Fallen trees are seen in the the Johannesburg CBD after heavy rains in this image captured on 16 November 2025. The Johannesburg Emergency Services (EMS) has called on motorists to exercise caution as some roads cannot be easily accessed due to fallen trees and debris. Some low-lying bridges are also submerged. Rain has persisted in most…
Rain, Roof, Water image. The Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA) has urged South Africans to take the severe weather warnings released by the South African Weather Services (SAWS) seriously. The Service yesterday issued an Orange level five warning for heavy downpours today, which could lead to localised flooding in some parts of…
The ruling party is torn by factionalism centred on the succession debate after Mnangagwa said he would leave office at the end of his constitutionally-mandated two terms in 2028. ZANU PF’s cell restructuring exercise has exposed a serious rift among loyalists rooting for President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his deputy Constantino Chiwenga as they seek to…
Court gavel. 3 minutes The Mankweng Magistrate’s Court in Limpopo has postponed the case of a former teacher accused of raping a 13-year-old learner to next Tuesday for a decision on his bail application. The accused resigned from his position as a teacher after his arrest last month. He faces counts of rape and child…
Picture that shows a keyboard, cards, chips and dice Rise Mzansi will picket outside the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition in Pretoria, calling for urgent reforms to the country’s gambling laws on Friday. The party plans to hand over a memorandum of demands, outlining the party’s seven-point plan to overhaul the gambling industry. #GamblingReformsNOW…
Western Cape High Court 2 minutes Alleged underworld figure, Nafiz Modack has denied laundering money through Empire Investment Cars and that he had made payments to his co-accused via the company’s account. Modack and 14 others face over 100 charges including murder, attempted murder, money laundering and participating in an enterprise. He has told the…
Burning fire The Lowveld and Escarpment Fire Protection Association (LEFPA) in Mbombela, Mpumalanga, says the veld fires in Sabie have now been contained. This follows a two-day operation by firefighters to extinguish the fires that broke out on the plantation near the R536 road between Sabie and Hazyview on Saturday. LEFPA General Manager, Andre Scheepers,…
[FILE IMAGE: Reverend Kenneth Meshoe in Parliament. African Christian Democratic Party (ACDP) MP Kenneth Meshoe says it’s very sad that South Africans no longer trust the police, but trust KwaZulu- Natal Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi. He says the claims made by Mkhwanazi are a ticking time bomb. Meshoe was speaking during the joint meeting of…
The late Breyten Breytenbach. 1 minute The family of renowned South African poet, author, painter and anti-apartheid activist, Breyten Breytenbach, has announced that his private funeral will be held in Paris on Tuesday next week. He died in the city last weekend at the age of 85. Breytenbach was a celebrated figure in global literature. His work was translated into several languages,…
Northern Cape Police are investigating two cases of murder and one case of attempted murder Northern Cape Police are investigating two cases of murder and one case of attempted murder following a shooting incident at a tavern in Jan Kempdorp on Saturday night. It is alleged that the suspect saw his girlfriend talking to another…
