Nafiz Modack’s case has been remanded to 8 July 2025 for sentencing 1 minute Alleged underworld kingpin, Nafiz Modack has been found guilty on a charge of corruption by the Cape Town Regional Court. Hawks spokesperson, Zinzi Hani, says this comes after the sentencing of former Brigadier Kolindren Govender who admitted that a corrupt relationship…
The Democratic Alliance (DA) MP, Glynnis Breytenbach addresses the media at Parliament in Cape Town on June 6, 2025. 2 minutes Democratic Alliance (DA) MP Glynnis Breytenbach says establishing an anti-corruption unit would be an effective way of boosting prosecutions following the National Prosecuting Authority’s (NPA) loss of high-profile court cases. The cases include the…
FILE | A building on fire 1 minute Parents of some of the toddlers who died during a fire at a makeshift daycare centre in Mayfair, Johannesburg, last month are still waiting to bury their children. DNA test results of the children who were burnt beyond recognition are yet to be released. The agonising wait…
FILE: IFP Chief Whip, Khethamabala Sithole. 1 minute Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) Deputy President, Chief Mzamo Buthelezi, says the law must be tough on criminals who are continuing to kill people with impunity. He was speaking at the memorial service of IFP MP and Deputy Chief Whip, Khethamabala Sithole, in Germiston in eastern Johannesburg last…
Chickens at a farm 2 minutes The Department of Agriculture has announced the country’s first mass vaccination of poultry to prevent local birds from contracting avian flu. This follows several warnings from the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, which has called for urgent government intervention to prevent an outbreak like the…
Cricket ball hits the stumps 1 minute Former South African cricket player, Ntaketo Ethy Mbhalati has been convicted and sentenced on corruption charges by the Pretoria Specialised Commercial Crimes Court, in relation to the 2015 and 2016 T20 cricket match fixing scandal. Hawks’ spokesperson Katlego Mogale says in 2016 an anti-corruption official at Cricket South…
Northern Cape Co-operative Governance MEC, Bentley Vass 2 minutes Northern Cape Cooperative Governance MEC Bentley Vass has expressed concern about the poor state of municipalities in the province after only two receiving clean audits. The Auditor-General’s (AG) 2023-2024 report revealed a deteriorating financial state of municipalities with irregular expenditure standing at R 3.7 billion. The…
FILE: IFP Deputy Chief Whip, Khethamabala Sithole. 2 minutes Gauteng Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) Chairperson Bonginkosi Dlamini has described the late MP Khethamabala ‘KP’ Sithole as a dedicated and selfless cadre. Sithole was gunned down in Katlehong east of Johannesburg last week. Sithole’s memorial service took place at the Germiston Civic Centre in Ekurhuleni. Two…
Marathon competition 1 minute The KwaZulu-Natal Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA) says it has activated its disaster management teams to ensure a coordinated response as severe weather conditions are expected ahead of the Comrades Marathon on Sunday. The South African Weather Service (SAWS) has issued a weather warning of extreme cold conditions…
A farming tractor. 1 minute Agriculture Minister John Steenhuisen says the country should push for meaningful participation of black businesses in the agriculture sector. He says it’s unacceptable that in the country’s 31-year democracy, only 10 percent of farmers are black. Steenhuisen was among Cabinet Ministers who delivered an address at the Black Business Council…
