SASSA Black cards 1 minute Social grant recipients have been warned that the yellow SASSA cards will stop functioning after the March 20th deadline. Beneficiaries have until Thursday this week to swap their yellow SASSA cards with the new black Postbank cards. Postbank CEO Nikki Mbengashe says they will continue to issue the new black…
The Chevrons ZIMBABWE continued their scintillating form, rewriting the record books with the highest T20I score (344/4) and largest margin of victory (290 runs) in a devastating triumph over Gambia in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Sub Regional Africa Qualifier B in Nairobi, Kenya, yesterday. The Chevrons T20I captain Sikandar Raza was yet again…
SA Police Service badge. The Police and Prisons Civil Rights Union (POPCRU) has called for a proper vetting process for SAPS officers who are responsible for training recruits. This comes amid reports that several senior officers at police academies have sexually exploited police trainees. Today, the union will lead a march to the Shorburg Building…
A 32-year-old alleged drug dealer arrested for possession of R4 million worth of dagga in Dundee, northern KwaZulu-Natal, is expected to make a court appearance today. Police say the man was arrested after an intelligence-driven operation received a tip-off about a vehicle entering the country from Eswatini with a load of dagga. Police spokesperson…
Bullets seen at a crime scene. 2 minutes A ninth victim of the Pienaar mass shooting that happened outside a tavern a week ago in Mbombela, Mpumalanga, has died in hospital. Six victims died on the scene, while six were rushed to hospital where two succumbed to their injuries. One victim has been discharged and one…
A gavel and a cone in a court room. 1 minute A former Security Branch Unit officer will be back in the High Court in Pretoria sitting in Benoni in eastern Johannesburg on January the 27th next year. Johan Marais appeared in court yesterday and he pleaded guilty to the murder of a member of…
[FILE IMAGE]: Anglican Archbishop of Southern Africa Thabo Makgoba, on 26 December 2022, visited the grave where the late Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu’s ashes are interred inside the St Georges Cathedral in Cape Town. 2 minutes The Anglican Church says it will establish a network of Safeguarding Officials in their churches to keep people safe…
Life Esidimeni families picketing outside the NPA offices. 1 minute Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), Section 27, is joining the families of the Life Esidimeni victims, in calling for the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) to pursue criminal charges against former Gauteng Health MEC Qedani Mahlangu and the former Director of Mental Health in Gauteng Dr. Makgabo Manamela….
Ballot box. South Africans have been urged to consider merit and performance when choosing political parties ahead of the 2026 Local Government Elections. The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) in the Eastern Cape has brought together governance experts, civil society and the media in Gqeberha, to examine how coalition politics and the growing number of political…
The SACP union. The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) and the South African Communist Party (SACP) are set to lead a protest outside the Western Cape provincial legislature on Friday. The unions are calling for urgent action against violent crime and corruption. The protest comes as gang violence continues to plague the Cape Flats, with…
