[FILE IMAGE]: A multi-story building under construction in George, collapsed last year, leading to the death of 34 workers and the injury of another 28. Cosatu has welcomed the decision by Public Works and Infrastructure Minister, Dean Macpherson, for criminal charges to be laid against those responsible for the disaster in George, that led to…
[FILE IMAGE]: A woman donates blood. The organization People Against Race Classification is seeking the scrapping of the race-classification question in the official form completed when donating blood. They say race classification for blood donation serves no medical purpose. The group visited the offices of the Western Cape Blood Services in Cape Town to demand…
President Cyril Ramaphosa. President Cyril Ramaphosa will address the nation this Sunday night at 7pm on developments arising from statements made by KwaZulu-Natal Police commissioner, Lt General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi. Mkhwanazi made corruption allegations against senior police officials and the Minister of Police Senzo Mchunu. In a statement released by the Presidency, Spokesperson Vincent Magwenya says…
Rand note and coins. The South African Reserve Bank‘s (SARB) Prudential Authority says it is difficult to assess the potential impact of tariffs on the economy or financial systems at the moment. The regulator and supervisor for licensed financial institutions in the country says the financial stability committee has been in talks over tariffs. Businesses…
[FILE IMAGE]: Eulogy by the Minister of Police, Mr Senzo Mchunu, at the Official Funeral of Constable Boipelo Senoge on 8 May 2025, Bloemfontein. ActionSA is calling on President Cyril Ramaphosa to take action against Police Minister Senzo Mchunu following explosive allegations by KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner, Lieutenant-General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi. The party is picketing outside SAPS…
[FILE IMAGE]: MKMVA soldiers chanting. Some former MK, Apla and Azanla soldiers say it is painful that after spending years in foreign lands fighting for the liberation of this country, they now have to beg a government they sacrificed to put in power, to treat them with dignity. At least 300 former combatants from the…
Spaza shop. Northern Cape police are investigating an inquest docket following the death of a 12-year-old girl in Kuruman who died after allegedly consuming snacks from a local spaza shop. Provincial police spokesperson, Timothy Sam says preliminary investigations indicate the deceased and her two siblings were rushed to Kuruman hospital after consuming snacks. Sam says…
[File Image] Former Deputy President David Mabuza speaks at Former Minister Zola Skweyiya’s memorial service in 2018. Free State African National Congress (ANC) chairperson Mxolisi Dukwana has described the former Deputy President David Mabuza as a self-less leader. Dukwana and fellow ANC members visited Mabuza’s family in Barberton, Mpumalanga yesterday to convey their condolences. Mabuza died a…
SAPS vehicles. Northern Cape police have dismissed as unfounded social media posts that their acting district commissioner, Kenneth Baloyi, is the director of Vusimuzi ‘Cat’ Matlala’s Medicare 24 company. On Wednesday, police in the province launched an internal investigation into the social media posts claiming that Matlala’s company director Kenny Baloyi and the acting provincial…
ActionSA flags outside court. ActionSA will lead a protest outside the KwaZulu-Natal police headquarters in Durban today to demand urgent action on the deepening crisis in the criminal justice system. This follows provincial Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi’s allegations that senior South African Police Service officials, including Minister Senzo Mchunu, are corrupt, have ties with criminal syndicates and interfere in police operations. Politicians in parliament involved in crime syndicate: Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi:…
