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Gauteng intensifies security, inspections at state buildings in Joburg CBD
The Gauteng Provincial Government has intensified inspections and security measures at several state-owned buildings in the Johannesburg central business district as authorities grapple with...
Government welcomes jailing of former MP Vincent Smith
Government says the seven-year prison sentence handed to former ANC MP Vincent Smith signals that South Africa’s institutions remain firm in holding corrupt officials...
David Masondo: ‘Protecting black pensions is not anti-black’
I have been called "anti-black". Let me deal with that directly. The Public Investment Corporation (PIC) manages over R3-trillion, almost entirely on behalf of...
Man rapist gets 20 years in jail
A Gauteng court has handed down a lengthy sentence to a man who raped another man.
The Pretoria North Magistrate's Court has sentenced Neil Klein...
Midrand maths teacher nabbed after pupil raped
Police have arrested a mathematics teacher from Ivory Park Secondary School for allegedly raping a Grade 12 pupil.
The incident took place in December 2025...
Nearly 26K VW Polo Vivos recalled over handbrake defect
The National Consumer Commission (NCC) has alerted consumers to a nationwide recall of 25,729 Volkswagen Polo Vivo vehicles due to a potential handbrake defect...
Court proceedings halted as power outage delays Mugabe son’s case
The son of former Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe and his co-accused will spend another weekend in police custody.
Bellarmine Mugabe (28) and Tobias Matonhodze (33),...
Veteran entertainer Soli Philander dies
South Africa is mourning the passing of beloved entertainer, comedian and storyteller Soli Philander, whose death was announced on Wednesday evening.
Philander, 65, was widely...
Gayton McKenzie denies hiding travel costs, blames ‘clerical error’
Sport, Arts and Culture Minister Gayton McKenzie has pushed back firmly against accusations that he concealed the costs of his official travel, saying the...
Adv. Mike Mashuga takes aim at O’Sullivan, McBride
Former senior NPA prosecutor Advocate Mike Mashuga was on Wednesday singing like a canary before Parliament's Ad Hoc Committee investigating allegations of political interference,...
Teenage girls drink for “vibes”, but suffer later
A young woman from the Free State remembers drinking, and arriving home safely. But she can't remember what happened next - how she undressed...
Parliament warns construction firms over deadly culture of cutting corners
Parliament's portfolio committee on public works and infrastructure has fired a warning shot at construction companies accused of gambling with safety after a deadly...
Questions over Brown Mogotsi’s ‘useless’ sick note
The Madlanga Commission of Inquiry is worried about what it describes as a growing trend of inadequate medical certificates submitted by witnesses.
The commission says...
Don’t be fooled, promises of dealing with illegal migration are meaningless
In the year of local government elections, the script for garnering your votes has been dusted off and is back in circulation.
Amid the usual...
Collapsed Ormonde building to be demolished after nine deaths
Dean Macpherson, Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure, says that the building that collapsed in Ormonde, southern Johannesburg, will be demolished. The tragedy claimed...
No special treatment for Thabo Bester
Thabo Bester’s dramatic prison escape continues to cast a long shadow over his legal battles.
The Free State High Court in Bloemfontein has dismissed his...
Pics | Cyril Ramaphosa unveils Nelson Mandela, Oliver Tambo statues
President Cyril Ramaphosa on Tuesday unveiled landmark statues of struggle icons, former President Nelson Mandela, and former African National Congress President Oliver Reginald Tambo.
The...
ATM pushes for MP scrutiny of declassified Phala Phala report
African Transformation Movement (ATM) Parliamentary Leader Vuyo Zungula has intensified pressure on the police watchdog, placing the declassified Phala-Phala investigation report firmly back on...
EFF MP Sihle Lonzi slams NYDA for being ‘ANC campaign tool’
EFF MP and Youth Command leader Sihle Lonzi has slammed the National Youth Development Agency (NYDA) for its political allegiance and being used as...
Scopa keeps eye on municipalities as minister injects R205bn for infrastructure
The standing committee on public accounts (Scopa) has signalled an aggressive oversight drive targeting municipalities after Enoch Godongwana, the Minister of Finance, set aside...





















