Three men have died following a shooting at a taxi rank in Voorbrug, Delft, on the Cape Flats. Western Cape Police Spokesperson André Traut says two of the victims were declared dead on the scene, while the third victim died in hospital. Traut says the incident is believed to be linked to taxi – related…
Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala appears in the High Court in Johannesburg on October 20, 2025. Madlanga Commission evidence leader Advocate Lee Seegels-Ncube has proposed that Organised Crime Head, Richard Shibiri, used the money given to him by Vusimuzi ‘Cat’ Matlala, to fund a family thanksgiving celebration. Shibiri has testified that Matlala loaned him R70.000, which was…
Former Higher Education and Training Minister Dr. Nobuhle Nkabane delivers speech during the SONA debate on February 11, 2026. Former Higher Education and Training Minister Dr Nobuhle Nkabane has been appointed as the new African National Congress (ANC) Deputy Chief Whip. She replaces Dorries Mpapane, who has been appointed as the chairperson of the newly…
Smoke rising from an Eskom power station The Department of Electricity and Energy says Eskom’s financial position remains solvent. Senior officials from the department briefed Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on among others, the third quarter financial performance for 2025/26 of entities it oversees. The department’s Deputy Director-General for Energy Enterprises Dr Kubeshnie Bhugwandin added that liquidity…
A medical doctor seen holding a Stethoscope. The South African Medical Association Trade Union (SAMATU) says doctors in public hospitals are being pushed beyond safe working limits, while hundreds of qualified colleagues remain unemployed. The union claims doctors already in the system are working excessive hours beyond guidelines set by the Health Professions Council of…
IEC youth voter campaign The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) in KwaZulu-Natal has taken its voter registration campaign to tertiary institutions in effort to encourage the youth to register to vote ahead of the Local Government Elections. Research by the commission has revealed voter apathy amongst the youth between the ages of 18 and 25. The commission took its campaign to the Durban University…
The Madlanga Commission of Inquiry. The Commission of Inquiry into Criminality, Political Interference and Corruption in the Criminal Justice System, also known as the Madlanga Commission continues hearing witness testimony. LIVE STREAM:
US ambassador Leo Brent Bozell III and Dirco Clayson Monyela. The US ambassador to South Africa, Leo Brent Bozell III has backtracked and apologised about remarks he made about the “Kill the Boer” chant. He recently condemned the chant as hate speech at a Biznews Conference in Hermanus in the Western Cape. Thanks to @BizNewsCOM…
Suspended SAPS head of organised Crime, General Richard Shibiri testifying before the Commission. Retired Justice Mbuyiseli Madlanga has challenged suspended organised crime head Major-General Richard Shibiri’s assertion that he needed the R70.000 loan from alleged cartel member Vusimuzi ‘Cat’ Matlala. Shibiri has testified that Matlala loaned him R70.000 to fix his son’s vehicle. Bank statements…
FILE| Gun on the ground. Mpumalanga police have opened two murder cases and an inquest docket after a man killed his wife, their three-year-old son and turned the gun on himself in Verena. He also allegedly shot and injured his sister-in-law and his wife’s uncle. A neighbour narrowly escaped unharmed. Provincial Police Spokesperson Jabu Ndubane…
