[FILE IMAGE]: Phala Phala farm accused, Imanuwela David, Froliana and Ndilinasho Joseph, appear at the Bela-Bela Magistrate’s Court, December 8, 2023. 2 minutes The trial of the three accused in the February 2020 theft at President Cyril Ramaphosa’s Phala Phala farm has been set to start in the Modimolle Regional Court in Limpopo on the…
NUM North East Region marches against retrenchments on in Rustenburg, North West on May 25, 2025. The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) says it will support any organisation that prioritises its mission to protect workers’ rights over political loyalty. The union has dismissed claims that it has abandoned the ANC ahead of the 2026 municipal…
The Senzo Meyiwa murder trial continues at the High Court in Pretoria. LIVE: Senzo Meyiwa Murder Trial | 27 March 2026
Willie Aucamp will b sworn in as the new Forestry, Fisheries and Environment Minister. Two DA Members of Parliament will be sworn in as minister and deputy minister in Pretoria on Monday morning. Last week, President Cyril Ramaphosa appointed DA spokesperson Willie Aucamp as the new Forestry, Fisheries and Environment Minister. Aucamp has replaced Doctor…
Vaal University of Technology in Vereeniging, Gauteng. Higher Education Minister Buti Manamela has warned that he will not allow the recent exposure of fraudulent qualifications to compromise the 2026 academic year at the Vaal University of Technology in Vereeniging, Gauteng. The higher learning institution is currently at the centre of a major scandal. It involves a syndicate selling fraudulent…
The Ditsobotla Local Municipality event The African National Congress (ANC) in North West has expelled the former Mayor of the Lichtenburg-based Ditsobotla local municipality Mazwi Moruri, as well as the former Speaker Jarious Modisakeng. The two were among the 10 councilors who were hauled before the party’s provincial disciplinary committee for, among others, bringing the…
Illegal miners getting arrested. Police in Mpumalanga have arrested close to a thousand illegal miners at the Sheba Gold Mine in Barberton. Most of the arrested illegal miners are undocumented foreign nationals. The zama-zamas were arrested during a police led raid titled Operation Vala Umgodi. The operation is aimed at combating illegal mining activities. Provincial…
FILE | Illegal miners who were arrested at mines in Barberton. Thirty suspected illegal miners who were arrested at mines in Barberton, Mpumalanga, on Tuesday are expected to appear in a local magistrate’s court today. They are among the 550 suspected illegal miners who were arrested at the Sheba mine last week. Police say some…
[File photo] Police in the North West Province say a total of 1,105 arrests and recoveries of 284 kilograms of copper cables, two firearms, 160 rounds of ammunition, drugs and liquor, were among the notable successes of their Operation Shanela 2. Police say the operations, which were conducted throughout the province between Monday last week…
Digital fingerprint biometrics. 1 minute The South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) is introducing a mandatory biometric enrolment and identity verification process in an effort to improve security. SASSA says this will be used as an alternative form of identification other than the standard 13-digit South African Identity number. The compulsory biometric system will be…
