A Sassa card, card machine and a biometric device. South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) has announced that social grants will increase by R10 in the October payment cycle. This will be the second increase in this financial year with the first increase in April as announced by the Minister of Finance during his 2025/26…
Do you know these men? Help us catch them POLICE are appealing for information which may assist in the investigations of a case of armed robbery which occurred on Sunday November 3 at Pircy Farm in Goromonzi. “Six unknown male suspects armed with machetes and pistols gained entry to the farm by cutting the fence…
Outside the North Gauteng High Court in Pretoria. The Pretoria High Court has struck off an urgent court roll case brought by the dissolved South African Tourism board against Minister Patricia de Lille. The ousted board had approached the court on an urgent basis, seeking to be reinstated following De Lille’s decision to dissolve it…
FILE | Burning tyres during a protest The Sol Plaatje Municipality in Northern Cape says it is committed to addressing the concerns of protesting residents. The response follows the barricading of roads by residents from a number of informal settlements in Kimberley who burned tyres and used rocks to close off roads. Residents are complaining…
Gerda Steyn completes a hattrick of Comrades Marathon titles, becoming the first South African runner to win the Ultimate Human Race four times. 1 minute The “Smiling Assassin” Gerda Steyn has bagged a fourth win in the women’s Comrades Marathon race. The 35-year-old, who took the lead just before the halfway mark, became the first…
SAPS Section Head of Quality Management Rachel Matjeng South African Police Service (SAPS) Section Head of Quality Management Rachel Matjeng has detailed what she says is an ‘on’ and ‘off’ relationship with alleged criminal cartel kingpin Vusimuzi ‘Cat’ Matlala. Matjeng, who is responsible for Criminal Record and Crime Scene Management at the Forensic Services Division, is…
President Cyril Ramaphosa. 4 minutes South Africa has achieved a great deal in the space of a generation – but much more needs to be done to achieve the high ideals of the Freedom Charter and realise the aspirations of the constitution. These are the sentiments of President Cyril Ramaphosa in his exclusive SABC, reflecting…
Chinese cars at a port Mexico said on Wednesday it will raise tariffs on automobiles from China and other Asian countries to 50%, in a broad overhaul of import levies the government said would protect jobs and analysts said was aimed at placating the United States. The Economy Ministry said the moves, which will increase tariffs to…
KwaZulu-Natal’s Education MEC Sipho Hlomuka visuts Vimbukhalo Primary School as part of Operation Siyahlola on August 4, 2025. The National Freedom Party (NFP) has called for the suspension of KwaZulu-Natal’s Education MEC Sipho Hlomuka and the Health MEC Nomagugu Simelane, following allegations of corruption against them. There are claims that companies associated with the MECs’…
Flight data shows airlines avoiding Middle East air space as Israel-Iran conflict rages Commercial airlines around the world on Monday were weighing how long to suspend Middle East flights after the US struck Iran. Singapore Airlines, one of the highest-profile in Asia, had called the situation “fluid” on Sunday as it cancelled flights from Singapore…
