Fuel pump nozzles at a Q8 gas station Saudi Arabia has begun oil output cuts, sources said on Monday, becoming the latest Gulf producer impacted by the US and Israeli war on Iran which has halted ship traffic in the region and sent oil prices up nearly 30% to $119 a barrel on Monday. Adding…
The Electoral Commission (IEC) Chief Electoral Officer Sy Mamabolo addresses a media briefing in Centurion, Pretoria on March 10, 2026. The Electoral Commission (IEC) Chief Electoral Officer, Sy Mamabolo, has announced that voter registration for this year’s Local Government Elections (LGE) has been set for June 20 and 21. He announced this at a media…
Fire truck. Two informal settlement fires this weekend in the Cape Peninsula have left about 700 people destitute. The homes of about 500 residents at Imizamo Yethu in Hout Bay and 200 at Masiphumelele in Fish Hoek were razed in the fires. Masiphumelele resident Philisa Mchithwa, elaborates on their plight: “My problem with these fires…
Suliman Carrim appearing before the Madlanga Commission, 6 February 2026. There’s been a heated exchange between Chairperson of the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry Justice Mbuyiseli Madlanga and North West businessman Suliman Carrim’s legal team. This was after Carrim’s legal team suggested that Justice Madlanga had prejudged the application that it was bringing forward. The lawyers…
President Cyril Ramaphosa. President Cyril Ramaphosa, in an affidavit before the High Court in Johannesburg, says he does not object to the court ordering the removal of Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) Cases Inquiry Chair, Justice Sisi Khampepe. Ramaphosa is a respondent in the application for judicial review of Khampepe’s refusal to recuse herself from…
Mud hut house in Mangidini Village ,Nkandla in KZN As South Africa celebrates Human Rights Month, the country reflects on the progress made in establishing a democratic society. While the country and government have made significant efforts to improve and balance the living standards of people, especially in the post-apartheid era, residents of Mangidini Village,…
An overturned taxi seen after an accident in Seshego, Limpopo. The number of people who died in a multiple vehicle collision in Limpopo has risen to eight. Two more people have died in hospital. The multiple vehicle collision involving two minibus taxis and two other vehicles, happened on the D19 Matlala road outside Polokwane last…
The bail application of Rachel Kutumela, her sister and daughter at the Polokwane Magistrate’s Court in Limpopo on July 24, 2025. A senior education official is reported to be among the five people arrested in the case of former police sergeant Rachel Kutumela. One suspect was arrested in Sebokeng, Gauteng, on Monday. The rest, including…
Outside the Soshanguve Magistrate’s Court. The case against nine people arrested for the murder of Tshwane University of Technology lecturer will continue on Wednesday in the Soshanguve Magistrate’s Court. Masasi Sifundo was attacked and killed allegedly by the group last month, after they accused him of raping two minors aged between eight and 12. The…
Former police reservist and businessman Aris Danikas testifies at the Nkabinde Enquiry in Pretoria on March 9, 2026. The Nkabinde Enquiry in Pretoria is expected to hear more testimony relating to the past atrocities that the KwaZulu-Natal-based Cato Manor Organised Crime Unit and its commander, Major-General Johan Booysen, had allegedly committed. On Monday, former police…
