Alexander Bay police crack down on illegal mining
Two alleged illegal miners were arrested during a late-night operation on Friday, the South African Police Service said today. Police received intelligence about... Read more.
North West man sentenced to 18 years for rape of minor
The Ganyesa Regional Court in North West has sentenced Thapelo Sesipi, 26, to 18 years’ imprisonment after convicting him of raping a 12-year-old girl. Police... Read more.
SIU secures R42.4 million in assets linked to Tembisa Hospital bribes
The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) has frozen assets worth approximately R42.4 million in connection with a corruption scandal at Tembisa Hospital, where officials... Read more.
Four men shot dead in Khayelitsha
Western Cape police are investigating a quadruple murder after four men were gunned down in Mthuma Street, Site C, Khayelitsha on Saturday evening. Khayelitsha police... Read more.
Suspect arrested in Limpopo for murder of Tembisa woman
Police in Gauteng have arrested a suspect in connection with the murder of Ntombifuthu Nxumalo, whose body was discovered at Mooifontein Cemetery in the Vusimusi... Read more.
Road signs reveal who we were and where we belong
A recent mapping project for the Gauteng City-Region Observatory analysed almost 44 000 street names across the province. The aim was to explore how street names... Read more.
Oil slides as Iran peace talks ease supply fears
Oil prices fell about 2% on Friday on mounting hopes for a truce between the US and Iran and talk about a possible US ban on diesel exports, even as traders worried... Read more.
ACSA gets new pilot
Newly appointed Airports Company South Africa (Acsa) CEO Siphamandla Mthethwa will inherit a clear strategic challenge: strengthening OR Tambo International Airport’s... Read more.
SA sovereignty is not for sale: We must stand firm on redress
When International Relations Minister Ronald Lamola said this week that Pretoria had been taken by surprise, he was describing more than a diplomatic ambush. On... Read more.
Councillors are representatives, not bosses of communities
The concerns raised about service delivery, accountability and municipal governance are important. However, we must be careful not to place the entire responsibility... Read more.


