Basic Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube speaking at a media briefing. 4 minutes Basic Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube says it is all systems go with the implementation of the Basic Education Laws Amendment Act, commonly known as the BELA Act. The announcement comes amid the ongoing consultation process on two clauses of the legislation. Last month,…
Members of the SANDF line up the Buitekant Street in Cape Town ahead of the State of the Nation Address. Political parties have expressed mixed views regarding the deployment of the South African National Defence force to some of the crime-ridden areas in South Africa to assist the police. Members of Parliament from across the…
Soccer ball on the sports ground. Domestic football is back in full force following a lengthy break due to the Africa Cup of Nations tournament. Sekhukhune United will be hosting Orlando Pirates at the new Peter Mokaba Stadium in Polokwane on Saturday afternoon. Pirates, who are second on the log, will be eager to return…
Commuters board a taxi in the early hours of the morning. 1 minute The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (Outa) has called for the taxation of the taxi industry as well as the informal sector. This as the budget speech approaches and members in the GNU are still unable to agree on where to find the…
Suspended SAPS Head of Organised Crime Richard Shibiri. The Madlanga Commission has heard how suspended Organised Crime Head, Major-General Richard Shibiri, was in consistent communication with attempted murder accused, Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala, a week before his arrest. This is despite Shibiri previously testifying that his communication with Matlala was minimal. General Shibiri is currently facing…
Department of Correctional Services during a raid at a South African prison. 1 minute Correctional Services Commissioner Makgothi Thobakgale says 143 correctional service officials have been dismissed in this financial year for a range of offences. Thobakgale says they many still have pending cases. “We end up dismissing a lot of our officials so as…
A crime scene cordoned off. Police in Mpumalanga have discovered two bodies of females in a house at KaMagugu just outside Mbombela. It is suspected that the two victims were murdered and left in the house more than a day ago. Provincial Police Spokesperson Jabu Ndubane says police are combing the scene for clues. Relatives…
[FILE IMAGE]: The Constitutional Court. 2 minutes The African Transformation Movement (ATM) has decried what it deemed a “reckless decision” by the Constitutional Court to declare Section 6 (1)(a) of the Citizenship Act unconstitutional. This after the Apex Court upheld a Supreme Court of Appeal decision which struck down a provision of the Citizenship Act….
KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi appears before the Ad Hoc Committee on 18 March 2026. KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi says he is still convinced that Police Minister Senzo Mchunu, who has been placed on special leave, was not the mastermind behind the letter to disband the Political Killings Task Team. He is rounding up…
Prisoners behind bars in an overcrowded jail cell. The Correctional Services Department says overcrowding in prisons is placing an enormous burden on its officials. It says budget cuts are also hampering its officials’ ability to manage and provide services at correctional centres. Officials conducted a raid at the Pollsmoor Correctional Facility on Saturday night. Phones, drugs…
