Handcuffs police use to apprehend suspects. Five suspects had been arrested in connection with a shooting incident in the Marikana informal settlement in Philippi on the Cape Flats. Three men and a woman were killed on Saturday evening. The incident is suspected to be linked to extortion. The suspects are facing charges of murder, attempted…
Health Minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi Health Minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi will launch a healthcare strategy in Bloemfontein on Thursday. The six-month multi-month dispensing healthcare strategy aims to reduce the number of patients’ clinic visits. Patients will receive a several-month supply of medication on a single visit. The Health Department says this will reduce…
1 minute Police have rescued an Ethiopian businessman kidnapped outside a restaurant in Norwood on Sunday. One of the kidnappers was shot dead and five others arrested. Police say the victim was inside a house in Kensington, Johannesburg where a shoot-out ensued with the kidnappers. Police spokesperson Athlenda Mathe says police seized four illegal firearms,…
Lifeguards gear up for the festive season. 1 minute Lifeguards have urged the public to ensure that children are not left unsupervised near bodies of water. Visitors are expected to flock to Cape Town’s beaches over the summer season, and authorities are deploying over 600 lifeguards to beaches and municipal swimming pools. This forms part…
Image supplied The Index evaluates four dimensions of food security, namely availability, access, utilisation and overall stability, from 2012 to 2023, and creates a baseline to measure food security in South Africa yearly using publicly available and annually updated data. While South Africa peaked at 64.9 on the Index in 2019, this number dropped to…
A social media account by KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi that the SA Police Service has flagged as fake. Police say several fake social media accounts have been created purporting to be those of KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi. They say they know of 16 such accounts. This comes after Mkhwanazi made explosive allegations that senior police officials are…
Judges Matter demands immediate suspension of Judge Portia Phahlane
Citrus being packed for export AgriSA has welcomed the US Senate’s approval of a one-year extension of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA). Trade, Industry and Competition Minister Parks Tau has confirmed that South Africa remains a beneficiary of AGOA. The programme provides duty-free access to the US market for its automotive, agricultural, and…
Former President Thabo Mbeki Former African National Congress (ANC) president Thabo Mbeki has described the party’s 17% drop in support in the 2024 national elections as a crisis. He was addressing ANC members at the party’s political school in Durban. The ANC dropped from 54% to 17% in the last general elections. Mbeki says for…
Tshidi Madia passed on after a short illness. Eyewitness News (EWN) Associate Editor for Politics, Tshidi Madia, has passed away after a short illness. She died in hospital on Wednesday morning. In a statement by EWN, Editor-in-Chief, Nisa Allie, described Madia as “the jewel in EWN’s crown,” a powerhouse who raised the bar for political reporting…
