National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) Head Adv Shamila Batohi speaks to her spokesperson Adv Mthunzi Mhaga at Parliament’s Ad Hoc Committee on November 12, 2025. National Director of Public Prosecution, Advocate Shamila Batohi, has conceded that South Africa’s fight against organised crime is not working as it should. Batohi was testifying before the Ad Hoc Committee…
ANC SG Fikile Mbalula addressing the media African National Congress (ANC) Secretary General Fikile Mbalula has reiterated that South Africa’s policies will not be dictated by US President Donald Trump. This is after Trump upped the ante in his engagements with Pretoria by withdrawing all officials from attending the G20 Summit and intimating that the…
NPA head Shamila Batohi. The head of the NPA Advocate Shamila Batohi says any suggestion that the authority is a failing organisation, is not true. She is appearing before Parliament’s Ad Hoc Committee, established to look into allegations of criminal infiltration, corruption and political interference in the justice system made by KZN Police Commissioner Lt-General…
Juventus’ Randal Kolo Muani reacts after a missed chance in FIFA Club World Cup round of 16 match against Real Madrid at Hard Rock Stadium in Florida in the United States (US) on July 1, 2025 Tottenham Hotspur striker Randal Kolo Muani has withdrawn from the France squad for this month’s World Cup qualifiers after…
FILE| A woman looking at her bills. The latest data released by Statistics South Africa (StatsSA) shows that country’s official unemployment rate eased by 1.3% from 33.2% recorded in the second quarter to 31.9% in the third quarter of 2025. The Quarterly Labour Force Survey shows that there was a 248 000 increase in the…
Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park. The Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park in the Northern Cape has in the past few days experienced exceptional rainfall, with Nossob Rest Camp recording an impressive 109 millimetres of rain, an unusual occurrence for this part of the Kalahari. The rest of the park also received significant rainfall and will see the transformation of…
Police Minister Senzo Mchunu is currently on special leave. Police Minister Senzo Mchunu’s wish to be relieved of his National Executive Committee (NEC) and National Working Committee (NWC) duties in the African National Congress (ANC), has been granted by his party. This comes after the party earlier rejected his request to step aside from his…
An empty exam room. The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) is expected to launch its annual “State of Schools Report” on Wednesday in Johannesburg. The 2025 report is said to highlight systemic challenges that prevent the enjoyment of the right to basic education. SAHRC spokesperson Wisani Baloyi says the report also contains analysis and…
Minister of Home Affairs Leon Schreiber holds a drone. Border Management Authority (BMA) Commissioner Dr. Mike Masiapato has hailed the use of drones to combat crime at the Beitbridge border post in Musina, Limpopo. Dr Masiapato says they procured the drones in 2023 and officially launched them in April this year. Beitbridge Border Post is…
Ndimande brothers appear in court Police will further investigate the money trail in the murder case of rapper Kiernan ‘AKA’ Forbes. That’s according to KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi. Mkhwanazi was reacting to the court appearance of the two alleged hitmen, brothers Malusi and Siyabonga Ndimande, in Durban. This comes 18 months after the brothers…
