File: Barrier tape and gun cartridges. There is high police visibility in Atlantis on the Cape West Coast, following the murder of a 14-year-old teenager at Atlantis High School on Wednesday. It is alleged that the teen was shot and killed, when an unidentified man approached the driver of a mini-bus taxi who was waiting…
File image | A rhino is photographed during a rescue operation. Forestry, Fisheries and Environment Minister Willie Aucamp has pledged to continue to support the fight against rhino poaching in Mpumalanga. This follows an increase in rhino poaching cases in the province in 2025 compared to 2024. There’s an overall 16% decrease in the cases…
A poster calling for an end to sexual assault during a protest. The Phuthaditjhaba Regional Court has sentenced a 37-year-old man to 18 years in prison for the raping his sister. Police Spokesperson Mmako Mophiring says in March 2019, the 24-year-old victim from Thibela village returned home from a local tavern, entered her house, locked…
File| EFF provincial leader Nkululeko Dunga. Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) Gauteng Chairperson, Nkululeko Dunga, says they will only re-join a co-operation agreement with the African National Congress (ANC) if Ekurhuleni Mayor, Nkosindiphile Xhakaza, resigns. He has reflected on the EFF’s decision to end co-operation agreements with the ANC in all Gauteng municipalities. The EFF has…
A mother breastfeeding The South African Breastmilk Reserve is calling for more mothers to step forward and donate breast milk, to help save the lives of vulnerable newborns. The organisation says donated breast milk plays a critical role in protecting babies from infections and supporting healthy growth and development. For infants whose mothers are unable…
KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi. The Durban High Court has ruled in favour of KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner, Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi, after he approached the court to interdict and restrain a Durban businessman from defaming him on social media platforms. Calvin Mathibeli was ordered by the court to retract his statements which suggested Mkhwanazi was captured by private interests and involved in organised hits. In terms of the order…
Santos’ Neymar inside the stadium during a Brasileiro Championship match against Sao Paulo at Estadio Urbano Caldeira in Santos, Brazil on February 4, 2026. Neymar‘s lack of goals recently has given his critics plenty of ammunition to write him off, but the winger ended his drought in style with a double in Santos 2-1 league…
A person holding a FMD vaccine that will help to prevent the spread of this disease. South Africa needs 28-million doses of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) vaccine this year, in order to take a major step in breaking the back of the countrywide outbreak. That’s according to Agriculture Minister John Steenhuisen who is visiting the KwaZulu-Natal…
Ekapa Mine in Kimberley in the Northern Cape. Minister of Mineral and Petroleum Resources Gwede Mantashe says the retrieval of the bodies of the five men trapped 890 meters underground will be achieved soon. He returned to Ekapa Mine in Kimberley, Northern Cape, on Friday. Mantashe says dewatering of the shaft has been successfully achieved…
City Power offices in Johannesburg. The Emmarentia Residents’ Association in Johannesburg has slammed City Power‘s move to make consumers pay for electricity cables leading from the grid into their homes if they’re damaged or stolen. The new policy shifts the cost of cables and installation to households and requires residents to meet strict standards before…
