The late Bafana Bafana and Orlando Pirates captain, Senzo Meyiwa captured during a match. The state in the Senzo Meyiwa trial is expected to go through the contents of the statement alleged to have been made by defence witness Sifiso Gwabini Zungu when the murder trial resumes on Wednesday morning at the High Court in…
FILE| Brown Mogotsi testifying at the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry, 19 November 2025. The Ad Hoc Committee investigating allegations of criminal infiltration, political interference and corruption within the criminal justice system has received an update on efforts to secure the appearance of Brown Mogotsi. The committee is meeting virtually to discuss the expected appearance of…
Court gavel Two suspects arrested in connection with a mass shooting incident in the Marikana informal settlement in Phillipi East on the Cape Flats are due to appear the Athlone Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday. Six people were shot dead at a shebeen last weekend. One person who was wounded died on the way to hospital, while the…
President Cyril Ramaphosa. President Cyril Ramaphosa will, on Wednesday, deliver the keynote address at the Basic Education Sector Lekgotla in Boksburg, east of Johannesburg. President @CyrilRamaphosa will on Wednesday, 21 January 2026, deliver a keynote address at the 2026 Basic Education Sector Lekgotla taking place at the Birchwood Hotel and Conference Centre in Benoni https://t.co/5qEO704is2#BasicEducationLekgotla2026…
A bullet magazine seen on top of a table. The Justice Department says the Booysens Magistrate’s Court in Johannesburg will open on Wednesday despite Tuesday’s shooting incident. Two people were killed and three others were wounded outside the court. The department’s Deputy Minister Andries Nel says security measures around courts need to be reviewed urgently…
The scene of a deadly scholar transport crash in Vanderbijlpark on 19 January 2026 Emfuleni Local Municipality Mayor Sipho Radebe says the deadly scholar transport crash in Vanderbijlpark highlights a growing national crisis on South Africa’s roads. On Monday morning, a minibus used as scholar transport and a truck collided, claiming the lives of 14 learners….
ANC Secretary-General Fikile Mbalula. ANC Secretary-General Fikile Mbalula says the ANC is intensifying preparations ahead of the 2026 local government elections. Speaking to the SABC, Mbalula says the party is focused on getting its councillors and others in local government to address basic service delivery, including sewage, road repairs and other critical public services. Mbalula…
Former IPID head Robert McBride. Former Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID) head, Robert McBride, is pushing back against claims by former Acting Police Commissioner, Khomotso Phahlane, who last week accused McBride and private investigator, Paul O’Sullivan of running a sustained media campaign to tarnish his name and block his permanent appointment as National Commissioner. McBride…
A wall at the Phala Phala farm. The trial regarding the theft of 580,000 US dollars at President Cyril Ramaphosa’s Phala Phala farm in Bela-Bela will continue at the Modimolle Magistrate Court in Limpopo. Accused number one, Immanuela David and his co-accused, who are siblings, Floriana and Ndilinasho Joseph, allegedly stole about R10 million in…
Senegal players celebrate after winning the Africa Cup of Nations. Senegal might be celebrating their Africa Cup of Nations victory but will anxiously await possible sanctions for their walk-off during Sunday’s final against Morocco. Senegal staged a lengthy protest after a penalty awarded in the dying stages of the game to hosts Morocco after a…
