[FILE IMAGE] Flooded road. 2 minutes Heavy rains that hit the Eastern Cape over the past two days have left pensioners at Thembalethu Old Age Home in Mdantsane in Buffalo City Metro without sleeping mattresses and blankets. The rainfall resulted in flooding and extensive damage to the home. The pensioners say the situation will have…
File Photo: Operation Dudula members during a march. Civic organisation Operation Dudula claims that its recent mobilisation to prevent foreign nationals from accessing health care facilities around the country, is a crime prevention measure. Dudula president Zandile Dabula says their actions are a result of failed attempts to engage government on the strain on the…
People holding placards at an anti-corruption march. Corruption needs to be treated as a health epidemic that is making society sick. That’s how the Active Citizens’ Movement (ACM) has described the crisis, ahead of International Anti-Corruption Day on Tuesday. Billions have been lost to corruption in South Africa, with very little accountability or justice. The…
Luke Fleurs poses for a picture at the Kaizer Chiefs’ offices. The case against six arrested for the alleged hijacking and murder of Kaizer Chiefs defender, Luke Fleurs, is expected to resume on Friday morning at the Palm Ridge Magistrate’s Court in Ekurhuleni. Fleurs was brutally killed at a petrol station in Florida, Roodepoort, on…
File image: Christmas tree. 3 minutes African National Congress (ANC) Secretary General Fikile Mbalula has joined the country’s leaders in wishing citizens a merry and prosperous Christmas. Mbalula says that the festive season should be used as a time of reflection towards a better future. He says, “Let’s use this opportunity to rest, reconnect and…
Eastern Cape Division of the High Court Judge President Selby Mbenenge. The Judicial Conduct Tribunal is expected to see the conclusion of the cross-examination of Eastern Cape Judge President Selby Mbenenge on Thursday. Mbenenge took the stand from Monday giving his version of events in the landmark sexual harassment probe against him. The Judge President is…
Witness D’s car The family of Marius Van der Merwe, known as ‘Witness D’, is inconsolable following his fatal shooting. Van der Merwe was brutally shot dead outside his home in Brakpan, East of Johannesburg, on Friday night, when he was travelling with his wife and two children. He testified at the Madlanga Commission…
Johannesburg Mayor Dada Morero addresses the City Power Energy Indaba in Melrose Arch on October 28, 2025. The Johannesburg Progressive Caucus is confident that a vote of no confidence against Johannesburg Mayor Dada Morero will not succeed. The six small parties says that the numbers to retain Morero are on their side. The African National…
The Soweto Marathon Trust (SMT) says it will stage a protest at this year’s race over the right to host the “People’s Race.” Its rival, the Non-Profit Company (NPC), has announced that the 2025 African Bank Soweto Marathon will go ahead tomorrow at Nasrec. The Soweto Marathon dispute centres around the ownership and control of…
A rose and images of Pope Francis are placed at the statue of late Pope John Paul II outside Gemelli Hospital, where Pope Francis is admitted for treatment, in Rome, Italy. 6 minutes As an outpouring of messages continues following the passing of Pope Francis, some South African political parties have also sent their messages…
