EFF Leader Julius Malema. The case against EFF leader Julius Malema and his bodyguard Adrian Snyman for discharging a firearm in public area has been postponed to the 29th of August for judgment. The state and defense presented their closing arguments on Monday in the East London Regional Court, in the Eastern Cape. The duo…
[File image] Nomusa Dube-Ncube speaking at an event. Police in KwaZulu-Natal say they are investigating a case of arson after a fire at former Premier Nomusa Dube-Ncube’s house in Gillits, west of Durban. The fire services say three vehicles were destroyed and sections of the servant’s quarters damaged. “Police in Hillcrest have opened a case…
[File Image] Accused 1, 2 and 3, Muzi Sibiya, Bongani Ntanzi, and Prince Mncube seating in the dock at the Senzo Meyiwa murder trial in Pretoria. The State in the Senzo Meyiwa trial has resolved to allow all five accused on trial for the 2014 murder of Bafana Bafana captain Senzo Meyiwa to wear protective…
FlySafair customers wait in long lines at the airport as some of the flights are cancelled. FlySafair has had to cancel 26 flights which account for 13% of its operations amid the wage dispute with pilots. The pilots have rejected the airline’s 5,7% wage increase offer, sticking to their demand of a 10,5% hike. The…
[FILE IMAGE]: Judge Dhaya Pillay. Judge Dhaya Pillay has disputed reports of long waiting periods during the May 2025 provincial and national elections. Pillay is seeking another seven-year stint as an IEC Commissioner having first been appointed to the position since 2018. She is one of eleven candidates being interviewed over the next two days…
RAF board seen at a taxi rank. Chairperson of Parliament’s Standing Committee on Public Accounts (Scopa), Songezo Zibi, says the inquiry into the affairs of the Road Accident Fund (RAF) will continue despite the dissolution of the board of the entity. The committee has set the ball rolling on setting up an inquiry to investigate…
Suspended Police Minister Senzo Mchunu. Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) President Velenkosini Hlabisa says the party welcomes the decision by President Cyril Ramaphosa to place Police Minister Senzo Mchunu on special leave. Hlabisa was addressing members of the media in Durban on matters pertaining South Africa’s governance. Ramaphosa’s decision follows allegations by KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Nhlanhla…
FILE | FlySafair Boeing 737-800 plane. FlySafair says only 12% of their flights have been cancelled following the pilots’ stayaway strike. The escalating standoff with Solidarity, which represents the pilots threatens to disrupt flights for up to two weeks, jeopardising passenger confidence and putting pressure on the airline’s management to return to the negotiating table….
A player has his foot on a soccer ball. The Western Cape Minister of Cultural Affairs and Sport, Ricardo Mackenzie, is travelling to Portugal to assess the situation regarding a group of stranded young soccer players from Cape Town. The group left the city earlier this month to take part in a football tournament in…
ACT’s national spokesperson Mohau Khumalo The African Congress for Transformation (ACT) party says seeking solutions to the country’s socio-economic challenges, including poverty and unemployment, is topping the agenda of its national council meeting in Bloemfontein. It says corruption allegations against senior police officials, as well as readiness for the 2026 local government elections, will also…
