FILE IMAGE | Men hold placards offering temporary employment services while waiting for potential customers. The latest data released by Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) shows that the official unemployment rate decreased by 0,5% points from 31,9% in the third quarter of 2025 to 31,4% in the fourth quarter of 2025. The Quarterly Labour Force…
File: Miners seen in as shaft Management of Ekapa Mine in Kimberley, Northern Cape, has confirmed that a search and rescue operation is underway to find five mine workers who have been trapped following a mudslide since the early hours of Tiuesday morning. Management says communication with the miners has been cut off and they…
Former National Director of Public Prosecutions, Advocate Shamila Batohi. TRC Commissioner Yasmin Sooka says the TRC Cases Inquiry should look into former NDPP Shamila Bathohi for dereliction of duty in relation to the prosecution of these cases. This was his testimony at the commission probing efforts to stall the investigation and prosecution of apartheid-era perpetrators….
SONA 2026 campaign aimed at wearing local pictured outside the Cape Town City Hall on 12 February 2026. Members of Parliament from across the political spectrum are debating President Cyril Ramaphosa’s State of the Nation Address (SONA). The debate will take place Tuesday and Wednesday and the president will reply on Thursday. In his SONA,…
Scene of the shooting A man, believed to be in his 30s has been killed in what is alleged to be a drive-by shooting at Westville in Durban. It is alleged the victim was travelling alone in his vehicle when he was shot at. Emergency services say due to the severity of the multiple gunshots…
Confirmation of 288 Amakhosi as Commissioners of Oaths at the Archie Gumede Conference Centre. KwaZulu-Natal rural communities will no longer have to travel long distances to certify documents, after over 280 traditional leaders have been empowered to be Commissioners of Oaths. 288 amakhosi were officially confirmed by KZN Premier Thami Ntuli to perform this duty and given…
The Ad Hoc Committee probing allegations of criminal infiltration, corruption and political interference in the country’s criminal justice system under way at Parliament in Cape Town The work of the Ad Hoc committee probing allegations of criminal infiltration, corruption and political interference in the criminal justice system has now been extended to the 31st of…
Northern Cape Mental Health Hospital. The Kimberley Magistrate’s Court has transferred the R51 million tender fraud case in the Northern Cape to the high court for pre-trial in April. Nine accused are allegedly linked to tender fraud for the construction of the Northern Cape Mental Hospital. They face fraud, corruption and money laundering charges, amongst others. The accused, who include…
South African money Security personnel contracted to safeguard the Nkomazi Municipal infrastructure have downed tools. They allege that they have not received their January salaries. Their company is contracted to secure the water pump stations and reservoirs on 65 sites in different villages in the Nkomazi area. The workers say that their employer claims that…
Emfuleni Local Municipality Mayor Sipho Radebe. Mayor of Emfuleni local municipality in Gauteng and African National Congress (ANC) member Sipho Radebe says he remains the mayor and will not resign. This follows allegations that the ANC’s Sedibeng regional executive committee instructed Radebe to resign. Radebe has told SABC News that he is engaging his party. “You…
