Dirty water flowing from the tap. Residents of Hursthill say they no longer trust municipal water after taps ran reddish on Thursday. The affected areas include Hursthill and parts of Auckland Park. Residents say the tap water is sometimes smelly, and they fear their lives could be at risk, as they may contract diseases such as cholera. …
Acting Police Minister, Firoz Cachalia seen at a SAPS press briefing. The police service in the country is not in a crisis – according to Acting Police Minister, Firoz Cachalia. He said this in KwaZulu-Natal during a festive season operation oversight visit. Provincial commissioner, Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi went public in July with allegations that crime syndicates…
Lt General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi addressing a Special Operational briefing in Durban on Sunday. The ATM says it has written to the Public Protector, Kholeka Gcaleka requesting her to investigate political interference, executive misconduct and the orchestrated collapse of the Political Killings’ Task Team under the alleged direction of Minister Senzo Mchunu, as a matter of…
Rescue workers at scene of the Ormonde Building collapse President Cyril Ramaphosa has sent his condolences to the families of the six people who died after a two-storey business park building collapsed in Ormonde, south of Johannesburg. Three bodies have been retrieved, while three other people are believed to be in the rubble. Three people…
Officer commanding Beitbridge Police District Chief Superintendent Mesuli Ncube confirmed the arrest and said the suspects were expected in court soon. POLICE in Beitbridge have arrested three suspected arsonists believed to be responsible for the burning of ward 3 councillor Takavingei Mahachi’s property worth R300 000 in suspected intra-party violence few months ago. Some of…
File image: Former Defence Minister and former Speaker of the National Assembly Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula appears in the Pretoria Magistrate’s Court. 1 minute Former National Assembly speaker, Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula will be back in the High Court in Pretoria this morning. Her corruption case was postponed in January after the state succumbed to the demand of the…
National Police Commissioner Fannie Masemola speaking at 27th INTERPOL African Regional Conference at the City Century Conference Centre in Cape Town, 27 August 2025. National Police Commissioner General Fannie Masemola says transnational organised crime remains a major threat across the continent. Masemola was speaking at the opening of the 27th International Interpol Conference in Cape…
Inside the multi-million rand drug lab discovered in Rietfontein on 27 November 2024. 1 minute Police have arrested a 39-year-old Mexican national following the discovery of a drug laboratory with an estimated value of R100 million at Rietfontein in Johannesburg’s West Rand. A search and seizure operation was conducted through a multi-disciplinary team following extensive…
School classroom There’s growing concern about learners resorting to excessive violence to solve their problems. Eastern Cape Police spokesperson, Brigadier Nobuntu Gantana, says a 17-year-old learner from the Eastern Cape is expected to appear in the Alice Magistrate’s Court on a charge of attempted murder and robbery on Monday. He allegedly robbed, stabbed and dumped…
Compliance inspections conducted at spaza shops. 2 minutes Another alleged food poisoning incident has claimed the life of a five-year-old boy in Diepkloof, Soweto. Three other young boys are in a critical condition in hospital. It is believed that the children took ill after they had consumed snacks bought from a local spaza shop in…
