Traffic building up on the N1 following an accident. Five people have died on the N1 North freeway between the Buccleuch Interchange and Allandale Road in Midrand following a fatal vehicle crash involving a minibus taxi. The Johannesburg Metro Police Department (JMPD) spokesperson Xolani Fihla has cautioned motorists of major traffic disruptions due to some…
Chief Justice Mandisa Maya address delegates at the J20 Summit. Chief Justice Mandisa Maya has highlighted the need to balance judicial independence with accountability. She was delivering the keynote address at the J20 Constitutional Courts and Supreme Courts Summit in Sandton, Johannesburg on Wednesday. Maya told delegates that it is critical that measures are put…
Large miners such as First Quantum, Glencore and Vedanta Resources have often criticised the Zambian government over rising costs at their operations. The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) says it is shocked by looming job cuts affecting more than 3 000 employees at Glencore and Samancor mines. This comes after Glencore confirmed it had initiated…
National Police Commissioner, Fannie Masemola briefs the media. Lawyer for National Police Commissioner Fannie Masemola has argued that the application brought before the High Court by Deputy Police Commissioner for Crime Detection Lt. General Shadrack Sibiya is premature. Advocate Stefan Coetzee has argued that Masemola’s actions in issuing Sibiya with a stay-at-home order are justified…
Former police Sergeant Rachel Kutumela, her sister Anna Shokane and daughter Flora Shokane at the Polokwane Magistrate’s Court in Limpopo ahead of judgement on their bail application on September 3, 2025. A former police Sergeant and her two accomplices, accused of insurance-related killings, have been denied bail by the Polokwane Magistrate’s Court in Limpopo. Rachel…
Beds are seen in a fever clinic that was set up in a sports area as coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreaks continue in Beijing, December 20, 2022 The latest mortality data from Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) published on 28 August, shows 486 041 deaths recorded in 2022, which is a sharp decline by 22% compared…
Minister Patricia de Lille speaking at the opening of G20 Tourism Working Group Meeting in Durban. Tourism Minister Patricia de Lille is expected to clear up several matters concerning the South African Tourism Board before a Parliamentary Committee on Tuesday. Among others, De Lille is expected to brief the Tourism Portfolio Committee on why she…
Santon Convention Centre where the J20 Summit of the Constitutional Courts and Supreme Courts is being held. The Deputy Chief Justice Dunstan Mlambo says that the South African Judiciary will not blindly adopt Artificial Intelligence. He was speaking ahead of the J20 Summit of the Constitutional Courts and Supreme Courts at the Sandton Convention Centre…
Suspended Deputy National Commissioner for crime detection Shadrack Sibiya and National Police Commissioner Fannie Masemola are appearing in the High Court in Pretoria. Sibiya wants the court to declare his suspension unlawful in a bid to be reinstated. Masemola suspended Sibiya in July for the alleged unlawful disbandment of the KwaZulu-Natal team tasked with investigating…
Deputy National Commissioner for Crime Detection, Lieutenant General Shadrack Sibiya. Suspended Deputy National Police Commissioner for Crime Detection, Lieutenant General Shadrack Sibiya, and National Police Commissioner General Fannie Masemola are set to face off in the North Gauteng High Court in Pretoria this morning. Sibiya wants the high court to declare his suspension unlawful. Masemola…
