Handcuffs and fingerprints. A 40-year-old foreign national has been arrested in Bloemfontein in the Free State following the discovery of drugs and equipment with an estimated street value of over R100,000. During a routine patrol in the CBD, police stopped and searched the suspect’s car. Officers transported the suspect to Park Road Police Station for…
Driver’s licence cards. The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (Outa) CEO Wayne Duvenage says the tender process for South Africa’s driver’s licence card machine was riddled with inefficiencies and manipulation. This follows revelations that a Transport Department delegation sent to France to inspect new technology discovered that it was actually based in the Czech Republic and Greece….
Delhi batter Karun Nair 3 minutes Karun Nair had pleaded with the cricketing gods for another chance to revive his career at the end of 2022 and on Sunday the Delhi batter grabbed his opportunity with both hands, smashing a stunning fifty against Mumbai in the Indian Premier League. Nair’s post on X: “Dear cricket,…
Image: Supplied In Christoffel Hendrik Wiese and Others v CSars, the Commissioner instituted action against Christo Wiese and others for payment of R216m claiming they assisted Energy Africa (Pty) Ltd (the taxpayer) to dissipate its assets to obstruct the collection of a tax debt. The taxpayer’s tax debt arose following a group restructure. Sars conducted…
Suspended Western Cape High Court Judge Mushtak Parker Suspended Western Cape High Court Judge Mushtak Parker is facing possible impeachment. This after the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) met to consider the July 2025 Judicial Conduct Tribunal report that found Judge Parker guilty of gross misconduct. The JSC resolved to uphold this finding as well as to refer the matter to the…
A general view shows ArcelorMittal South Africa office. 1 minute The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (NUMSA) has called on the government to hold public engagements with stakeholders to address potential job losses at ArcelorMittal. This follows the company’s announcement of its decision to wind down its steelmaking operations, putting an estimated 3…
2 minutes SABC News has reliably learnt that the repatriation of 14 South African National Defence Forces (SANDF) is underway. The troops, who were part of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) mission in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the United Nations mission MONUSCO, died in Congo as the M23 movement captured…
[FILE] Illegal miners arrested during Operation Vala Umgodi. 1 minute Four individuals accused of involvement in illegal mining and two suspected kingpins will return to the Ritavi Magistrate’s Court in Limpopo on Tuesday next week. They are alleged to have operated a gold processing laboratory at a farm along the R71 at Tarentaalrand, outside Tzaneen,…
Deputy President Shipokosa Paulus Mashatile virtually delivering the Inaugural Gauteng Investment Conference keynote address, March 4, 2025. 2 minutes Civil rights organization, Action Society has slammed the acquittal of eight police VIP officials charged with assaulting a driver on the N1. In July 2023, the officials, who happened to belong to Deputy President Paul Mashatile’s…
59 previously experienced detectives who have been re-enlisted into the SAPS. The KwaZulu-Natal police have re-enlisted the service of 59 experienced detectives to bolster crime fighting in the province. Acting Deputy Provincial Commissioner for Crime Detection Anthony Gopaul welcomed the officers at an integration session in Durban. Some of the detectives have already started work in November last year. …
