A total of 11 suspects were arrested at the scene in Swartruggens, North West Province, May 05, 2026. Eleven people have been arrested during a drug bust on a farm in Swartruggens in the North West. Police say a number of them are suspected to be Mexican nationals. They have set up an elaborate drug…
Vusimuzi ‘Cat’ Matala and co-accused appear in court, May 13, 2026 The case against Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala in the R360-million Medicare 24 Tshwane District tender has been postponed to June 26. Matlala is tied with 16 co-accused in the matter. They face charges of fraud, corruption and money laundering. The charges are linked to the tender…
FILE: Rescue teams use tracking dogs to search for bodies after heavy rains caused flooding in KZN. Two men and a woman have died on a farm between Worcester and Rawsonville in the Boland during heavy flooding. The National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) Spokesperson, Craig Lambinon, says their bodies were found during a rescue operation…
President Cyril Ramaphosa. The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) has welcomed President Cyril Ramaphosa‘s decision to take Parliament’s Independent Panel report on review. Ramaphosa made the announcement on Monday during his address to the nation following the Constitutional Court’s ruling last week. The court found that the directives governing Parliament’s impeachment process on…
SAPS National Head Fannie Masemola. Suspended National Police Commissioner Fannie Masemola is expected to appear with controversial businessman Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala and 15 others at the Pretoria Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday morning on charges of contravening the Public Finance Management Act (PFMA). Masemola’s case forms part of a wider investigation into alleged irregularities in police…
Member of Parliament Fadiel Adams appears before Parliament’s Ad Hoc Committee on March 4, 2026. A dozen of National Coloured Congress (NCC) members have been protesting in rainy and cold conditions outside Parliament, ahead of their leader, Fadiel Adams’ court appearance on Wednesday. Adams will appear at the Pinetown Magistrate’s Court for a bail application….
Flooded road in Worcester, Western Cape. The Western Cape Education Department has announced that all schools in the province will reopen on Wednesday. The department’s decision is based on guidance from the Provincial Disaster Management Centre and the South African Weather Service (SAWS). It says there may, however, be schools that need to remain closed…
Unemployed people looking for work Advocacy group Youth Capital has described the current unemployment rate among young people as a state of emergency. Latest figures from Stats SA’s first quarter of 2026 show that young people continue to be the worst affected by the unemployment crisis. The data also shows that the absorption and participation…
Uncapped Bennie, Borges Rodrigues given World Cup chance for Australia | Reuters Australia coach Tony Popovic has cast the net wide in the formation of his World Cup squad, adding uncapped youth internationals Daniel Bennie and Raphael Borges Rodrigues to a training camp in Florida ahead of the global showpiece. Hong Kong-born Bennie, 20, plays…
Accused number two in Senzo Meyiwa murder trial, Bongani Ntanzi seen appearing in court. Bongani Ntanzi’s third witness, Colonel Silas Thoka, says he did not receive any complaint regarding Ntanzi allegedly being in possession of a cellphone. Thoka, the Station Commander at Villieria Police Station, has been testifying before the Pretoria High Court in an…
