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Incomplete Ditsobotla road project hampers residents’ freedom of movement – SAHRC

The embattled Ditsobotla Local Municipality’s ongoing failure to complete the Itsoseng Zone 2 road project has severely restricted residents’ freedom of movement and placed...

Shamila Batohi testifies during the Andrew Chauke inquiry

National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) head Advocate Shamila Batohi opened her testimony by firmly rejecting Advocate Tembeka Ngcukaitobi’s claim that the case against suspended South...

Government blamed for failing SA citizens in favour of undocumented Palestinians

The black human rights and activist lobby group, Izwi Labantu Forum (ILF) states that as the unfiltered voice of the millions of South Africans...

Expert warns SA e-hailing users ahead of festive season rush

As Mzansi gears up for the festive season turn-up, thousands of South Africans will be tapping Uber and Bolt to get home safely from...

Why Dr Malusi Gigaba has stepped aside from parliament, ANC

ANC national executive committee (NEC) member has voluntarily stepped aside from all ANC work, including parliament, after he was charged for alleged corruption. However, the...

SAPS Crime Intelligence underspending in crucial undercover operations

The SA police services (SAPS) crime intelligence (CI) division is battling an operational inefficiency of underspending within the section of undercover operations, which happens...

SACP KZN interim task team rocked by high-profile resignations days after...

The interim task team of the South African Communist Party (SACP) in KwaZulu-Natal has been rocked by high-profile resignations, less than a week after...

Brown Mogotsi tells Madlanga commission he ran for his life after...

Controversial North West businessman and police minister Senzo Mchunu’s comrade, Brown Mogotsi, told the Madlanga commission that “I ran for my life” after the...

Top cop gives marching orders ahead of G20: ‘Facial recognition rejects...

South Africa’s security and policing agencies have declared themselves fully prepared for the Group of 20 (G20) Leaders’ Summit at Nasrec over the weekend. Acting...

University of KwaZulu-Natal distances itself from Mary de Haas after testimony

The University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) has distanced itself from Mary de Haas, a provincial violence monitor whose letter was largely used by suspended police...

Eskom records R25.9bn quarterly profit, zero load shedding days

In the second quarter of the 2025/2026 financial year, state-owned entity Eskom has recorded a profit of R25.9-billion and zero load shedding days. This was...

Lumka Bekindawo shaping news with heart, heritage, and integrity

As the world observes International Journalist Day today (November 19), South Africa reflects on the storytellers who inform, educate, and give a voice to...

Mpumalanga education MEC Lettie Masina on drive to uproot ghost workers

Mpumalanga education MEC Lettie Masina has set her department on a province-wide drive to physically verify employees as the government intensifies efforts to stop...

Police probe brutal murders of principal, administrator at Inxiweni Primary School

A school principal and a staff member from Inxiweni Primary School in Thembisa, Ekurhuleni, were fatally shot inside the administration block on Tuesday afternoon. The...

Bakwena Production faces new legal battle over unpaid transport services

Bakwena Production Media Group (Pty) Ltd, the company co-owned by Scandal! actor Kagiso Medupe and filmmaker Rashaka Muofhe, has once again found itself in...

Gauteng Prosecutions boss Andrew Chauke’s unblemished 40-year career laid bare

The legal team for suspended South Gauteng Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Advocate Andrew Chauke has defended his character. They insist that in his...

Brown Mogotsi: ‘Cat Matlala met Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi in his Durban house...

Controversial North West businessman Brown Mogotsi has alleged that alleged attempted murder-accused and alleged drug cartel member Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala met with KwaZulu-Natal (KZN)...

SA Heroes Awards celebrate ordinary citizens who are making a difference

The 7th Annual South African Heroes Awards (SAHAs) will honour South Africa’s unsung heroes in a glamorous ceremony on November 29 at M1 Studios...

North West municipalities violating basic rights – SA Human Rights Commission

The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) has released a scathing report revealing extensive service delivery failures and systemic governance breakdowns across municipalities in...

Limpopo transport MEC welcomes road safety strategy ahead of festive season

Limpopo MEC for Transport and Community Safety, Violet Mathye, has welcomed the handover of the Limpopo Road Safety Strategy to her department and the...

Power failures plague OR Tambo International Airport ahead of G20 Summit

OR Tambo International Airport has been grappling with power cuts, just days before heads of state and other international guests are due to land...

‘South Africa needs dangerous men’ says Craig Wilkinson

As South Africa confronts a gender-based violence crisis five times higher than the global average, bestselling author and men’s development expert Craig Wilkinson is...

KZN leadership of SACP revolts against its disbandment

The provincial executive committee (PEC) of the South African Communist Party (SACP) in KwaZulu-Natal has rejected the decision to disband it, of which it...

Fikile Mbalula calls out army generals becoming ‘politicians overnight’

ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula has described as "worrying" the growing phenomenon of generals within the SANDF speaking out against austerity that is crippling our...

‘Vusimuzi Matlala gave money to Fannie Masemola, Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi’

Controversial North West businessman Brown Mogotsi has alleged that national commissioner of police General Fannie Masemola and KwaZulu-Natal police commissioner Lt-Gen Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi received...

Lepelle Nkumpi Mayor engages traditional leaders prior to Investment Conference

The Mayor of Lepelle-Nkumpi Local Municipality (LNM), Meriam Molala, has convened a strategic engagement session with all traditional leaders within the municipality’s jurisdiction to...

Durban firm back in court to obtain order to compel eThekwini...

The Durban trading company that, in June this year, won a R100-million lawsuit against the eThekwini municipality has returned to court to force the...

Brown Mogotsi labels Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi and King Misuzulu CIA agents

KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) provincial police commissioner Lt-Gen Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi and King Misuzulu of the AmaZulu nation are working for the United States of America's Central...

Senzo Mchunu’s comrade Brown Mogotsi to testify at Madlanga commission

Brown Mogotsi, a North West businessman and comrade of police minister Senzo Mchunu, will be testifying at the Madlanga commission of inquiry on Tuesday...

Father of key witness takes aim at Senzo Meyiwa murder investigator

Absolom Zungu, the father of Constable Sizwe Zungu, has expressed his sadness about the lies that were spoken using his name in court. Constable Sizwe...