Kaizer Chiefs players during the pre-season tour in the Netherlands. Kaizer Chiefs have advanced to the group stage of the CAF Confederation Cup after an impressive 3-1 win over AS Simba of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Chiefs enjoyed a comfortable 3-nil lead at half-time at the Dobsonville Stadium, in Soweto. Also joining Chiefs in…
Paris St Germain’s Marquinhos lifts the trophy as he celebrates with teammates after winning the Champions League against Inter Milan at Allianz Arena, Munich, Germany on May 31, 2025. Paris St Germain posted record revenue in the 2024-2025 season of 837 million euros ($976.11 million), the Champions League winners announced in their financial results on…
Lobby group calls on government to declare GBVF as a national emergency. Civil rights organisation, NotInMyName International, has called on government to declare gender-based violence and femicide (GBVF) a national emergency. The renewed calls follow the shooting of two women, Tshiamo and Baleseng Moramaga, in Pretoria over the weekend. The women, aged 22 and 21,…
Ballot box. South Africans have been urged to consider merit and performance when choosing political parties ahead of the 2026 Local Government Elections. The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) in the Eastern Cape has brought together governance experts, civil society and the media in Gqeberha, to examine how coalition politics and the growing number of political…
A pregnant person. KwaZulu-Natal Premier Thami Ntuli has launched a multisectoral teenage pregnancy prevention strategy in the Ugu district. Between April and December 2024, over 26,000 teenagers got pregnant in the province, with more than 1,200 girls being 14 years old and younger. Twenty-five-year-old Sbahle Chiliza says she fell pregnant as a teenager. “When I…
A 47-year-old man from Tsakane, in Ekurhuleni, has been sentenced to four life terms for repeatedly raping and impregnating a 13-year-old girl who was battling cancer. The National Prosecuting Authority says the man also infected the child with HIV. The court ordered that his name be added to the National Register for Sexual Offenders and…
Hillary Gardee was the daughter of EFF Deputy President Goldich Gardee. Legal Aid Board Manager in Nelspruit, Mavis Moloi, has informed the Mpumalanga High Court that they will not be sourcing a judicare lawyer for convicted murderer Rassie Nkune. Nkune is on trial for the 2022 murder of Hillary Gardee. Moloi was summoned to court…
FILE | Ballistics analysis. The AK47 rifle that was found in possession of murder accused Katiso “KT” Molefe and Warrant Officer Pule Tau in Bramley, Johannesburg, has been linked to the murders of DJ Sumbody, DJ Vintos and Don Tindleni. The weapon was found after Vereeniging Engineer Armand Swart was gunned down. This is according…
Brigadier Mishak Mkhabela, head of the Ballistics Section at the Forensic Science Laboratory in Silverton testifying at the Commission, October 27, 2025. A new witness will take the stand at the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry in Pretoria on Tuesday. The new witness will testify remotely but on camera. On Monday, the commission heard that a…
FILE: Illegal miners getting arrested. The Johannesburg Metropolice K-9 unit and the Hawks have, during a raid, uncovered an illegal gold refinery operating in Booysens, Johannesburg. The facility is believed to be a key processing hub for Zama Zama cartels. This raid forms part of ongoing law enforcement efforts to disrupt the full value chain…
