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Hunt on for R200m precious metals thieves
Police are searching for the people who broke into a business vault in Cape Town to steal precious metals.
The brazen heist occurred at a...
Simelane takes centre stage in housing hand over in Soweto
Human Settlements Minister Thembi Simelane handed over the keys to a newly rebuilt home to the Kekana family in Soweto on Saturday.
Simelane was accompanied...
KFC drive thru ‘shooter’ case postponed to Tuesday
The case against a 45-year-old man arrested for shooting a pregnant woman through a KFC Drive Thru window has been postponed to January 28.
Earlier...
Unions demand probe into minister’s alleged misconduct
Organised labour is demanding an expedited inquiry into the actions of Maropene Ramokgopa, the minister of the Department of Planning, Monitoring, and Evaluation.
The minister...
Ramatlhodi’s Bapedi posting questioned
A storm is brewing in the Bapedi kingdom with a senior member of the royal family challenging the appointment of former Limpopo premier Ngoako...
Pastor Mosa Sono’s son nabbed for dodging wine bill
The son of a popular man of the cloth, Mosa Sono, of Grace Bible Church, has been arrested by the police after failing to...
Top leader stands accused as sex scandal rocks MK Party
Mpumalanga convener Mary Phadi has written a letter to MK Party (MKP) president Jacob Zuma, informing him that one of the party’s top eight...
Mounting Free State government debt strains municipalities
The ANC-led Free State government is unable to pay its debts to municipalities in the province.
This was revealed by MEC of public works and...
Fire guts Limpopo school, significant damage to infrastructure
The reopening of the 2026 school year has not been positive for a Limpopo school.
Realedisha senior secondary school in Ditshosing, Mopani, was gutted by...
Kidnapped Laudium boy rescued, five arrested
A Laudium boy kidnapped from a family friend’s home on Tuesday, has been rescued.
Police spokesperson Lieutenant Colonel Mavela Masondo said four people were arrested...
Mashaba, former ActionSA member exchange accusations
Former DA MP and ActionSA member Tsepo Mhlongo has accused Herman Mashaba of financial exploitation.
Mhlongo left Mashaba’s ActionSA to join Building a Better South...
ActionSA pushes for numbers to qualify for national congress
Herman Mashaba’s ActionSA is chasing a 70% branch threshold nationwide to hold its first-ever elective congress this year.
The party interim constitution stipulates, among others,...
‘I was threatened to drop sexual harassment complaint’ – Mengo
Andiswa Mengo was threatened after she lodged the sexual harassment case against the Eastern Cape judge president, Selby Mbenenge.
Mengo, who works as the judges’...
Ex-DA, ActionSA member finds new home in BABSA party
Former DA member of parliament and party spokesperson on sports, arts and culture, Tsepo Mhlongo, has found a new home.
Mhlongo, who this week resigned...
Cash-strapped consumers cautioned against ‘abomashonisa’
With the start of the year being financially demanding, the Gauteng Department of Economic Development has encouraged consumers, who will be borrowing money from...
Matlosana municipality workers go on a rampage over overtime pay
Staff members at the City of Matlosana Local Municipality in Klerksdorp, North West, were forced to evacuate the building on Friday morning after angry...
Parents frustrated as Limpopo’s yet to place over 1,500 kids in...
Limpopo parents have expressed frustrations over the placement of their children at some schools following the reopening of the academic year last week.
The province...
Ex-CCIFSA boss ‘admits’ to receiving undisclosed funds
A prominent Cultural and Creative Industries of South Africa (CCIFSA) member has stated that they are "perhaps a criminal organisation".
This after Joy Mbewana, the...
‘Zondo rejected Mengo’s initial complaint about Mbenenge’
Andiswa Mengo, the judge’s secretary who works at Makhanda High Court in the Eastern Cape, had her statement rejected by former chief justice Raymond...
‘Some maskandi artists go on stage armed with guns’
Lack of professionalism and training is killing maskandi music. This is according to Zazi Nxele, a seasoned production manager.
He said event organisers often do...
17 SA poets off to Mali for SLAM global poetry awards
A total of 17 South African poets are heading to Mali to represent the country.
They have been nominated for SLAM Awards International, which will...
EFF backs families suing Ramaphosa over apartheid injustices
The EFF has expressed support for families suing President Cyril Ramaphosa and the government for R167-million over apartheid-era crimes.
This follows a press briefing by...
Court reveals Omotoso’s judgment day following marathon trial
Nigerian televangelist Timothy Omotoso and his two co-accused Lusanda Sulani and Zikiswa Sitho are nearing the end of their long, drawn out case.
The case,...
Court rejects Magashule’s ex-PA’s bid to challenge extradition
An application by Moroadi Cholota, the former personal assistant to Ace Magashule, the former Free State premier, contesting the legality of her extradition was...
‘Disgraceful conduct’ lands HPCSA boss Masike in hot water
The South African Medical Association Trade Union (Samatu) wants the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) to suspend its registrar, Dr Magome Masike.
This...
Mengo deleted text to Mbenenge asking about money
Andiswa Mengo, the secretary of judges for the Makhanda High Court, erased a text message she had sent to her boss, Eastern Cape Judge...
Heavy sentence ends Limpopo serial rapist’s reign of terror
Tsireledzo Makhadi (35) of Ha-Magidi in Sibasa was sentenced to life in prison and an additional 232 years in prison for a number of...
King Misuzulu goes on seclusion as marriage question lingers
AmaZulu King Misusulu KaZwelithini walked into the Isandlwana hill on Wednesday with his shoulders heavily burdened by several controversies around him.
Together with his fiancé...
