FILE | Road closed sign following flooding 3 minutes Joburg residents and those in surrounding areas have been urged to remain on high alert as more heavy downpours are expected to continue. This follows a level five warning for severe thunderstorms, issued by the South African Weather Service (SAWS), which is expected over the central…
2 minutes The year 2024 has proven to be yet another eventful one for South Africa. The country’s political landscape saw a major shift as the ruling African National Congress (ANC) failed to secure a majority win in the May polls, giving birth to the Government of National Unity. Prominent politicians were also arrested, including…
[File Photo] Cheryl Zondi, Sarah Mofokeng, Hlubikazi Faleni, Neliswa Mxakaza Makhubela, Anele Precious Mxhakaza appear before the CRL Rights Commission in Johannesburg on 17 April 2025. 3 minutes The Democratic Alliance (DA) says a lack of skills and experience in the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) is seriously hampering its ability to bring successful prosecutions. This…
Chalk board depicting back to school. 1 minute Various Gauteng MECs will visit schools across the province on Wednesday morning. This is part of the Provincial government’s 2025 Back-to-School campaign as schools re-open for the new academic year. They will assess the school’s readiness for the year and engage learners and teachers on challenges affecting…
Commissioners of the Madlanga Inquiry at the inquiry’s sitting in Pretoria, 5 Dec 2025. Police Minister Senzo Mchunu has requested the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry to hear the testimony of eight complainants who have raised concerns about the Political Killings Task Team (PKTT). On Thursday, Mchunu submitted a confidential list of eight names, which he…
The Cradock Four garden of remembrance is in honour of Matthew Goniwe, Fort Calata, Sparrow Mkhonto and Sicelo Mhlauli. 1 minute The inquest into the deaths of the Cradock Four in the Gqeberha High Court, Eastern Cape, has called its first witness, former Nelson Mandela University Vice-Chancellor Professor Derick Swartz. The inquest seeks to uncover…
Police stop a vehicle with suspected stolen livestock 2 minutes Communal farmers in the Molemole and Blouberg areas in Limpopo say they’re losing their livestock to thieves. Farmers say a herd of over 25 cattle were stolen and slaughtered in Ga-Manthata village near Senwabarwana in the past few years. Chairperson of Molemole Farmers Association Jonathan…
Crime Intelligence head Dumisani Khumalo testified at the Madlanga Commission in Pretoria on September 29, 2025. Crime Intelligence head Dumisani Khumalo says there are WhatsApp messages, which allegedly demonstrate how alleged cartel member Vusumuzi ‘Cat’ Matlala facilitated payments to the African National Congress (ANC) via Police Minister Senzo Mchunu’s alleged associate Brown Mogotsi. Khumalo testified…
Source: Supplied. Sergio Barbosa, chief information officer of Global Kinetic, and chief executive officer of FutureBank. Despite the regulators’ fascination with the new technologies, local banks seem to remain fairly cautious about their adoption. The reasons for the incongruous response are varied, but banks should be aware that they could be missing out, and that…
[File Image]: An inmate behind bars. The South African Prisoners Organization for Human Rights (SAPOHR) has criticised a proposal by Cape Town mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis for cellphone signal-blocking technology 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 behind…
