Lightning flash from severe weather. 3 minutes The South African Weather Service (SAWS) has issued a severe warning of thundershowers across the country, including Gauteng, with a yellow level 4 warning. Forecaster Lehlogonolo Thobela says these storms may be severe, with a warning also in place for severe thunderstorms in KwaZulu-Natal, North West and Northern…
Police at the scene of Saturday morning’s mass shooting in Saulsville, Pretoria, December 6, 2025 One more victim of the Saulsville mass shooting in Pretoria West has died, bringing the death toll to 12. Among those killed are three minors aged 3, 12 and 16 years old. Thirteen others were injured and are being treated…
Suspended Deputy National Commissioner Lieutenant-General Shadrack Sibiya. Suspended National Deputy Police Commissioner for Crime Detection, Lieutenant-General Shadrack Sibiya has again denied the existence of men referred to as the ‘Big Five’. He appeared before Parliament’s Ad Hoc Committee investigating allegations of criminal infiltration, corruption and political interference in the justice system for the second consecutive…
Gun bullets seen on top of a table. Western Cape police have launched a manhunt after three men were shot dead in Gordon’s Bay. Police spokesperson Novela Potelwa says the incident is believed to be gang-related. She says unknown gunmen opened fire on the victims in the parking lot of the Gordon’s Bay Mall. Two…
Inside a mortuary 1 minute The Northern Cape Department of Health say they are battling with the number of unclaimed bodies that are piling up in State mortuaries. The department says mortuaries in both Kimberley and Hartswater have large number of unclaimed bodies and that is creating challenges with storage space. Provincial Health MEC Maruping…
Chief Justice Mandisa Maya Chief Justice Mandisa Maya will host the Constitutional Courts and Supreme Courts Summit, which kicks off on Wednesday at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg. The J20, as it is also colloquially known, forms part of the lead-up activities to the G20 2025 Summit to be hosted by South Africa in…
Funeral of the late Tshidi Madia in Germiston in Johannesburg. Veteran journalist Lizeka Mda, who is a friend of the late Tshidi Madia has described her as a phenomenal and fearless storyteller. Mda was speaking at the funeral service of Madia at the San Salvador Catholic Church in Germiston, Johannesburg. Madia died last week at…
A crime scene cordoned off. 1 minute The South African Police Services (SAPS) has recovered the body of a nine-year-old boy at the site of a possible illegal electrical connection at an informal settlement in Soshanguve in Block X. This is after the boy’s mother reported him missing at Rietgat Police Station this morning. Police…
FILE| The Ad Hoc Committee probing allegations of criminal infiltration, corruption and political interference in the country’s criminal justice system under way at Parliament in Cape Town. Parliament’s Ad Hoc committee, established to probe national security concerns, is expected to meet on Tuesday, where they are, among others, going to discuss requesting a fourth extension…
File Image: Matric learners in an exam room. The National Investigative Task Team, set up following a matric exam cheating scandal, is set to submit its preliminary report to Basic Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube this week. Twenty-six matric candidates from seven schools in Pretoria were found to have allegedly accessed matric exam papers in English…
