Witness D’s car. President Cyril Ramaphosa says more effort must be directed towards witness protection. Speaking on the sidelines of COSATU’s 40th Anniversary rally at Dobsonville Stadium in Soweto today, the President reflected on last night’s fatal shooting of the Madlanga commission’s witness D, who has since been identified as Marius van der Merwe. …
South Africans will once again enjoy the world’s biggest football moments live and free, as SABC Sport, in partnership with Hollywoodbets, brings the FIFA World Cup 2026 US, Canada & Mexico and the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2027 Brazil to audiences nationwide. This landmark coverage is made possible through a rights agreement with New World…
Cosatu president Zingiswa Losi, speaking at an event. The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) President Zingiswa Losi has called for strengthened unity within the Tripartite Alliance at COSATU’s 40th-anniversary rally at Dobsonville Stadium in Soweto. WATCH | The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) will celebrate its 40th anniversary at Dobsonville Stadium…
Members of Afrika Mayibuye Movement Afrika Mayibuye Movement will hold its first national convention this weekend to outline its policy position and affirm the current leadership. With less than a year in existence, the party has already set its eyes on next year’s local government elections. Afrika Mayibuye Movement spokesperson Sydney Baloyi says this gathering is an important event for…
Police comb the scene of the mass shooting at a shebeen at a hostel in Saulsville, December 6, 2025. Gauteng police say a manhunt is underway for three suspects believed to be behind the shooting at the Saulsville Hostel near Atteridgeville in Pretoria on Saturday morning. Eleven people have been killed in the attack. Fourteen…
A fatal shooting crime scene. Ten people have been killed and ten others injured in Saulsville, Pretoria. At least ten others were injured in the incident and have been taken to the hospital for medical attention. Tshwane District Police Commissioner Samuel Thine is currently at the scene of the incident. Details are still sketchy.
Police at the scene of Saturday morning’s mass shooting in Saulsville, Pretoria, December 6, 2025 Police say the number of people killed in a shooting incident in Saulsville, west of Pretoria, has risen to eleven. This after one person succumbed to wounds in hospital. The deceased includes children aged three and twelve. Fourteen others were…
[File Image] | Poster bearing slogan, Not in My Name for 16 days of activism against GBV. The Commission for Gender Equality in Mpumalanga has raised concerns over the withdrawal of sexual violence cases. Over 90 sexual violence cases have been withdrawn at Bushbuckridge and Nkomazi police stations between 2023 and 2025. The Provincial Commissioner…
A South African Police Service graphic, illustrating a hunt for shooting suspects. City of Tshwane deputy mayor, Eugene Modise, has blamed the killing of 11 people at a shebeen inside a hostel in Saulsville, west of Pretoria, on what he describes as desperate South African nationals renting out space to undocumented foreign nationals. At least…
Witness D’s car. Police have launched a manhunt for suspects who shot and killed one of the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry’s key witnesses. ‘Witness D’, who police have identified as 41-year-old Marius van der Merwe, was killed in front of his family outside their house in Brakpan, in the east of Johannesburg, on Friday evening. He…
