FILE| Numsa members at a strike. The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa) will march to National Treasury in Pretoria today. The union is demanding that government should stop conducting business with private security companies that are not compliant with collective agreements. Numsa’s spokesperson Phakamile Hlubi-Majola says it’s a disgrace that workers in…
Bullets seen at the crime scene. A 20-year-old suspect linked to last week’s deadly suspected gang-related shooting in Westbury, is set to appear before the Johannesburg Central Court on Friday. The South African Police Service anti-gang unit arrested the suspect on Wednesday. Two teenagers were killed and five wounded in the attack. Four teenage suspects…
Police Minister Senzo Mchunu testifies before the Ad Hoc Committee on October 21, 2025. The Madlanga Commission has heard how attempted murder accused Vusimuzi ‘Cat’ Matlala used his influence to attain the identities of two police investigators known as Witness A and B. Witness C testified before the Commission yesterday that Matlala alleged that Police…
The two cousins who were shot and killed last weekend in Mamelodi East, Pretoria will be laid to rest on Saturday in the Luckau village outside Groblersdal in Limpopo. Tshiamo (22) and Baleseng Moramaga (21) were found with gunshot wounds on Sunday morning. A third victim is currently receiving treatment in hospital. On Wednesday, Tebogo…
Accused one in the Senzo Meyiwa trial Muzi Sibiya in the dock. The State in the Senzo Meyiwa murder trial is expected to continue zooming into accused one Muzi Sibiya’s assault allegations. Sibiya has been under cross-examination at the High Court in Pretoria for the 2014 murder of the Bafana Bafana captain. Sibiya alleged that…
FILE PHOTO | Deputy Paul Mashatile answering questions in Parliament. Deputy President Paul Mashatile has welcomed the ruling of the Pietermaritzburg High Court, that the death of former African National Congress (ANC) leader, Chief Albert Luthuli, was as a result of injuries caused by an assault. The Nobel Peace Prize laureate died in 1967. The…
Ekurhuleni’s deputy metro police chief, Julius Mkhwanazi. It could be the end of the road for Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Police Department (EMPD) Deputy Chief, Julius Mkhwanazi. Ekurhuleni Mayor Nkosindiphile Xhakaza has confirmed receiving the internal report into allegations of misconduct levelled against the Deputy Chief. However, he refused to detail the matter further. Mkhwanazi may be…
SAPS ‘shooting’ graphic. The Chairman of the Alexandra Randburg Midrand Sandton Taxi Association (ARMSTA) and one of his bodyguards were shot and killed in a brazen daylight attack. Another bodyguard and a motorist were injured. SAPS provincial spokesperson Colonel Dimakatso Nevhuhulwi has confirmed that survivors were rushed to hospital following the attack. All the victims…
Minister Senzo Mchunu appeared before Parliament’s Ad Hoc Committee in Cape Town. Witness C, testifying at the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry, has detailed how businessman and criminal suspect Vusimuzi ‘Cat’ Matlala contributed R500 000 to Senzo Mchunu’s ANC presidential campaign. The commission is investigating allegations of criminality and corruption within the criminal justice system. Witness…
Banyana Banyana players celebrate a victory. South Africa have secured their place in next year’s Women’s Africa Cup of Nations football tournament in Morocco. Banyana Banyana beat the Democratic Republic of Congo 1-0 in their second leg qualifier at the Dobsonville Stadium in Soweto last night. Mexico-based striker, Thembi Kgatlana, celebrated her return to the…
