Venezuela’s captured President Nicolas Maduro poses next to U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) administrator Terry Cole as he is led in custody from a U.S. federal airplane, at Stewart Air National Guard Base in Newburgh, New York, US, January 3, 2026. International Relations Minister Ronald Lamola has emphasised South Africa’s commitment to principle-based leadership at…
Chairperson of the Information Regulator, Advocate Pansy Tlakula. The South African Information Regulator says artificial intelligence in the media space has become a major cause of disinformation and fake news. The remarks were made on day two of the M20 Summit, which kicked off on Monday in Melrose Arch in Johannesburg. The Summit runs on…
(File Image) Members of the South African Police Service salute while on parade. 2 minutes Police Minister Senzo Mchunu says government remains committed to prioritising the well-being of police officers. Mchunu was speaking at a three-day Employee Health and Wellness workshop in Boksburg, Benoni. The workshop aims to tackle mental health challenges faced by police…
Person using a cellphone The South African Prisoners Organisation for Human Rights (SAPOHR) has criticised a proposal by Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis for cellphone signal-blocking technology to be used at Pollsmoor Prison. In a formal letter to Correctional Services Minister Pieter Groenewald, the mayor says inmates are using mobile phones to orchestrate crime from…
A gold ball and club 2 minutes It doesn’t look like the PGA Tour and Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) will be settling their differences any time soon. ESPN sources confirmed that the PGA Tour has rejected the PIF’s recent offer to invest $1.5 billion into PGA Tour Enterprises. The investment offer came with…
1 minute A trial within a trial of former Free State Premier Ace Magashule’s personal assistant resumes today in the High Court in Bloemfontein. Moroadi Cholota is one of the 17 accused in the asbestos roofing removal saga case. Live proceedings below:
Accused in the Meyiwa murder trial Absolom Zungu has denied making a statement to Brigadier Bongani Gininda, lead investigator in the Senzo Meyiwa murder case. Zungu is the second witness to be called by the defence to testify at the High Court in Pretoria. Five men are on trial for the 2014 murder of the…
Arsenal’s Mikel Merino celebrates scoring their third goal with teammates. 2 minutes The Premier League will be guaranteed at least five teams in the 2025-26 Champions League edition following Arsenal’s stunning 3-0 win over Real Madrid in the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final tie yesterday. The English top flight needed just one win…
Lourentia Lombaard in the dock 1 minute The presiding judge in the Joshlin Smith kidnapping and human trafficking trial, Judge Nathan Erasmus, has issued a stern warning to the state’s key witness, Lourentia Lombaard. Yesterday’s proceedings were adjourned early at the High Court sitting in Saldanha Bay in the Western Cape, after Lombaard fell ill….
The Tembisa Hospital Accident and Emergency Unit is seen after a fire on 20 April 2025. 2 minutes The Public Servants Association (PSA) has accused the Gauteng government of attempting to cover up the cause of last month’s fire at the Tembisa Hospital. Two fires occurred within days of each other at the hospital’s accident…
