 19, 2026. The South African Police Service says the suspended Mpumalanga Police Commissioner Daphney Manamela should have approached the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry or Parliament’s Ad Hoc Committee to give testimony. Manamela made serious allegations of corruption, political interference, and the protection of criminal elements within the SAPS at…
