Johannesburg’s hijacked-buildings Some occupants of a hijacked building in the Johannesburg CBD say staying there is their only option. Most of them are destitute and jobless. This emerged during a multidisciplinary sting operation at the building over the weekend. Mayoral Committee Member for Public Safety, Mgcini Tshwaku, says a turf war over hijacked buildings in…
Heavy rain at Margate on the KwaZulu-Natal South Coast has caused major flooding in the Central Business District (CBD). Videos of the scene show huge volumes of water washing down roads and alleyways in the centre of town. Trees have also been uprooted blocking some roads in the area. The popular Shelley Beach centre at…
South Africa’s Jayden Schaper in action. South African (SA) Jayden Schaper chipped in for an eagle on the second playoff hole to win the DP World Tour’s Mauritius Open on Sunday and continue his remarkable recent run of success. Schaper (64) beat American Ryan Gerard (66) in the playoff after both players finished the tournament…
Chaos erupted in the KwaZulu-Natal Legislature over the motion of no confidence against Premier Thami Ntuli on December 15, 2025. The KwaZulu-Natal Speaker Nontembeko Boyce has suspended 32 members of the legislature for disorderly and unlawful conduct during the motion of no confidence sitting on December 15. It is reported that the suspended members are…
Police have arrested one suspect in Polokwane, in connection with the Saulsville tavern shooting. National Police spokesperson Athlenda Mathe has confirmed that police have arrested one suspect in Polokwane, in connection with the Saulsville tavern shooting. Earlier this month, multiple gunmen opened fire inside a shebeen in Saulsville, Gauteng, killing at least 12 people and…
Tshwane Emergency Services on High Alert following flooding in south of Pretoria. The body of a man believed to have drowned after flooding from persistent rains has been found in Olievenhoutbosch, south of Pretoria. City of Tshwane Emergency Services says it received a call about a suspected drowning and warns residents not to cross rivers…
Mbali Shinga ,KZN NFP Chairperson who is currently placed on suspension KwaZulu-Natal National Freedom Party Chairperson, Mbali Shinga has been placed on immediate suspension. Shinga’s suspension comes after she openly defied party instructions to support a motion of no-confidence vote against Premier Thamsanqa Ntuli last week. Shinga, who serves as the MEC for social development…
IPHC building. The International Pentecostal Holiness Church (IPHC) Jerusalema leader, Michael Sandlana has been denied bail. Sandlana made a brief appearance at the Pretoria Specialised Commercial Crimes Court today where his application for bail was denied. The 64-year-old is accused of bribing high court judge Portia Phahlane to rule in his favour in civil matters…
Forensic officials work at the scene of an early morning shooting in Bekkersdal, south-west of Johannesburg. Police say they are still trying to trace some of the families of the nine people who were shot and killed at the KwaNoxolo tavern in the Tambo section of Bekkersdal. Ten other people were injured in the attack,…
SAPS vehicles. Over 300 suspects have been arrested in the Northern Cape for various offences, including murder, attempted murder, assault and drug-related crimes. Police conducted compliance inspections at several second-hand goods dealers, liquor outlets, farms, and scrap yards. These inspections resulted in the closure of 39 unlicensed liquor premises due to non-compliance. Provincial…
