File image | Crime Prevention Wardens attending an event. The Gauteng government has announced a move to regularise the status of its Crime Prevention Wardens, popularly known as AmaPanyaza. This follows Public Protector Kholeka Gcaleka’s findings that the unit was irregular. The Justice and Constitutional Development Minister, Mamoloko Kubayi had officiated at the ceremony to…
File image| AGOA US SA trade agreement. South Africa’s inclusion in the Africa Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) hinges on the decision of the White House. The US Senate has approved an extension of AGOA as part of a package of appropriations bills to fund the government. The extension is until December 31 this year….
Memorial Service for the learners who lost their lives in a Vanderbijlpark scholar transport accident takes at Saul Tsotetsi Sports Ground in Sebokeng, Vaal on January 23, 2026. Nine-year-old Lindokuhle Mabaso’s funeral will take place in Steynsrus in the Free State on Saturday morning. She was among the 14 learners that died when the scholar…
A picture of Warrick “DJ Warras” Stock shown outside a Rosebank church during his funeral service. Gauteng Police have confirmed that another man has been arrested for alleged involvement in the assasination of Warrick “DJ Warras” Stock. Brigadier Brenda Muridili has confirmed the arrest happened late last night but said she is awaiting a report….
Deputy ambassador, Ariel Seidman, of the Israeli Embassy in South Africa. The Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) has informed the Government of the State of Israel of its decision to declare deputy ambassador, Ariel Seidman, of the Israeli Embassy in South Africa as persona non grata. It has given Seidmand three days to…
Convicted murderer appears at the Bloemfontein High Court in the Free State on 05 December 2025. The Correctional Services Department has confirmed that Thabo Bester has been transferred to eBongweni Super Maximum Correctional Facility in Kokstad, KwaZulu-Natal. It says Bester’s transfer is a routine practice. According to the department, security risk assessments to ensure the…
[FILE] EMCA voting station The Elections Management and Consulting Agency of Africa (EMCA) says SAPS officers and individuals claiming to be African National Congress (ANC) representatives unlawfully entered the home of its former director, Lulu White, without a warrant and later produced ballot papers they claim were found on the property. In a written statement,…
Learners killed in a horrific crash in Vanderbijlpark One of the 14 learners killed in a horrific crash between minibus taxi scholar transport and a truck in Vanderbijlpark, Gauteng, will be laid to rest at a village in Limpopo Saturday . Sixteen-year-old Sagwadi Baloyi-Mathye will be buried at Olifantshoek village outside Giyani. The Hoerskool Vanderbijlpark learner…
File: National Director of Public Prosecutions, Advocate Shamila Batohi Criminal Analyst, Dr Suhayfa Bhamjee says the outgoing National Director of Public Prosecutions, Advocate Shamila Batohi will be remembered for just existing in office. Batohi’s term of service came to an end on Friday. The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) has been criticised for the lack of convictions…
Police are looking for 18 Chinese fugitives. Eleven of them are on the Interpol Red Notice Police say they’ve established a dedicated team to track down 18 Chinese fugitives believed to be hiding in South Africa. This follows the extradition of 63-year-old Chen Fujia, who left the OR Tambo International Airport in Kempton Park, east…
