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Crime intelligence cops driving old, unreliable cars — Inspector General report

Some SAPS crime intelligence (CI) members are using vehicles as old as more than 10 years old, which impedes them from performing optimally in...

‘Senzo Mchunu told us he had Cyril Ramaphosa’s blessings to disband...

SAPS acting deputy national commissioner of police for crime detection Lt-Gen Hilda Senthumule told the Madlanga Commission that police minister Senzo Mchunu told police...

Pretoria High Court bars Soweto Marathon Trust from interfering with race

The Pretoria High Court has barred the Soweto Marathon Trust (SMT) from interfering with or disrupting the 2025 Soweto Marathon, set to take place...

Suit-wearing criminals who loot state escape crime stats, says Firoz Cachalia

Acting Minister of Police Firoz Cachalia warned that the most dangerous criminals in South Africa are often the ones who wear fancy suits and...

ANC places double attempted murder-accused ward councillor on special leave

A 34-year-old Mpumalanga ANC ward councillor facing two attempted murder charges following a shooting at the home of a teenager who reportedly committed suicide...

Zulu king assures Mkhwanazi clan their land has not been partitioned

King Misuzulu KaZwelithini has quietly assured the influential Mkhwanazi clan of Mtubatuba in northern KwaZulu-Natal that their land has not been partitioned as feared. The...

Luxury clothing tenant loses first round in R-millions lease battle

The High Court in Cape Town has handed the V&A Waterfront a partial victory, ordering luxury fashion brand Kat van Duinen Design Studio and...

Suspended city manager gets day in court over R24m toilet tender...

The high-profile fraud trial involving suspended Nelson Mandela Bay city manager and  human settlements head resumed in the Specialised Commercial Crimes Court in Gqeberha...

Limpopo traditional healers mourn passing of renowned sangoma Mbaimbai Hlathi

Traditional healers across Limpopo and beyond are mourning the death of celebrated sangoma and pioneer of African traditional medicine, Professor Sylvester Mbaimbai Hlathi. He...

SA enters Quantum era with launch of cutting-edge research centre at...

The Deputy Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, Dr Nomalungelo Gina, is set to launch the Centre for Quantum Computing and Technology (CQCtec). The launch...

Andrew Chauke didn’t act reasonably when dropping Richard Mdluli charges

Gauteng Director of Public Prosecutions Andrew Chauke failed to act as a reasonable prosecutor when he withdrew murder and related charges against former Crime...

‘You shut up!’ – judge Ratha Mokgoatlheng tells lawyer in...

Tensions boiled over in the Senzo Meyiwa murder trial on Thursday when Judge Ratha Mokgoatlheng bluntly told defence advocate Charles Mnisi must shut up...

Acting Police Minister Firoz Cachalia: ‘Infants less trafficking risk than adolescents’

The South African Police Service (SAPS) has recorded only four cases of infant trafficking in the past five years. This was revealed by the...

Mpumalanga government dumps contractor who failed to deliver R83m road project

A stalled road upgrade near Mpumalanga’s capital city, Mbombela, has become the latest example of the government ejecting underperforming contractors to safeguard infrastructure delivery,...

Icasa CEO cleared of shopping spree claims with supplier’s card

Independent Communications Authority of SA (Icasa) chief executive Tshiamo Maluleka-Disemelo has been cleared of serious allegations raised against her in a whistleblower report in...

SIU welcomes arrest of Tembisa Hospital official, recovers over R13m from...

The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) has hailed the arrest of Tembisa Provincial Tertiary Hospital official Zacharia Tshisele, adding that the unit has also recovered...

Ex-NPA head Menzi Simelane shortlisted to replace Shamila Batohi

President Cyril Ramaphosa's advisory panel for the selection of the next national director of public prosecutions (NDPP) has identified six candidates who will be...

King Misuzulu pulls out of Soweto anti-GBV march due to security...

King Misuzulu kaZwelithini has made an eleventh-hour announcement that he will not take part in an anti-gender-based violence (GBV) march in Soweto, citing security...

Masina Foundation in debt as North West department fails to honour...

The North West Department of Sports, Arts and Culture is under fire for allegedly failing to honour a R20, 000 sponsorship promised to a...