Brown Mogotsi testifying before the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry in Pretoria, 18 November 2025. Proceedings in the Madlanga Commission got off to a heated start on Thursday when North West businessman Brown Mogotsi faced cross-examination. This was over his witness statement which the commission criticised as having only claims and without any solid evidence. Mogotsi…
Consumers hand over 100 Rand notes for food and other purchases. The Head of Macroeconomic Research at Standard Bank, Elna Moolman, says the impact of the interest rate cut, which was widely expected by markets will only be felt next year. Her comments follow the Reserve Bank’s 25 basis points interest rate cut announcement, which…
Body of a man found in a wheelie bin in Lotus River in Cape Town. The body of a man has been found in a wheelie bin in Lotus River in Cape Town. Police spokesperson, Wesley Twigg, says that the body had been discovered on Thursday morning. The circumstances surrounding the incident is under investigation…
Stop rape sign. A 40-year-old man has been sentenced to life imprisonment for raping a 15-year-old girl by the Groblersdal Regional Court in Limpopo. The man raped the teenager at Vezinyao village near Dennilton in July 2016 and May 2017. He was also given a lesser sentence for an indecent assault on a 13-year old….
President Cyril Ramaphosa delivered the keynote address at the closing ceremony of the G20 Social Summit at the Birchwood Hotel and OR Tambo Conference Centre in Ekurhuleni. President Cyril Ramaphosa is confident that a leader’s declaration will be issued following the G20 Summit in Johannesburg this weekend. World leaders are meeting this weekend in Johannesburg…
The summit which will be attended by heads of states is being held on African soil for the first time. Some residents at Elim outside Louis Trichardt in Limpopo say the G20 Summit in Johannesburg should come with ways to fight unemployment, crime and drug abuse. The summit, which will be attended by heads of…
There’s good news for soccer fans around the world. US President Donald Trump has revealed that they will fast‑track visas for foreign visitors who have tickets to the 2026 FIFA World Cup in the Americas. The matches will take place in 11 US cities from 11 June 11 to 19 July 2026, with Canada and…
[File image]: Nafiz Modack in a court room. The case of alleged gang boss, Nafiz Modack, has been postponed until Thursday in the High Court in Cape Town, due to one of the accused, Toufeek Brown, falling ill. Modack, along with 14 co-accused, face over a hundred charges, including the murder of top cop, Charl…
A passenger opens the Uber app. The Gauteng Department of Roads and Transport is calling on all e-hailing app providers to register their apps with the National Transport Department, as mandated by the National Land Transport Amendment Act. The directive is part of government’s efforts to align national and provincial transport frameworks, and to ensure…
MEC Kedibone Diale-Tlabela poses with traffic points personnel. The Gauteng Department of Roads and Transport has launched the Points Person of the Future Programme. It is aimed at improving traffic management and road safety across the province. The department says the programme will introduce traffic points personnel equipped with body cameras and digital reporting tools…
