A court gavel, handcuffs and law books. A police officer attached to the Klerksdorp Detective Branch in the North West (NW) will appear in court again next week after he was positively linked with a hijacking in the town a month ago. The police sergeant and his two co-accused were remanded in custody. Provincial Police…
Police arrest 1 minute Police say the nationwide Vala Umgodi operations have led to the arrest of more than 1 700 suspects of various nationalities in the past month. The suspects were apprehended for illegal mining-related offences, as well as crimes including murder, attempted murder, unlawful possession of explosives and possession of suspected stolen property….
[FILE IMAGE]: Bullets seen at a crime scene. Five people have been killed and six wounded following a shooting incident at a tavern in Zithobeni in Bronkhorstspruit in the early hours of Sunday morning. Witnesses say two men entered the tavern and demanded that one of the patrons hand over his licenced firearm. A shot…
South African Minister of Sports, Arts and Culture, Gayton McKenzie. African Transformation Movement MP Vuyo Zungula has called on President Cyril Ramaphosa to take drastic action against Minister of Sports, Arts and Culture Gayton McKenzie. This comes after old social media posts by the Minister, dating as far back as 2013, using the K-word to…
[File} A multi-disciplinary operation conducting compliance inspections at spaza shops in Soweto on October 14, 2024. 3 minutes The South African Union of Spaza Shops has urged citizens to refrain from renting out their yards or garages for spaza shops. Some residents of Mangaung in Bloemfontein have been renting out their places for decades, to…
Entrance to Wits University campus in Johannesburg 2 minutes Hundreds of returning students at Wits University have gone on hunger strike until they are all registered. The strike, now in its second day, will continue until these returning postgraduate students have their demands met. It’s been a week since all South African Universities started the…
The Judicial Conduct Tribunal is currently conducting a hearing in Rosebank, Johannesburg on the complaint lodged by Andiswa Mengo, against Judge President Selby Mbenenge of the Eastern Cape Division of the High Court. WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT – the following story contains graphic content that may be upsetting to readers An expert witness’ appearing before the…
Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana addresses the National Assembly Plenary Sitting for consideration of the 2025 Fiscal Framework and Revenue Proposals at Parliament, Cape Town on April 2, 2025. 2 minutes The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) have filed papers in the Western Cape High Court to intervene in the Democratic Alliance’s (DA) bid to challenge the…
FILE | Vehicle submerged due to flooding in Centurion 1 minute Two lives have been lost in Tshwane after a car and a motorcycle were swept away due to the floods in Centurion last night. Several people have been rescued in various rivers in the area, after they got stuck while inside their vehicles. Early…
Shipping containers at a busy port. The Chinese ambassador in South Africa, Wu Peng, says Beijing will continue to deepen its bilateral ties with South Africa. He took part in the seminar in Pretoria that seeks to enhance global trade cooperation amid rising protectionism. The world is anxious following the sweeping tariffs imposed by the…
