FILE | KwaZulu-Natal Education MEC Sipho Hlomuka addresses an event. School nutrition service providers in KwaZulu-Natal are calling on Premier Thami Ntuli to act speedily against Education MEC Sipho Hlomuka. There are claims that Hlomuka manipulated the bidding process of the school nutrition programme with the aim to benefit a company linked to his relatives….
Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni briefs the media on the outcomes of the Cabinet meeting. Live stream:
Container ships seen at Durban Harbour Some members of Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Trade, Industry and Competition have called on government officials to continue their tariff talks with their US counterparts. The aim of the talks is to mitigate the impact of the 30 percent tariff that the US has imposed on South African imported…
Police station The parents of a two-year-old boy and four-year-old girl from Eldorado Park south of Johannesburg have been arrested on charges of attempted murder and defeating the ends of justice. This after the mother confirmed to police that her partner has been allegedly sexually abusing and assaulting the children. The girl child is fighting…
Crime scene in Eldorado Park. An Eldorado Park ward councillor, Juwairiya Kaldene has asked the community to pray for a 4-year-old girl reportedly on life support at Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital in Soweto. The little girl was allegedly assaulted by her own father in Eldorado Park south of Johannesburg this week. Gauteng police are yet…
[FILE PHOTO]: A 3D-printed miniature model of U.S. President Donald Trump, US Flag and word “Tariffs” The rand strengthened on Thursday with the Johannesburg Stock Exchange All Share Index also hitting a new record. This as markets digest developments around the US tariffs impacts on South Africa’s economy. The country faces a 30% tariff on…
National Schools Nutrition programme Service providers in KwaZulu-Natal are calling on Premier Thami Ntuli to act swiftly against Education MEC Sipho Hlomuka. There are claims that Hlomuka manipulated the bidding process for the school nutrition programme, with an aim to benefit a company linked to his relatives. It is alleged that several companies associated with prominent…
The trial of the six men accused of the mass murder of 18 people at Ngobozana Village in Lusikisiki last year has been postponed until Friday by the special sitting of the Mthatha High Court in the Eastern Cape. On Thursday, the state called a police crime scene expert as its only witness. The court…
Court proceedings from the Limpopo pig farm murder trial, 07 August 2025. One of the defence lawyers in the killing of two women whose bodies were fed to pigs at a farm at Onverwacht, outside Polokwane in Limpopo, has welcomed the withdrawal of charges against his client. Former accused number two, Rudolf de Wet, had…
A police officer wears a bullet-proof vest. Police in KwaZulu-Natal say they have made over 12 000 arrests for a variety of crimes committed in the province during specialised operations and routine policing last month. 331 firearms and 16 000 rounds of ammunition were recovered. Crimes related to murder, attempted murder and assault recorded the…
