Gauteng’s Crime Prevention Wardens shake hands with Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi. Gauteng Premier, Panyaza Lesufi has denied the Democratic Alliance’s (DA) allegations that his decision to establish the crime prevention wardens, known as “AmaPanyaza,” is an election ploy. The DA says the initiative is under-funded and was not budgeted for when it was started in…
File image| Eastern Cape Judge President Selby Mbenenge appears before the Judicial Conduct Tribunal on 21 October 2025. The Judicial Conduct Tribunal has found Eastern Cape Judge President Selby Mbenenge guilty of misconduct for initiating a flirtatious relationship with his secretary Andiswa Mengo on social media platform WhatsApp. However, the tribunal has found Mbenenge not…
File image | Crime Prevention Wardens attending an event. The Gauteng government has announced a move to regularise the status of its Crime Prevention Wardens, popularly known as AmaPanyaza. This follows Public Protector Kholeka Gcaleka’s findings that the unit was irregular. The Justice and Constitutional Development Minister, Mamoloko Kubayi had officiated at the ceremony to…
File image| AGOA US SA trade agreement. South Africa’s inclusion in the Africa Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) hinges on the decision of the White House. The US Senate has approved an extension of AGOA as part of a package of appropriations bills to fund the government. The extension is until December 31 this year….
Memorial Service for the learners who lost their lives in a Vanderbijlpark scholar transport accident takes at Saul Tsotetsi Sports Ground in Sebokeng, Vaal on January 23, 2026. Nine-year-old Lindokuhle Mabaso’s funeral will take place in Steynsrus in the Free State on Saturday morning. She was among the 14 learners that died when the scholar…
A picture of Warrick “DJ Warras” Stock shown outside a Rosebank church during his funeral service. Gauteng Police have confirmed that another man has been arrested for alleged involvement in the assasination of Warrick “DJ Warras” Stock. Brigadier Brenda Muridili has confirmed the arrest happened late last night but said she is awaiting a report….
Deputy ambassador, Ariel Seidman, of the Israeli Embassy in South Africa. The Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) has informed the Government of the State of Israel of its decision to declare deputy ambassador, Ariel Seidman, of the Israeli Embassy in South Africa as persona non grata. It has given Seidmand three days to…
Convicted murderer appears at the Bloemfontein High Court in the Free State on 05 December 2025. The Correctional Services Department has confirmed that Thabo Bester has been transferred to eBongweni Super Maximum Correctional Facility in Kokstad, KwaZulu-Natal. It says Bester’s transfer is a routine practice. According to the department, security risk assessments to ensure the…
[FILE] EMCA voting station The Elections Management and Consulting Agency of Africa (EMCA) says SAPS officers and individuals claiming to be African National Congress (ANC) representatives unlawfully entered the home of its former director, Lulu White, without a warrant and later produced ballot papers they claim were found on the property. In a written statement,…
Learners killed in a horrific crash in Vanderbijlpark One of the 14 learners killed in a horrific crash between minibus taxi scholar transport and a truck in Vanderbijlpark, Gauteng, will be laid to rest at a village in Limpopo Saturday . Sixteen-year-old Sagwadi Baloyi-Mathye will be buried at Olifantshoek village outside Giyani. The Hoerskool Vanderbijlpark learner…
