Crime Intelligence Head Dumisani Khumalo testifying in the Madlanga Commission in Pretoria on September 29, 2025. The Madlanga Commission will resume on October 13, following an adjournment on Wednesday. In a statement, the Commission attributed the adjournment to Crime Intelligence Head Lieutenant-General Dumisani Khumalo’s ill health and the unavailability of Commissioner Sesi Baloyi next week. General…
Minister Gayton McKenzie. Patriotic Alliance (PA) leader Gayton McKenzie has apologised to the SABC after he accused the corporation of being involved in an independent podcast, The Open Chat Podcast. Presenters on the podcast made derogatory remarks about the Coloured community in South Africa, and McKenzie assumed that the SABC aired the podcast on its…
Comrades Marathon 2 minutes Registrations have opened for the 2025 Comrades Marathon’s Race4Charity fundraising programme. Since its inception in 1996, the Comrades Amabeadibeadi Charity Drive has raised over R76 million for the association’s official charities. CMA Marketing and Communications Manager Delaine Cools stated all runners are encouraged to participate in the initiative. “In order for…
Rising water levels. 2 minutes Business people along the banks of the Vaal River in Bloemhof in the North West, are pleading for assistance after their buildings were submerged when the river overflowed due to recent heavy rains. Five radial gates have been opened at the Bloemhof Dam, as water levels continue to rise. People…
A person holds up a sign against shielding of rapists. The family of 12-year-old twins from Itsoseng near Lichtenburg in the North West is calling for harsh action to be taken against an older man who allegedly raped their daughters. The suspect, believed to be from Zimbabwe, allegedly started raping the twins late last year….
SANDF members 2 minutes The South African government has vowed that the 14 SANDF members who died in the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo will be given a proper send-off. The handing over of mortal remains will be held at the Airforce Base Swartkop in Centurion on Thursday. There will also be a memorial service…
Pule Mabe standing next to motorised three-wheeler vehicles. 2 minutes The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) has obtained a preservation order from the Special Tribunal against Groen Mintirho (formerly Enviro Mobi), a company linked to former African National Congress (ANC) National Executive Committee (NEC) member, Pule Mabe. This comes just a month after Mabe and his…
The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) banner. 2 minutes The Special Investigation Unit (SIU) has initiated an investigation into alleged misadministration in the City of Mbombela Municipality in Mpumalanga. This after the SIU announced that it has received authorisation from President Cyril Ramaphosa to probe maladministration of about seven tenders within the municipality dated between February…
Kabeljous River Mouth. 1 minute The National Sea Rescue Institute, (NSRI) has retrieved the body of a 19-year-old male who drowned at Kabeljous River Mouth in Jeffreys Bay yesterday. It is alleged that he and another youth were wading in the surf during an incoming tide when they were caught in a rip current and swept…
Plane at an airport Flights at the Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport have slowly resumed operations after delays left passengers frustrated and stranded on Friday. Some passengers had to cancel their journeys due to the problem. Other airports, including Pietermaritzburg, Richards Bay and Mthatha, were also affected. A statement issued by Airlink said the disruptions were…
