An attendant pours petrol into a car. The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) has called on government to delay the increase in fuel levies set to take place on the 1st of next month. This follows new data from the Central Energy Fund which suggests motorists may see one of the largest monthly fuel increases in the country’s history due…
Suspended SAPS Head of Organised Crime Richard Shibiri. Suspended South African Police Service (SAPS) Organised Crime Head Richard Shibiri returns to the Madlanga Commission on Wednesday morning, where he will face cross-examination. Shibiri has been linked to murder accused, Katiso “KT” Molefe and attempted murder accused, Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala. Some detectives probing the murder of…
Luojiashan tanker sits anchored in Muscat, as Iran vows to close the Strait of Hormuz, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Muscat, Oman, March 7, 2026. Oil prices plummeted by more than $10 a barrel on Tuesday after soaring to an almost four-year high in the previous session after US President Donald Trump predicted…
Venus Williams of the US in action Organisers of the Indian Wells tennis tournament apologised to Venus Williams and her playing partner Leylah Fernandez after a clerical error ahead of the women’s doubles draw denied the wildcard duo the opportunity to compete. Seven-times Grand Slam champion Williams, 45, was beaten in the opening round of…
FILE | Congress of the People (COPE) leader Mosiuoa Lekota. The founding President of the Congress of the People (COPE), Mosioua Lekota, will be remembered at a memorial service in Soweto later today. His comrades and friends will gather at the Regina Mundi Catholic Church for the Gauteng leg of his memorial service. Another memorial…
Suspended SAPS head of organised Crime, General Richard Shibiri testifying before the Commission. Suspended organised crime head Major-General Richard Shibiri has alleged that Witness A, who has implicated him at the Madlanga Commission, was promised a promotion in exchange for adverse information against him. Witness A had previously testified that General Shibiri had tried to…
Police graphic showing a crime scene. Four people have been shot dead at a venue believed to be a tavern in Harare, Khayelitsha on the Cape Flats. Western Cape Police Spokesperson André Traut says one other person was wounded. He says the victims were watching a soccer match at the premises when four armed men…
Bellarmine Mugabe and his co-accused are expected to make their first appearance at the Alexandra Magistrate’s Court in Johannesburg. The pair was arrested following a shooting incident at the Mugabe residency in Hyde Park, Johannesburg, that left a gardener in hospital. LIVE STREAM:
The TRC Cases Inquiry, probing alleged efforts to stall the investigation and prosecution of apartheid-era perpetrators, is taking place in Newtown, Johannesburg. LIVE STREAM:
Suspended SAPS Head of Organised Crime Richard Shibiri. The Madlanga Commission has heard how suspended Organised Crime Head, Major-General Richard Shibiri, was in consistent communication with attempted murder accused, Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala, a week before his arrest. This is despite Shibiri previously testifying that his communication with Matlala was minimal. General Shibiri is currently facing…
