National Police Commissioner General Fannie Masemola testifies before the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry, September 22, 2025. National Police Commissioner General Fannie Masemola will face questions about his contradictions on the disbandment of the Political Killings Task Team when he returns to the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry in Pretoria on Tuesday morning. The task team was…
Police arrest three armed robbery suspects in Wellington in the Western Cape. Police have shot and killed a suspected robber in Wellington, Boland, Western Cape, after he pointed a firearm at them. Police spokesperson Wesley Twigg says three other suspects were arrested in connection with the incident, which occurred on Monday. Twigg says two pistols…
Police Minister Senzo Mchunu Crime and security analyst Thabang Bogopa says if Police Minister Senzo Mchunu, who is currently on a leave of absence, cared about the country, he wouldn’t have decided to disband the KwaZulu-Natal Political Killing Task Team PKTT). Earlier Momday, National Police Commissioner General Fannie Masemola told the Madlanga Commission that Mchunu…
Mpumalanga police dismantled a clandestine crystal methamphetamine lab on a farm in Volksrust on 19 September 2025. The case against five suspects who were arrested for running a clandestine drug lab in Volksrust in Mpumalanga, has been postponed to the 26th of October. Four Mexican nationals and one South African were arrested on Friday evening…
File image | An illegal mining site The Democratic Alliance (DA) in Limpopo is calling on the Economic Development Department to take action against illegal gold mining at farms between Polokwane and Mokopane. DA spokesperson on economic development Jacques Smalle says armed illegal miners are destroying farms, cutting down fences and irrigation pipes. Smalle says…
ActionSA leader Herman Mashaba in Alexandra, north of Johannesburg ActionSA leader Herman Mashaba says he will only serve as the party’s mayoral candidate for the upcoming local government elections in the City of Johannesburg if they cannot find another Dr. Nasiphi Moya. Dr Moya currently serves at the Mayor in the City of Tshwane. Mashaba says…
File Image: A paramedic checks the blood sugar level of a patient. The prevalence of type 2 diabetes has doubled in South Africa, Kenya, Ghana and Burkina Faso in the past six years, according to a 2025 study, which was released earlier this year. It found that diabetes affected 10% of middle-aged Africans, putting them…
[File Image] Former Deputy President David Mabuza speaks at Former Minister Zola Skweyiya’s memorial service in 2018. The Mpumalanga High Court will today hear the late former deputy president David Mabuza’s daughter’s urgent application. She is seeking a share of her father’s R44.7 pension fund. Mabuza’s daughter claims that she is owed a portion of the pension…
Chairs and desks inside of a classroom. The Gauteng Department of Education (GDE) says citizenship or immigration status is not a determining factor in the allocation of school spaces. This follows a campaign launched by Operation Dudula in Soweto calling for schools to prioritise South African learners over foreign nationals. GDE Spokesperson Steve Mabona says they’ve made it clear…
Outside the North Gauteng High Court in Pretoria ahead of proceedings in the Senzo Meyiwa trail in this image captured on 01 February 2024. The defence in the Senzo Meyiwa trial says it is not ready to call witnesses and has indicated that they will be ready to commence with their case on the 13th…
