[File image]: An illegal mining site The Portfolio Committee on Mineral and Petroleum Resources has raised concerns about their Eastern Cape office, citing its failure to adequately regulate the mining industry and enforce strict compliance within the province. The committee visited the Nelson Mandela Bay metro following reports of illegal sand mining in the area….
Suspended Minister Senzo Mchunu appeared before Parliament’s Ad Hoc Committee in Cape Town. Police Minister Senzo Mchunu has denied allegations made before the Madlanga Commission by an undercover police operative known as Witness E. Witness E alleged that Mchunu convinced him to write a statement to the Commission favouring the minister. However, Mchunu has rejected…
A candle is lit near a book. The African National Congress (ANC) in Ekurhuleni says it has lost a principled, revolutionary servant of the people following the announcement of the passing of the city’s Member of the Mayoral Committee (MMC) for Roads and Transport, Andile Mngwevu. Mngwevu died when his car was swept away by…
Officials impounding taxis. Twenty-five vehicles have been impounded in two traffic operations by the Limpopo Department of Transport on Wednesday. Transport Department spokesperson Matome Taueatsoala says officers inspected 86 vehicles and impounded ten of them in Thabazimbi. Thirteen summonses were issued for various offences. Taueatsoala says fifteen vehicles were impounded at Ga-Mphahlele. He says the…
SAPS officers outside Addington Primary School in Durban. Lobby group March and March is continuing to protest outside Addington Primary School in Durban, demanding that the 40 flood-affected learners be placed at the school. The protest continues despite a case of incitement to violence being investigated against the movement’s leader, Jacinta Ngobese-Zuma. The movement has…
Parliament Ad Hoc Committee on allegations by Lieutenant General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi is continuing to hold public hearings. LIVESTREAM:
Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala appears in the High Court in Johannesburg on October 20, 2025. KwaZulu-Natal Hawks head Major-General Lesetja Senona will continue testifying at the Madlanga Commission of inquiry on Wednesday morning. His close relationship with attempted murder accused, Vusimuzi ‘Cat’ Matlala, will remain a focus. On Tuesday, General Senona testified that he enjoyed a…
The VW Polo three constables were travelling in being pulled out of the Hennops River. The preliminary report into the deaths of three police Constables whose bodies were retrieved from the Hennops River in Pretoria in May last year indicates that the incident was an accident. The report points to high speed being the possible…
KwaZulu-Natal Hawks head General Lesetja Senona gives testimony at the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry in Pretoria on January 27, 2026. The Madlanga Commission of Inquiry investigating criminality in the country’s criminal justice system, has ruled that KwaZulu-Natal Hawks head Major-General Lesetja Senona, read into the record the name of the person, thus far referred to…
President Cyril Ramaphosa President Cyril Ramaphosa says the country’s economic recovery is gathering momentum as it has posted growth for four consecutive quarters. In his weekly address to the nation, Ramaphosa has also noted a steady reduction in unemployment. Statistics South Africa’s (STATS SA) recent data also shows that levels of poverty and inequality have…
