President Cyril Ramaphosa and Deputy President Paul Mashatile chaired the first cabinet meeting under the Government of National Unity (GNU) on July 9, 2024. Details are emerging of the reasons for the sacking of the Deputy Minister of Trade Industry and Competition, and Democratic Alliance (DA) MP Andrew Whitfield. Whitfield was fired by President Cyril…
Police raid at Ngaka Modiri Molema District Municipality in Mahikeng in the North West. Operations have resumed at the Ngaka Modiri Molema District Municipality in Mahikeng in the North West, after they were halted on Thursday. The police’s cold case unit and Special Task Force conducted a search and seizure operation, which led to the…
[File photo] The late Olorato Mongale 3 minutes Police say they are still searching for Bongani Mthimkulu in their investigation into the killing of Olorato Mongale and have called on him to hand himself over at his nearest police station. However, the SAPS says one of the wanted people, Fezile Ngubane, has been cleared. Ngubane…
Johannesburg Mayor Dada Morero. 2 minutes The Mayor of Johannesburg, Dada Morero, has confirmed that the R200 monthly electricity charge for prepaid customers will not be increased. This surcharge, which was introduced in July last year, had been met with objections from customers. Despite proposals in the City’s draft tariffs for the 2025-2026 financial year…
MEC Lebogang Maile visiting Diepkloof 1 minute Gauteng Finance and Economic Development MEC Lebogang Maile says the level of disrespect and disregard for the law in running spaza shops is unacceptable. Maile was speaking in Diepkloof in Soweto where he had visited the family of a 5-year-old boy who died from a suspected foodborne illness…
Construction site of Odendaalsrus police station in Free State. The construction of a multi-million-rand police station in Odendaalsrus in the Free State which started in August 2018 has still not been completed. This despite R77 million being budgeted for the project. R43 million had already been spent on the construction by July 2020. The site…
Former VhaVenda king, Toni Mphephu Ramabulana in court The battle for the Vhavenda kingship throne has been adjourned to Monday next week in the Polokwane High Court in Limpopo. A senior traditional leader has told the High Court that he is not biased towards Prince Toni Mphephu Ramabulana in the ongoing battle for the Vhavenda…
FILE | Popular SA DJ Oupa Sefoka popularly known as DJ Sumbody. The Alexandra Magistrate’s Court in Johannesburg is expected to deliver judgment in the bail application of the accused in the DJ Sumbody murder case. Katiso “KT” Molefe is accused of ordering a hit on the celebrity DJ whose real name is Oupa Sefoka. Sefoka was gunned down on November 20,…
The three guilty people in the Joshlin Smith kidnapping case Western Cape police say they’ve searched an area in the Middelpos informal settlement at Saldanha Bay on the West Coast in connection with the disappearance of seven-year-old Joshlin Smith. She was six-years-old when she disappeared from her home in February last year. Kelly Smith, Steveno…
An empty classroom. Western Cape police say the eight suspects from Milnerton High School accused of assaulting a 16-year-old boy will appear in the Cape Town Magistrate’s Court on Thursday. Police spokesperson Wesley Twigg says the suspects, aged 17 and 18, face charges of assault with intent to cause grievous bodily harm. A video that…
