File image Western Cape police say they’ve arrested more than 700 alleged gangsters and seized hundreds of illegal firearms over recent months. Additional officers have been deployed to hotspot areas, including Mitchell’s Plain, Mfuleni, Delft, Bishop Lavis, Manenberg, among others. There’s been an alarming increase in ongoing gun violence across various communities in Cape Town….
Chairperson and commissioners at the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry in Pretoria. A new witness will take to the stand at the Madlanga Commission in Pretoria on Monday morning. The Commission has recently heard testimony from police officials who have been implicated in corrupt activities within law enforcement agencies. They include KwaZulu-Natal Hawks Head, General Lesetja…
A Border Management official checks documents at a border. The Border Management Authority (BMA) has launched a two day anti-corruption campaign aimed at eradicating corruption at the country’s ports of entry. This follows the dismissal of more than 50 immigration officials since 2023 for corrupt activities, including fraudulent passport stamping and the illegal extension of…
[File Image] ANC National Chairperson Gwede Mantashe. ANC National Chairperson Gwede Mantashe says the South African Communist Party (SACP) is putting itself at risk by contesting elections independently. He was reacting to the SACP’s decision of going it alone in the 2026 local elections. The SACP has been saying its decision was prompted by the…
Supporters of uMkhonto weSizwe Party. 2 minutes uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party convenor in KwaZulu-Natal Willies Mchunu says the party is very excited about beating the Democratic Alliance (DA) to win their first local government ward in the eThekwini metro this past week. The by-election was held in ward 110 in Durban North, which includes areas…
President Cyril Ramaphosa at the ANC’s 114th anniversary celebrations African National Congress (ANC) President Cyril Ramaphosa is on Sunday expected to give a closing address at the ANC Limpopo elective conference. The provincial conference has elected all the top five leaders unopposed with Dr Phophi Ramathuba as the new chairperson. Meanwhile in Limpopo, there’s been…
[FILE IMAGE: EFF Member of Parliament Mbuyiseni Ndlozi is seen at the Randburg Magistrate’s Court on 01 July 2022. 2 minutes EFF Secretary-General Marshall Dlamini has dismissed reports that the party’s MP, Dr Mbuyiseni Ndlozi, has been barred from attending the party’s elective conference in December. Ndlozi has been publicly criticized for his silence, while…
Destruction at the Aquila Substation KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Cooperative Governance Reverend Thulasizwe Buthelezi has condemned the destruction of electricity infrastructure, which has left areas in Richards Bay and Empangeni without power. The Aquila and Grantham substations were damaged by suspected criminals on Wednesday. The department’s spokesperson Senzelwe Mzila says the deliberate destruction of the control…
Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) vaccination drive in Fisantekraal, Cape Town. The Garden Route District Municipality has confirmed that four farms have now tested positive for foot-and-mouth disease (FMD). Municipality Spokesperson Herman Pieters says all the farms are located in the Mosel Bay area. Two weeks ago, the index farm was identified in Hartenbos. State veterinarian…
Person holds up a sign during a protest against rape. 1 minute uMkhonto weSizwe Party Youth leader Bonginkosi Khanyile says justice must take its course in the rape of a seven-year-old child from Matatiele in the Eastern Cape. The child was sexually assaulted allegedly on school premises last October while waiting for her transport. Khanyile…
