Christo van der Rheede is the Executive Director of the FW de Klerk Foundation. The FW de Klerk Foundation has urged government to declare gangsterism a national crisis, following a spate of recent gang-related killings that left six people dead and three injured in Reiger Park, Boksburg. The foundation, along with crime and security experts,…
Western Cape Premier Alan Winde addresses the Freight Forum on August 29, 2025. The Cape Crime Crisis Coalition (4C) has accused Western Cape Premier Alan Winde of political hypocrisy for refusing to release a report on alleged links between police and gangs. The organisation has given him until Friday to make the report public or…
Head of the Independent Directorate Against Corruption, Advocate Andrea Johnson, testifies at the Ad Hoc Committee investigating criminal infiltration, corruption and political interference in the justice system. Live proceedings below:
The Senzo Meyiwa murder trial continues at the North Gauteng High Court in Pretoria. Live proceedings below:
A new witness takes the stand at the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry on Thursday morning. This comes after Crime Intelligence Head General Dumisani Khumalo concluded his testimony on the disbandment of the Political Killings Task Team(PKTT). The PKTT was disbanded in December 2024 by Police Minister Senzo Mchunu, who has been placed on special leave….
A FlySafair aircraft. Budget airline FlySafair and its cabin crew will start a mediation process in a bid to resolve a wage negotiation impasse. Parties remain at odds after wage talks broke down, leading to a lockout of certain staff. The airline offered a 5.7% increase and 7.5% annual bonus, but the South African Cabin…
A medical staff member holds a bottle of anti-typhoid vaccine. Authorities are investigating a spike in reported cases of Typhoid Fever in several neighbourhoods around Pretoria. Typhoid is an infectious bacterial fever with an eruption of red spots on the chest and abdomen, which is often accompanied by severe intestinal irritation. According to Mayor Dr….
Arsenal’s Mikel Merino celebrates scoring their second goal with Arsenal’s Bukayo Saka. Arsenal equalled a 122-year-old club record of eight successive games in all competitions without conceding a goal as they swept past Slavia Prague 3-0 on Tuesday to go top of the Champions League with four wins out of four. Mikel Merino, replacing injured…
A picture showing a court gavel and handcuffs. The trial of eight gang members accused of robbing the Malamulele police station of firearms is expected to resume in the High Court in Polokwane, Limpopo, on Thursday morning. The accused allegedly stole several firearms from the police station and targeted other businesses in November four years…
Ammunition seized during arrests in the Western Cape. Western Cape police have arrested 26 suspects for gang-related crimes. Most of the suspects were arrested in and around Manenburg, Elsies River, Kensington, Wynberg, Lentegeur, and Delft this week. The majority of the suspects are known gang members and were arrested for crimes including possession of unlicenced…
