FILE | Police officer walking towards a crime tape. Police are yet to comment on what’s believed to be the suicide of a man who survived an attempted hit last week. He was mentioned at the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry in relation to corruption in the Ekurhuleni Metro Police Department. Last week, his car was…
The SABC News Television building. Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Communications and Digital Technologies Khusela Diko has expressed satisfaction on the work done to develop the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) funding model. Communications Minister Solly Malatsi and private company BMIT Knowledge Group Pyt Ltd updated the portfolio committee on progress made in developing a funding…
Bafana Bafana players on the field. Bafana Bafana will face Panama in two international friendly matches to be played in South Africa next month as part of the national team’s preparations for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The matches will be staged between the 27th and 31st of March 2026. Panama, currently ranked 33rd in…
A drum being filled with water. Rand Water says it remains concerned about persistently high water consumption in Gauteng, particularly in the City of Johannesburg and Tshwane. The utility warns that usage above the allocated volumes continues to place significant strain on the overall supply network. Rand Water Spokesperson, Makenosi Maroo, says current demand is…
The Stellenbosch University campus in the Western Cape. Stellenbosch University says while the national demand for student accommodation is well documented, the challenge its students face is not necessarily availability, but of affordability. This ahead of the commencement of the 2026 academic year. The Acting Dean of Students, Dr Leslie Van Rooi, says this challenge…
A Cape Winelands District Municipality fire truck seen at a fire scene. The Cape Winelands District Municipality’s (CWDM) Fire Services says the wildfire that has been burning in the Du Toitskloof Pass area has been contained. Spokesperson Anesca Roodt says the fire was first reported on Friday on the Worcester side of the pass and later…
A Cape Winelands District Municipality fire truck seen at a fire scene. The Cape Winelands District Municipality’s (CWDM) Fire Services says the wildfire that has been burning in the Du Toitskloof Pass area has been contained. Spokesperson Anesca Roodt says the fire was first reported on Friday on the Worcester side of the pass and later…
Water and Sanitation Minister Pemmy Majodina handed over the World Heritage Irrigation Structure (WHIS) Award to the Orange-Vaal Water Users Association in the Northern Cape on September 18, 2025. Water and Sanitation Minister Pemmy Majodina has blamed persistent water shortages that have seen communities go days without water on the municipalities’ inability to take proper…
Newly appointed head of the National Prosecuting Authority Advocate Andy Mothibi addresses media during a joint briefing with the SAPS on 06 February 2026. The newly appointed head of the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA), Advocate Andy Mothibi says he is not distracted by media reports that his appointment will be challenged. A number of civic organisations…
Sophiatown residents in Johannesburg carrying water they got from the truck on September 14, 2025. The Activists and Citizens Forum has called on President Cyril Ramaphosa to resign amid the water crisis facing the country. Several communities across Gauteng, including Midrand, Melville, and Hammanskraal, are battling crippling water cuts and shortages. Many areas in other…
