African Roots

Emfuleni Local Municipality offices in Vanderbijlpark, Gauteng. The embattled Emfuleni Local Municipality in the Vaal, south of Johannesburg, has reportedly spent almost R700 million on employee overtime. This was revealed by the Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs in its response to questions from the Democratic Alliance (DA) in the Gauteng Provincial Legislature. The municipality is battling refuse removal,…

Minister David Mahlobo addresses the 2026 Unisa Water Imbizo in Roodepoort, Johannesburg. Water and Sanitation Deputy Minster, David Mahlobo, has agreed that years of negligence are the root cause of South Africa’s water crisis. He was speaking at the 2026 Unisa Water Imbizo in Roodepoort, west of Johannesburg. Mahlobo has confirmed that municipalities need around…

A doctor points to an x-ray showing a pair of lungs infected with TB (tuberculosis), January 27, 2014. Experts are calling for more community involvement to fight against the scourge of tuberculosis (TB) in South Africa. March marks TB Awareness month under the theme, “Yes! We Can End TB! Led by countries, Powered by people”….

National Police Commissioner General Fannie Masemola will appear before the Ad Hoc committee looking into concerns around national security today. Masemola first appeared before the committee in October last year, as its second witness. LIVE STREAM: 

The Senzo Meyiwa murder trial continues at the High Court in Pretoria. LIVE STREAM: 

National Police Commissioner Gen Fannie Masemola arrives for his wrap-up engagement with Parliament’s Ad Hoc Committee on March 17, 2026. National Police Commissioner General Fannie Masemola has repeated that the Police Minister, Senzo Mchunu, who is currently placed on special leave, did not consult or inform him about his decision to disband the Political Killings…

Sergeant Fannie Nkosi testifying before the Commission Member of the Gauteng Organised Crime unit, Sergeant Fannie Nkosi, has been questioned about Lieutenant-General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi’s relationship with suspended deputy national police Commissioner Shadrack Sibiya.   Nkosi has told evidence leader Adv Matthew Chaskalson that Lieutenant-General Sibiya is fond of the KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner.  This is despite evidence presented before…

The case against Bellarmine Mugabe, son of the late former Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe, and his co-accused, Tobias Matonhodze, has been postponed to next Tuesday by the Alexandra Regional Court. The pair face charges of attempted murder, defeating the ends of justice, unlawful possession of a firearm, and contravening the Immigration Act, following the alleged…