Politics

Record-breaking numbers in drunk-driving, bribery arrests

The number of drunk drivers and those that tried to bribe law enforcement reached a record high by December 24, as many motorists were...

North West CEO on precautionary transfer following claims of graft against...

The festive season may be in full swing, but the corridors of power in the North West are anything but merry after the North...

Travel agent with 37 dockets and past conviction gets R100k bail

The Pretoria Magistrate’s Court has granted a R100, 000 bail to a 57-year-old travel agent accused of defrauding clients of hundreds of thousands of...

Women’s Springbok icon Lusanda Dumke honoured with provincial funeral

The Eastern Cape Provincial Government has announced that it will honour the late former Women’s Springboks captain, Lusanda Dumke, with a Special Provincial Official...

Tributes pour in for late former ANC leader Brian Hlongwa

Tributes continue to pour in following the passing of former Gauteng health MEC and long-time ANC politician Brian Hlongwa. Hlongwa passed away on Tuesday, December...

Third suspect in prosecutor Tracy Brown murder caught trying to escape

The third suspect in the Eastern Cape prosecutor’s assassination is expected to make his first appearance at the New Brighton Magistrate’s Court. This after the...

Language Board declares G20 South Africa’s word of the year

The word “G20” has been announced as the 2025 South African Word of the Year, the Pan South African Language Board (PanSALB) said on...

Science and Technology department supports SIU probe into graft claims

The Department of Science, Technology and Innovation (DSTI) has pledged its support to the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) as the corruption-busting unit investigates allegations...

Mpumalanga festive blitz: 18k fines, 95 fatalities and 580 cars impounded

Mpumalanga traffic authorities have demonstrated sustained vigilance this festive season, issuing more than 18, 000 written notices to motorists since the beginning of December. According...

ANC security personnel complain of junk food, unpaid stipends

Security personnel who ensure safety during major events of the ANC, such as the recent National General Council (NGC), are up in arms over...

Court voids R54bn Eskom-Nersa pact, orders public input on tariffs

A R54-billion settlement between Eskom and the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) has been set aside by the High Court in Pretoria,...

Powerball, Powerball Plus results for Tuesday December 23, 2025

  Powerball:            03 | 12 | 29 | 46 | 49 |   Powerball:  03 Powerball Plus:     09 | 23 |...

Court interdicts Free State transport MEC Jabu Mbalula from blocking scholar...

Free State MEC for Community Safety, Roads, and Transport, Jabu Mbalula, along with the director of transportation in the province, has been interdicted by...

Traditional healer gunned down at Limpopo village homestead

A respected traditional healer was shot dead at his home in Worcester Village, Limpopo, in an ambush by unknown assailants. On Monday police revealed that...

‘Tamper with language’ – Damning emails objecting to Hermione Cronje’s NDPP...

In his objection to Advocate Hermione Cronje’s candidacy for the position of South Africa’s National Director of Public Prosecutions (NDPP), lawyer Barnabas Xulu presented...

Laws flouted, 20 die, as initiation season turns deadly in Eastern...

The deaths of 20 young men in the Eastern Cape’s summer initiation season have reignited concerns over the safety of traditional circumcision, with seven...

Andy Mothibi leads SIU to claw back a record R4bn from...

The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) has reported its most financially consequential year to date, claiming to have recovered and prevented corrupt officials and associates...

Free State’s R370m housing project 90% complete, set for March 2026...

Human Settlements Minister Thembi Simelane and Free State MEC Saki Mokoena jointly announced that the Baken Park Catalytic Housing Project is 90% complete, with...

Ex-Springbok captain’s claim of race bias in job market draws public...

A controversial claim by former Springbok captain Adriaan Richter has reignited fierce debates on race and employment in South Africa. In an interview with News24,...

Retired judge’s book alleges corporate collusion in Chris Hani assassination

Retired Judge Chris Nicholson alleges in his recently released book that multinational corporations, including Anglo American and De Beers, colluded with apartheid-era intelligence agencies...

Eskom issues power cuts alert for Eastern Cape due to bad...

Eskom has cautioned Eastern Cape residents of potential power cuts due to bad weather in the province on Monday. The power utility said there were...

Hundreds of drunk drivers busted in Eastern Cape Xmas crackdown

The Eastern Cape Department of Transport has issued a grave warning following the arrest of 451 motorists for driving under the influence of alcohol...

ANC demands arrest of deputy mayor Nokuzola Kolwapi over viral ‘toy...

The ANC in the Western Cape has called for the arrest of Bitou Deputy Mayor Nokuzola Kolwapi, after a video of her appearing to...

Bafana captain Williams wants to keep unbeaten streak against Angola

Bafana Bafana captain Ronwen Williams says that they want to maintain their unbeaten record when they come up against Angola in the Africa Cup...

Uncle nabbed for nephew’s murder in Limpopo as cops hunt for...

Police in Limpopo have launched investigations into two unrelated murder cases after a 17-year-old boy and an unidentified woman were killed in separate incidents...

Church leader Michael Sandlana denied bail in judge bribery case

Michael Sandlana, the leader of a faction within the multimillion-rand International Pentecost Holiness Church (IPHC), was denied bail on Monday on charges of corruption...

Cops launch probe after nine died, 10 injured in Gauteng tavern...

The police have launched a manhunt following a deadly tavern shooting in Bekkersdal that has left nine people dead and 10 others with severe...

Lotto Jackpot, Lotto Plus results for Saturday, December 20, 2025

Lotto: 05 | 40 | 47 | 49 | 53 | 54 Bonus: 29 Lotto Plus 06 | 09 | 10 | 25 | 38...

Life behind bars for businessman who killed his wife

A Limpopo businessman who tried to blame intruders for the brutal killing of his wife, has been sentenced to life imprisonment, bringing to an...

RTMC probes Klerksdorp shooting as four traffic cops are suspended

The Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC) has launched an investigation into a shooting incident involving four National Traffic Police officers in Klerksdorp, North West. The...
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