New local government election logo. The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) says preparations for the 2026 local government elections are well in advance. The Commission says this includes the technical logistics and outreach community requirements for the polls. A senior IEC delegation briefed the Portfolio Committee on Home Affairs on its 2026/2027 annual performance plan and…
The flag of the African National Congress. The African National Congress (ANC) in Mpumalanga calls on the national government to investigate allegations made by the suspended provincial police commissioner, Daphney Manamela. Manamela held a media briefing over the past weekend in Mbombela, revealing that senior police officers interfered with certain investigations in the province. She…
A South African Airways aircraft is seen at O.R. Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg, South Africa January 12, 2020. The office of the Auditor General says it has concerns about the continuing operations of South African Airways (SAA). The Auditor General, Transport Minister, Barbara Creecy, and the board, as well as the executive of SAA,…
Chairperson and commissioners at the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry in Pretoria. The Madlanga Commission has heard that recommendations for the TMPD-3 tender were made before bids were scored. Evidence leader Advocate Matthew Chaskalson, who is probing suspended Tshwane Chief Financial Officer, Gareth Mnisi, over alleged tender rigging, says this could constitute fraud. The TMPD-3 tender…
Members of the Boarder Management Authority. The border management authority says it will collaborate with other law enforcement agencies to crack down on officials involved in criminal activities at the country’s ports of entry. The authority says it is concerned about allegations that some of its officials are involved in crimes, including the smuggling of…
[FILE IMAGE] Pitbull dog The owner of a pitbull that had mauled an eight-year-old boy to death is set to be sentenced in the Bloemfontein Magistrate’s Court today. Keabetswe Moroane’s dog attacked Olebogeng Mosime in November 2022. Moroane has been convicted of culpable homicide after the court found that she failed to properly secure the…
A graphic about gender-based violence Police in KuGompo City have confirmed a gender-based violence incident in which a 26-year-old woman was allegedly strangled to death by her 29-year-old boyfriend in Rainy village in Libode. Fikiswa Madolwana’s body was allegedly loaded into a wheelbarrow and taken into a nearby forest, where she was buried in a…
Lehlogonolo “Shebe Maburna” Chauke in court Musician Lehlogonolo “Shebe Maburna” Chauke had brought a medical doctor to testify in his new bail application in the Polokwane Magistrate’s Court in Limpopo. The witness, Dr Malose Chaba, has treated Chauke for head injuries after a car crash in July two years ago. The musician has been in…
An empty court room. The trial of alleged underworld crime boss, Jerome “Donkie” Booysen and his co-accused is expected to continue in the Western Cape High Court. Booysen is facing charges, including the killing of steroid smuggler Brian Wainstein in 2017. A key state witness known as Mr X is currently under cross-examination. Mr X…
Tablets, blood samples and a file written food poisoning. Six people have died after an alleged food contamination incident at Mmotong-wa-Bogobe village, outside Polokwane in Limpopo. The victims include a seven-year-old girl. More than 70 people have been taken to hospital. Those affected ate food allegedly laced with poison during a funeral service over the…
