Fire on Witzenberg side of the Matroosberg Mountains on December 3, 2025 The Cape Winelands District Municipality (CWDM) in the Western Cape says its Fire Services teams have reported that they have contained the five major fires which started a few days ago. As wildfires rage across the Cape Winelands, a dedicated force of firefighting…
File Image: The four accused including Joslin’s mother Kelly Smith appear in the Vredenburg Magistrate’s court. 1 minute The pre-trial hearing in the case of the disappearance of six-year-old Joslin Smit is expected to get underway in the High Court in Cape Town today. The girl’s mother Kelly Smith, her boyfriend Jacquin Appollis and Steveno…
Police Minister Senzo Mchunu President Cyril Ramaphosa is expected to address the nation at 7pm following accusations last weekend by KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi. The SABC will carry the President’s address live on its channels including radio, TV and online. Mkhwanazi made allegations last weekend against Police Minister Senzo Mchunu and senior police officials….
2 minutes Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana has expressed relief that the process of adopting the 2025 Fiscal Framework is now out of his hands. This is after the National Assembly adopted the framework on Wednesday. Godongwana only succeeded in tabling a budget on a third attempt, after discontent over his proposed VAT increase in the…
Dried-out branches are seen amongst caked mud. 2 minutes Livestock farmers in some parts of Limpopo say the heatwave has exacerbated the drought conditions in the province. The province experienced a spate of severe heatwaves last week. Cattle farmer Prince Netshitudzi has now resorted to feeding his cattle with tomatoes but it is not enough….
[File photo] Containers at one of SA’s ports. Four former Transnet executives have been granted bail of R50 000 each by the Palm Ridge Magistrates Court, in Ekurhuleni, Gauteng. The four accused are former Transnet CEOs Brian Molefe and Siyabonga Gama, former CFO Anoj Singh, and former engineer, Thamsanqa Jiyane. They handed themselves over to…
1 minute Mpumalanga Premier Mandla Ndlovu delivers the State of the Province Address. Live proceedings below:
Private investigator, Paul O’Sullivan appears before Parliament’s ad hoc committee on national security concerns. The committee is probing intelligence failures and policy gaps in the fight against corruption and gang networks. LIVE STREAM:
A sinkhole in the road. The Democratic Alliance (DA) in Gauteng says lives are at risk in Mogale City as large sinkholes continue to damage the Hekpoort R563 and Zwartkops R374 roads. The DA accuses Gauteng Roads and Transport MEC, Kedibone Diale-Tlabela, of failing to address the issue promptly. The party says a sinkhole that…
Outside the Cape Town High Court in the Western Cape. The case of alleged underworld crime boss, Jerome Booysen and 11 co-accused is expected to resume in the High Court in Cape Town on Monday morning. Last week, the prosecution called a witness who deals with intercepted calls. The court is dealing with a trial-within-a-trial. The…
