Serbia’s Novak Djokovic in action during his quarter final match against Taylor Fritz of the US, US Open, Flushing Meadows, New York, United States. September 2, 2025 Novak Djokovic reasserted his dominance over American Taylor Fritz with a 6-3, 7-5, 3-6, 6-4 victory on Tuesday to set up a US Open semi-final against Carlos Alcaraz,…
Stolen copper cables recovered by authorities. Police have seized copper cables worth R3-million and arrested five suspects at an unregistered scrapyard in De Deur, outside Vereeniging in Gauteng. Provincial police spokesperson Dimakatso Nevhuhulwi says the arrests follow a tip-off. “A team comprising of Sedibeng infrastructure unit, Gauteng traffic wardens and private security companies discovered large…
Court official holds a banner of slain NPA prosecutor Tracy Brown A second suspect arrested in connection with the murder of NPA prosecutor Tracy Brown and made a brief appearance in the Gqeberha Magistrate’s Court in the Eastern Cape. The suspect Ayabulela Busakwe (31) is facing a string of charges which include murder, conspiracy to…
A pregnant person. The Eastern Cape government has called on communities to report teenage pregnancy to the authorities. The call comes at the backdrop of the release of the provincial Health Department’s report, which revealed that between April and July this year, 117 teenagers between the ages of ten and 14 gave birth at the…
[File Image] Taxis seen at a rank in Johannesburg. Commuters in eThekwini in KwaZulu-Natal will be forced to arrange alternative transport on Thursday as the South African National Taxi Council (Santaco) announces an indefinite shutdown. This comes after more than two dozen taxis were impounded in Clermont for operating without permits. This has sparked frustration…
Cape Town’s majestic Table Mountain. The City of Cape Town says more than 2.4 million visitors came to Cape Town in 2024, spending around R25 billion that went directly into the economy. This spending supported over 106 000 jobs, nearly 7% of total city employment. The city is on a drive to attract more visitors and…
Car the kidnapper was travelling in A wanted Mozambican kidnapper has been shot and killed during a confrontation with the South African Police Services (SAPS) anti-kidnapping task team in Kempton Park. That’s according to SAPS National Spokesperson, Brigadier Athlenda Mathe. Mathe says the 40-year-old was on SERNIC, which is Mozambique’s Wanted Persons Database. He has…
The Ditsobotla Local Municipality in Lichtenburg in the North West. The national government has decided to invoke section 139(7) of the Constitution at the troubled Lichtenburg-based Ditsobotla Local Municipality in the North West. This means that the national executive assumes the powers and functions ordinarily exercised by the provincial government. Accordingly, the Minister of Finance…
Car the kidnapper was travelling in Police say they are working around the clock to rescue an Indian businessman whom a deceased suspected kidnapping kingpin had abducted. Police shot and killed the suspect in Kempton Park, Johannesburg, on Wednesday. He’s alleged to have been part of a syndicate that kidnaps businessmen and demands ransom to…
Australia’s Mitchell Starc in action at the ICC T20 World Cup 2024 Group B match against England at Kensington Oval, Bridgetown in Barbados on June 8, 2024. Australia’s white-ball pace spearhead Mitchell Starc has retired from Twenty20 internationals six months out from the World Cup in India and Sri Lanka to focus on extending his…
