KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner, Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi The Head of the Investigating Directorate Against Corruption (IDAC) Advocate Andrea Johnson has defended one of the investigators for being unable to do his work. This relates to allegations made by KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Lt-General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi in Parliament that the investigator concerned was prevented to access crime intelligence information…
A test tube labelled “Mpox virus positive” A 40-year-old KwaZulu-Natal Midland’s man is being treated for Mpox in the Northdale Hospital in Pietermaritzburg. The KwaZulu-Natal Health Department says the patient visited a clinic in the city with symptoms associated with Mpox in mid-October. He was immediately transferred to the hospital. A laboratory test confirmed he…
Investigating Directorate against Corruption (IDAC) Head Adv Andrea Johnson testifying before the Ad Hoc Committee at Parliament on November 6, 2025. The Head of the Investigating Directorate Against Corruption (IDAC) Advocate Andrea Johnson has refused to divulge the names of implicated politicians that they are investigating. Johnson is testifying before Parliament’s Ad Hoc Committee, investigating…
FILE | India’s Rishabh Pant hits a four off England’s Jack Leach Rishabh Pant will make his return to India’s squad for the two-test series against South Africa, the country’s cricket board announced on Wednesday, marking his comeback from a foot fracture that sidelined him from the series against West Indies. Pant missed the 2-0…
Prisoners behind bars A Free State barber, who preyed on young boys, has been sentenced to four life terms behind bars. The Wesselsbron Regional Court found him guilty of raping four boys aged between 12 and 15 at his shack, which also operates as a salon in Malebogo Township near Hertzogville. The assaults happened…
Two of the accused in the AKA, Tibz murder case, Siyabonga and Malusi Ndimande. The two men linked to the murders of Kiernan ‘AKA’ Forbes and his friend Tebello ‘Tibz’ Motsoane are expected to be extradited to South Africa next Tuesday. Siyabonga and Malusi Ndimande were arrested last year in February in Mbabane in the…
Players’ training Bafana Bafana coach Hugo Broos says 80 percent of his squad for next month’s African Cup of Nations (AFCON) tournament in Morocco is confirmed. He says the bulk of the squad that qualified Bafana Bafana for the AFCON and World Cup tournaments will be retained, but fringe players could still force their way…
‘Please Call Me’ inventor, Nkosana Makate Vodacom has released a statement to shareholders on Wednesday indicating that it has reached an out-of-court settlement in the “Please Call Me” matter with Nkosana Makate. It says the Board approved a settlement agreement and that it has been accounted for in the Group’s interim results for the six-month…
Dr John Hlophe. Umkhonto weSizwe Party (MKP) Deputy President Dr John Hlophe has been suspended from all positions of the party. He won’t be active in Parliament or in the Party. Party President Jacob Zuma has taken the decision to issue a precautionary suspension to the Party’s Deputy and leader of the MKP Parliament Caucus…
FILE | South Africa’s Jesse Kriel in action with France’s Gregory Alldritt Reigning World Cup Champions South Africa are gearing up for a French team still hurting from the 2023 Rugby World Cup quarterfinal defeat in Paris. The Springboks started their five-test tour of Europe with an emphatic victory over Japan in London last weekend….
