Flood damage in Kariega, Eastern Cape 1 minute Flood displaced residents of Kariega in the Nelson Mandela Metro in the Eastern Cape say they are still suffering from the effects of being displaced earlier this year. More than 50 families were moved by the municipality from the flood-prone Lapland area, to temporary structures in a…
A police officer wears a bullet-proof vest. Police in KwaZulu-Natal say they have made over 12 000 arrests for a variety of crimes committed in the province during specialised operations and routine policing last month. 331 firearms and 16 000 rounds of ammunition were recovered. Crimes related to murder, attempted murder and assault recorded the…
JMPD officers arrest driver for traffic violation on August 19, 2024. Gauteng police have arrested hundreds of suspects for various crimes and shut down several unlicensed liquor outlets in Honeydew and Cosmo City in northern Johannesburg. This follows a weekend Operation Shanela aimed at assisting local police stations to reduce crime. Gauteng Acting Provincial Commissioner,…
The suspects were arrested for issuing unsuspecting people with fraudulent doctor’s referral letters qualifying them for social grants. 1 minute The bail hearing in the R260-million SASSA fraud case has been rolled over to Wednesday at the Lenasia Magistrate’s Court. It’s alleged that the 11th accused created fake profiles and committed identity fraud in order…
People from the first group of white South Africans granted refugee status for being deemed victims of racial discrimination under U.S. President Trump’s Refugee plan, attend a meet and greet event, at Dulles International Airport, in Dulles, Virginia, U.S., May 12, 2025. 2 minutes Immigration expert Professor Loren Landau has described the departure of the…
Firoz Cachalia. The appointment of Firoz Cachalia as acting Minister of Police has been met with mixed reactions. Cachalia was appointed by President Cyril Ramaphosa as the constitution allows for the appointment of no more than two ministers outside of the National Assembly. This comes after allegations by KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner, Lt Gen Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi,…
Chris Hani Baragwanath entrance, Soweto, Johannesburg. 1 minute The City of Johannesburg’s Environmental Health Department has closed a spaza shop in Mapetla, Soweto, following an incident in which an 8-year-old boy was hospitalised after eating allegedly contaminated snacks. The boy is currently in the Intensive Care Unit at Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital. He reportedly bought…
E-toll gantry Gauteng MEC of Finance and Economic Development Lebogang Maile says the provincial government will tomorrow make another payment towards servicing the e-toll historical debt. Maile addressed the media in Johannesburg earlier today, to give an update on the province’s progress in repaying the debt. This follows the decision made by government to scrap…
A prison guard stands behind bars in a file photo. 1 minute A man convicted of robbing, kidnapping, raping and attempting to kill two matric learners has been handed two life sentences and an additional 45 years by the Mothibistad Regional Court in the Northern Cape. 33-year-old Thabo Magwatane and his co-accused, who is still…
FILE | IEC head office in Centurion, Pretoria. The National Assembly has recommended three names of candidates to be appointed as Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) Commissioners. The nominees are Joyce Pitso, Judge Dhana Pillay and Mosotho Moepya, who is the current chairperson of the IEC. They were approved on Tuesday, and their names…
