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Les than 40% of criminal cases are solved in South Africa
Over the past ten years, 21.5 million criminal cases have been registered, of which only 37% have been solved.
SATURDAY, 06 DECEMBER 2025, 08:08

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Over the past ten years, 21.5 million criminal cases have been registered, of which only 37% have been solved.

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The KZN South Coast has rapidly become South Africa’s new semigration hotspot, offering affordable coastal living, strong value for money and easy Gauteng access via Margate Airport.

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Both sides accuse the other of starting the overnight fighting and breaching a fragile ceasefire agreed in October.

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There are just two weeks left in the contest, and things are heating up on the ballroom floor.

South Africa
‘Witness D’, Marius van der Merwe, detailed allegations of a murder cover by the EMPD deputy chief

South Africa
Police have confirmed that a witness from Madlanga Commission has been shot dead in Brakpan

South Africa
Umalusi has confirmed that the 2025 matric results will be released on the 12th of January 2026

South Africa
South Africa is commemorating 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence.

World
In Somalia, people are pushing back and pointing to the positives after President Trump disparaged their country.

World
India gave Russia’s leader a warm welcome in his first visit since his country invaded Ukraine. The visit in part signaled India’s defiance of the U.S., which has punished New Delhi for buying Russian oil.

World
Donald Trump’s controversial executive order to end birthright citizenship had been rejected by lower courts.

World
Yangchen Lachungpa is accused of building trafficking corridors leading out of the country.

Africa
Namibia has built up large stockpiles of rhino horn after pioneering the practice of cutting them off to deter poachers.

Africa
Ex-cyclist Zeragaber Gebrehiwot, who attended the 1980 Moscow Games, is among 13 released from a notorious jail.

Africa
Meta confirms it removed Mange Kimambi’s social media accounts for violating their policy.

Africa
South Africa complete the joint highest chase in the history of one-day internationals in India as they passed a target of 359 to win by four wickets in Naya Raipur.

Business
Public service unions are keen for South Africa to adopt digital driving licences, calling on the government to throw more money and employee training and support behind the project.

Business
It might seem like a simple merger deal, but it’s got all the ingredients of a Hollywood drama.

Business
South Africans consumers are getting better at paying off their credit debts, with the country’s middle class experiencing a shift and improvement in repayment habits.

Business
Sentiment among South Africa’s agricultural businesses rose for the first time in three quarters as favorable weather conditions and strong exports supported a more positive outlook.

Politics
Afrika Mayibuye Movement will hold its first national convention this weekend to outline its policy

Politics
COSATU marks 40 years and will use its anniversary to assert relevance amongst the working class

Politics
Mchunu says he met with Ramaphosa in January to inform him about the disbandment of PKTT.

Politics
Secretary of ANC in Greater Jhb region Sasabona Manganye rejects the notion of two centres power

Sport
Outgoing Sharks coach John Plumtree has said that Eben Etzebeth is very ‘remorseful’ after receiving a lengthy ban for an eye gouge.

Sport
Ben Stokes dismisses Michael Neser for 16 to give England an early breakthrough leaving Australia on 383-7 on day three of the second Ashes Test in Brisbane.

Sport
Former Liverpool and Italy forward Fabio Borini scores for Salford City as they beat Leyton Orient 4-0 to reach the third round of the FA Cup.

Sport
At least 12 clubs want Kobbie Mainoo on loan, Nottingham Forest set to increase Elliot Anderson price, Saudi clubs confident of cut-price Mohamed Salah deal, plus more.
Education
The secretary of education is barnstorming the country, talking to schoolchildren about civics and promoting patriotism. Critics claim the lessons have been crafted by partisan and religious groups.
Education
The Institute of Museum and Library Services restored the funding after a federal court ruled that moves to dismantle the agency were unlawful.
Education
Readers react to President Trump’s disparaging comments about Somalis in the U.S. Also: Academic censorship; a prejudice against psychiatric medication.
Education
[This Day] Kwara Varsity closes Ilesha-Baruba campus

Lifestyle
‘Crazy coincidence’: Woolworths new white, transparent shopping bags is NOT a response to Vusi ‘Cat’ Matlala’s ‘money bag’ testimony…

Lifestyle
Sorry, Thabo Bester: Nandipha Magudumana continues to wear her wedding ring despite her husband distancing himself from her criminal spree.

Lifestyle
Who wore it best? Convicted fraudster Thabo Bester seemingly one-upped his Kgosi Mampuri inmate Vusi ‘Cat’ Matlala in the fashion department.
Lifestyle

Entertainment
It is not only gifting time for consumers in December. It is also gifting time for scammers on the lookout for unsuspecting consumers.

Entertainment
Police confirmed that an AK47 automatic rifle was used in the shooting.

Entertainment
Powertrain updates result in the 2.0-litre bi-turbo diesel engine begin dropped entirely.

Entertainment
The Stormers survived playing with a man less for 30 minutes in the second half, to emerge with a good win over Bayonne in the end.

Science/Tech
Nu Metro says the cinema complex takeover from Ster-Kinekor “redefines the rules of movie magic”.
Science/Tech
An anonymous reader quotes a report from MIT Technology Review: OpenAI is testing another new way to expose the complicated processes at work inside large language models. Researchers at the company can make an LLM produce what they call a confession, in which the model explains how it carried out a task and (most of the time) owns up to any bad behavior. Figuring out why large language models...
Science/Tech
alternative_right shares a report from ScienceAlert: Engineers at Cornell University have created the blackest fabric on record, finding it absorbs 99.87 percent of all light that dares to illuminate its surface. […] In this case, the Cornell researchers dyed a white merino wool knit fabric with a synthetic melanin polymer called polydopamine. Then, they placed the material in a plasma chamber,...
Science/Tech
Despite predictions that AI would replace radiologists, healthcare systems worldwide are hiring more of them because AI tools enhance their work, create new oversight tasks, and increase imaging volumes rather than reducing workloads. “Put all that together with the context of an aging population and growing demand for imaging of all kinds, and you can see why Offiah and the Royal College of...

Motoring
BYD plans to double its dealership network in South Africa by the end of 2026.
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Health
The younger brother of Ken Kesey, the novelist and counterculture luminary, he turned a defunct creamery into what is now Nancy’s Probiotic Foods.
Health
As head of the Environmental Protection Agency, Lee Zeldin has weakened protections against toxic chemicals, say members of the MAHA movement.
Health
A federal panel voted on Friday to recommend halting the at-birth shots for all infants, in a step toward Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s goal of upending the nation’s vaccine policy.

Health
The health secretary says the aim is to tackle a rising demand for services and pressure on the NHS.