The 25-year-old Armindo Pacula who is linked to the murder of DJ Warras appears in court, 2 February 2026. The bail application of the second man accused of allegedly pulling the trigger in the assassination of Warrick “DJ Warras” Stock, is expected to continue on Monday at the Johannesburg Magistrate’s Court. Twenty-five-year-old Mozambican national Armindo…
A drop of water coming out of a tap. Western Cape Premier Alan Winde has welcomed a declaration by the national government of the drought in the province as a national disaster. He says this enables authorities to be preventative, to move money around and to use the disaster as a risk management tool. He…
England’s Ollie Pope and Ben Duckett bump fists before batting. Two-time champions England survived a major scare before labouring to a four-run victory against a plucky Nepal in a Group C last-ball thriller at the Twenty20 World Cup on Sunday. A mismatch looked on the cards after fifties by captain Harry Brook (53) and Jacob…
Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) leader, Velenkosini Hlabisa Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) leader, Velenkosini Hlabisa, asked voters of Umzumbe on the KwaZulu-Natal South Coast to set the tone in the upcoming by-election in the local government elections, later this year. Hlabisa addressed thousands of supporters at a rally in the Ndumakude area of Ward 13. The…
Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala seen appearing before Parliament’s Ad Hoc Committee. Airports Company South Africa (ACSA) Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Mpumi Mpofu has denied that the entity had a planned deal to have a private terminal at OR Tambo International Airport for alleged criminal cartel kingpin Vusimuzi Cat Matlala’s company. This is after reports that Matlala…
ANC NEC members at Bishop John Bolana’s home in the Eastern Cape. African National Congress (ANC) Secretary-General Fikile Mbalula, together with members of the party’s National Executive Committee (NEC), have visited the home of the late Bishop John Bolana of the Bantu Church of Christ in the Eastern Cape. Bishop Bolana passed away at the…
Police arrested three suspects in Bekkersdal after finding three AK‑47 rifles and ammunition in a vehicle during patrols. Three suspects have been arrested in Bekkersdal on Gauteng’s West Rand after police discovered a cache of illegal firearms. The arrests were made in the early hours of Sunday morning when South African Police Service (SAPS) officers…
A police van seen outside a parking lot. The Gauteng Legislature’s Portfolio Committee on Community Safety has expressed concern that there are no operational holding cells at the Olievenhoutbosch Police Station in Centurion. This follows an unannounced oversight visit by the committee to the station. Overcrowding was also highlighted as a serious issue, with nearly…
KwaZulu-Natal Premier Thamsanqa Ntuli speaks at a mass funeral at the eMwacombe Sports Field in the Umfolozi Municipality in KwaZulu-Natal. KwaZulu-Natal Premier, Thamsanqa Ntuli, has attended the mass funeral of the six Mnyando family members, who were killed in a crash on the N2 near Mtubatuba. The mass funeral took place at the eMwacombe Sports…
Border Management Authority official checks a motorist’s documents at the border. As South Africans ready themselves for the State of the Nation Address (SONA) this week, border crime remains a concern for communities at the borderline between South Africa and Zimbabwe. Some say the SONA must address the security situation at the border. Residents and…
