FILE | SANDF members. The Cape Flats Safety Forum (CFSF) has reiterated its call for the deployment of the army in gang-infested areas on the Cape Flats. This comes as several areas in Cape Town continue to grapple with high levels of gang-related shootings, which have claimed the lives of many people. In the latest…
Police Minister Senzo Mchunu is currently on special leave. The Spokesperson of Police Minister Senzo Mchunu, Sthembiso Mshengu believes there’s a political agenda to tarnish Mchunu’s image. “It was the Lieutenant General Mkhwanazi who said they believe that the minister has ambition to succeed the President. Therefore, in their dreams, probably they are conniving…
Accused number one in the Senzo Meyiwa trial Muzi Sibiya. The High Court in Pretoria is expected to rule on whether the State may question accused number one in the Senzo Meyiwa murder trial, Muzi Sibiya, about the alleged confession of co-accused Bongani Ntanzi. The defence insists Ntanzi’s statement cannot be used against others. While…
Justice Sisi Khampepe The Judicial Inquiry into allegations of attempting to stop the investigations or prosecutions of Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) Cases will start to unravel crucial concerns on Monday. They relate to why so few of the 300 cases that the TRC Amnesty Committee referred to the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) over two…
FILE| IPSS Medical Rescue ambulance at an accident scene. Eight people have been killed in a collision between a truck and a sedan on the N2 near Scottsburg on the KwaZulu-Natal South Coast. IPSS Medical Rescue Spokesperson Samantha Meyrick says the deceased include children. Meanwhile, Police are yet to investigate the cause of a crash…
File | A picture showing typhoid fever vaccine. The National Department of Health says the majority of typhoid cases in the City of Tshwane in Gauteng have fully healed and recovered. The provincial and national health authorities are stepping up public awareness campaigns about the disease. Health authorities say 48 typhoid cases have been reported…
Aftermath of a shack fire in Ekurhuleni Five family members have died in a shack fire at Steve Biko informal settlement in Etwatwa, Ekurhuleni, on Sunday night. Ekurhuleni Emergency services says firefighters arrived and found the roomed shack engulfed in flames. Father, mother and three children all perished in the blaze. The cause…
[FILE IMAGE]: Workers doing bulk water infratructure maintenance. The first Africa Water and Sanitation Technical Conference got under way today in Boksburg, east of Johannesburg. It is set to be a groundbreaking event, addressing critical water and sanitation challenges while showcasing Africa-focused solutions and innovations. The summit, which ends on Wednesday, has brought together all…
The logo of the G-20 South Africa 2025 during a press briefing. Gqeberha has hosted three G20 Working Group meetings this year. The first one was the Employment Working Group meeting in February, which tackled challenges around youth employment and the digital future of the workforce. The second was the Digital Economy Working Group in…
Alcohol seized by police from a premises in Somerset West, Western Cape. Police have seized alcohol worth nearly R4 million at Somerset West in the Western Cape. Police spokesperson Wesley Twigg says the liquor was traced from Montague Gardens to a storage facility. He says nine suspects were apprehended on charges for possession of presumed…
