Police search a vehicle during an Operation Shanela sting in the Northern Cape. Over 800 suspects have been arrested in the Northern Cape for various criminal offences during the week-long Operation Shanela. The operation resulted in the confiscation of alcohol, dangerous weapons and drugs. Provincial police spokesperson Thabo Litabe says compliance inspections were conducted at informal businesses…
Picture depicting a drowning. Wildlife authorities in KwaZulu-Natal have warned communities not to risk their lives to get access to animal carcasses. Two people drowned in the Monzi area after community members tried to reach a carcass of a hippo which was found ensnared in the Umfolozi river. Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife says they were alerted…
Police crime scene tape wrapped around a tree. President Cyril Ramaphosa has condemned violent murders that took place across the country in the past few days. At least 26 people were killed in incidents of violence on the Cape Flats in Cape Town since last Friday. On Tuesday, two people were fatally shot outside the…
Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi delivers the eulogy at the funeral of three of the 14 learners killed in last Monday’s Vanderbijlpark crash. Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi says the provincial government has the duty to fix all that seems to be wrong in the province’s scholar transport sector. Lesufi emphasised that the road to school should…
African Content Movement leader Hlaudi Motsoeneng. The president of the African Content Movement (ACM), Hlaudi Motsoeneng, says his party is poised to take over the Maluti-a-Phofung Municipality in the Free State in this year’s local government elections. Currently, with only two seats in the 70 seats at the Maluti-a-Phofung council, Motsoeneng vows to increase this number. The…
The funeral service of Grade 12 and 8 learners from Hoerskool Vanderbijlpark, Thato Moetjie and Bokamoso Mokhobo, along with Ofentse Jayden Vinger, a Grade 1 learner who was attending Oliver Lodge Primary School taking place in Sebokeng in the Vaal, January 25, 2026. The mother of 6-year-old Ofentse Jayden Vinger says she’s going to miss…
ANC President, Cyril Ramaphosa The African National Congress (ANC) President Cyril Ramaphosa has outlined issues that must be tackled by the party’s National Executive Committee (NEC) Lekgotla taking place in Boksburg, Ekurhuleni. Members of the party across the country have gathered with the intention to put together an action plan for the party and government,…
Former world number one Naomi Osaka. Twice Australian Open champion Naomi Osaka has pulled out of the Grand Slam ahead of her scheduled third round match on Saturday due to an abdominal injury. Her opponent, Australian Maddison Inglis, has a walkover into the fourth round. Japanese 16th seed Osaka, the 2019 and 2021 winner at…
Paul Kruger Gate at Kruger National Park The Skukuza Camp in the Kruger National Park, Mpumalanga, is currently experiencing a significant decline in visitors. Several camps, roads and bridges within the park in Mpumalanga and Limpopo have been severely affected by the recent floods. Some parts of the park, including Skukuza Camp, are operating partially…
The funeral service of Grade 12 and 8 learners from Hoerskool Vanderbijlpark, Thato Moetjie and Bokamoso Mokhobo, along with Ofentse Jayden Vinger, a Grade 1 learner who was attending Oliver Lodge Primary School taking place in Sebokeng in the Vaal, January 25, 2026. A friend and classmate of Thato Moetjie, a Grade 12 learner from…
