[File Image] Wildfire at Du Toitskloof Pass in the Cape Winelands. The City of Cape Town says it suspects arson in a blaze in the Table Mountain National Park near Devil’s Peak off Phillip Kgosana Drive on Monday. Helicopters had to be dispatched to water bomb three areas in which fires were burning on the…
Cartridge casing lays on the ground. Two alleged cash-in-transit (CIT) robbers have been shot and killed in a shootout with police in Edendale in Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal. It is alleged that the suspects are part of a group of robbers wanted in connection with the CIT heist, which happened on Monday afternoon in Verulam, north of…
AC Milan’s Ruben Loftus-Cheek and Parma’s Edoardo Corvi after both sustaining injuries from a collision in Serie A match against Parma in San Siro, Milan, Italy on February 22, 2026. England international Ruben Loftus-Cheek suffered a fractured jaw and will undergo surgery after the AC Milan midfielder collided with Parma keeper Edoardo Corvi in their…
Suspended Deputy National Commissioner for Crime Detection, Shadrack Sibiya. Suspended Deputy National Police Commissioner for Crime Detection, Lieutenant-General Shadrack Sibiya, returns to the Madlanga Commission this Tuesday morning to continue with his testimony. Sibiya has denied instructing Witness F to share a warrant of arrest with attempted murder accused Vusimuzi ‘Cat’ Matlala. The warrant was…
Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi. Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi has declared that water has been fully restored in Midrand and surrounding areas. Midrand has faced prolonged water shutdown in recent weeks. This as the province has been experiencing severe, ongoing water shortages driven by high demand, and ageing infrastructure. Delivering his 2026 State of the Province…
Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi. Some residents of Eldorado Park in Johannesburg have reacted positively to Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi’s State of the Province Address at Nasrec. He unveiled a multi-million-rand infrastructure upgrade plan to address the water crisis in the province. It includes constructing new reservoirs, expanding storage capacity and accelerating repairs on pipelines and…
Suspended Deputy National Police Commissioner General Shadrack Sibiya. Suspended deputy national police commissioner, General Shadrack Sibiya, has accused Commissioner Sesi Baloyi of trying to overwhelm him. Appearing before the Madlanga Commission, Sibiya has been grilled about his relationship with Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala. Various witnesses at the commission have testified about how General Sibiya financially benefitted from Matlala, even receiving…
SOPA Gauteng 2026. Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi will deliver the State of the Province Address (SOPA) this Monday evening at the Nasrec Expo Centre in Johannesburg.
Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi speaking at an event. Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi is expected to deliver the State of the Province Address (SOPA) later Monday evening at the Nasrec Expo Centre in Johannesburg. His address is expected to outline government’s priorities and plans for the year ahead. While issues such as crime, illegal mining and…
The Ad Hoc Committee probing allegations of criminal infiltration, corruption and political interference in the country’s criminal justice system under way at Parliament in Cape Town The Ad Hoc Committee that has been investigating allegations by the KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi is meeting in Cape Town on Monday. Mkhwanazi made wide-ranging allegations of criminal…
