SAPS and SANDF media briefing on Sunday on the deployment of joint operations across the country National Police Commissioner Fannie Masemola says the deployment of soldiers to crime hotspots in the country will provide space for the South African Police Service (SAPS) to disrupt, disable and dismantle organised crime groupings involved in illegal mining and…
A banner of the Ditsobotla Local Municipality is seen during a vaccination drive in Lichtenburg on 12 October 2021. 3 minutes Opposition parties in the Lichtenburg based Ditsobotla Local Municipality in the North West say suggestions by the ANC to form a government of local unity with other parties is just to serve its own interest. Currently, the municipality is in a coalition…
A prison corridor Correctional Services Minister Dr. Pieter Groenewald says he will set up a commission to investigate the high number of incidents at prisons in the Western Cape. Groenewald appeared before Parliament’s Portfolio Committee to discuss unnatural deaths in correctional facilities. These include the brutal attack on two correctional officials and the death of…
Rachel Kutumela, her sister Anna Shokane and daughter Flora Shokane appear in the Polokwane Magistrate’s Court on May 28, 2025. Five suspects, including a school principal, two siblings, their cousin and a traditional healer, arrested in connection with the insurance-related killings, will appear in the Polokwane Magistrate’s Court in Limpopo on Wednesday morning. The suspects…
The Peace and Security Cluster Committee Chairpersons will on Monday, brief the media and the public as part of the 7th Parliament’s regular Committee Cluster Media Engagement programme. The media briefing will be held under the theme: “Deepening the values of peace, justice, safety and security.” LIVE STREAM:
A cellphone displaying various social media platforms. Experts are warning that social media addiction is becoming an serious public health concern. They say many users are unaware of the extent of their dependence. According to the experts excessive social media use can significantly impact mental health. Conscious Psychology’s Chandini Reddy says, “What happens is that…
The South African Local Government Association (SALGA) says national government’s prompt intervention in under-performing municipalities is a step in the right direction. SALGA believes that this will improve the delivery of basic services. President Cyril Ramaphosa announced in the State of the Nation Address that national government would not hesitate to intervene in failing municipalities….
A worker wears protective gear while working with cattle amid a foot and mouth disease outbreak. Sakeliga alongside the Southern African Agri Initiative (SAAI) and Free State Agriculture are heading to the High Court in Pretoria, on Tuesday, to challenge government’s obstruction of private sector procurement and the administration of Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD)…
The City of Cape Town says it’s still waiting for a reply from the National Human Settlements department to enable an emergency housing response in the Site 5 Informal Settlement in Dunoon. About 600 structures were gutted when a massive shack fire ripped through the area last week. The city has handed over donated goods…
Former Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment Minister Dion George. The Democratic Alliance (DA) has been accused of double standards as it is grappling with infighting between senior national leaders, months before its elective congress. Former Environment, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Dion George resigned from the DA and Parliament, following a bitter public fallout with party…
