A person playing poker at a casino A total of 36 illegal online gambling cases were reported to the police and the Hawks over the past five years. That’s according to a Parliamentary reply by Police Minister Senzo Mchunu to a question asked by Rise Mzansi. The Police Minister has revealed that 39 arrests were…
MEC of Police Oversight and Community Safety, Reagen Allen (Left) and Western Cape Provincial Commissioner, Lt Gen Thembisile Patekile (Right) presenting the 2nd quarter of 2022/2023 crime statistics for the Province last year in November. 3 minutes Western Cape Police Commissioner, Thembisile Patekile, says gang-related murders remain high despite several alleged gang leaders being in…
File Image: Aryna Sabalenka. 1 minute World number one Aryna Sabalenka clinched the Miami Open title, defeating American fourth seed Jessica Pegula 7-5, 6-2 in the WTA 1000 final at Hard Rock Stadium. This marks Sabalenka’s first Miami title and her second trophy of the season, following her January victory in Brisbane. Determined to bounce…
2 minutes President Cyril Ramaphosa has remembered African National Congress (ANC) struggle stalwart Gertrude Shope as a trailblazer who championed women. The 99-year-old Shope was laid to rest on Saturday. Speaking at the Shope’s funeral at the Great Hall at Wits University, Ramaphosa said she focused on the emancipation of women while faced with an…
Police Minister Senzo Mchunu during crime stats delivery Police Minister Senzo Mchunu has described the Cape Flats as the “killing fields” of the Western Cape, following the shooting of seven men in Gugulethu’s Kanana informal settlement this morning. The men were ambushed by unknown assailants while socialising at a residence. Police on patrol were alerted…
Outside City Hall in Cape Town where the State of the Nation Address will be delivered. 1 minute Western Cape Premier Alan Winde is calling on President Cyril Ramaphosa to prioritise urgent structural reforms to fix all ports of entry and the rail network to boost economic growth. Winde says the Port of Cape Town…
Orlando Pirates players training ahead of the Nedbank Cup quarterfinal. 4 minutes Orlando Pirates Coach Jose Riveiro says they embrace the challenge of playing in their third Nedbank quarter-final in a row. The Spaniard says Pirates will push hard to successfully defend their title and win the trophy for the third time in a row….
[FILE IMAGE]: A newborn’s feet. 2 minutes A total of 191 babies were born on New Year’s Day in Limpopo. 24 of the babies were born to teenage mothers, with the youngest being 14. According to statistics from the Limpopo health department, the 14-year-old delivered her baby at the Kgapane Hospital outside Modjadjiskool. Seven other…
A worker shows the mouth of a cow. 2 minutes The Western Cape Department of Agriculture has urged livestock farmers across the province to be alert and exercise extreme caution following recent outbreaks of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) reported in KwaZulu-Natal. The contagious viral disease, which affects cloven-hoofed animals such as cattle, sheep, goats, and pigs,…
SA Police Service badge. Police in Northern Cape has refuted social media claims that an associate linked to Vusimuzi ‘Cat’ Matlala is employed at Kuruman Police Station as a police captain. Matlala’s name has been hogging the headlines since Sunday’s press conference by KwaZulu-Natal Commissioner Lieutenant-General, Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi, linking him to high profile politicians. The…
