
CIT vehicle blown up in Durban, residents and passing motorists seen looting
Motorists are advised to avoid the area and find alternative routes
MONDAY, 02 FEBRUARY 2026, 22:31

Motorists are advised to avoid the area and find alternative routes

The Emfuleni Municipality, in the Vaal municipality is owed billions by its residents

The group does the work for free because they love to conserve the environment.

The accused who faces multiple charges including nine counts of murder.

South Africa commemorates World Wetlands Day at Rondevlei in the False Bay Nature Reserve

Helen Zille has raised serious concerns about Johannesburg’s failing infrastructure.

The SRC cites issues of academic exclusion and weakened security force as an impediment to readiness

Trump accused Noah of making a defamatory statement, and warning that he’d send his lawyers to sue.

Director Mandla Zwane attributes the increase in malaria to the recent floods in the province.

The data analyst testified earlier that all the accused were in the vicinity of the farm.
Police record major successes in fight against crime
The South African Police Service (SAPS) has scored big wins in the fight against crime, focusing strongly on taking illegal guns and ammunition out of circulation.
During the nationwide Operation Shanela II, police arrested 14 589 suspects for crimes including murder, rape, sexual assault, robberies, drug offences and illegal...

Blast caused transformer room to collapse, bringing down an adjoining boundary wall in Doornfontein.
Relief for consumers as fuel prices decrease
Petrol and diesel prices will drop between 50c and 65c from this Wednesday, the Department of Mineral and Petroleum Resources (DMPR) has announced.
Paraffin will also decrease, while LP Gas consumers will see increases.
The following price adjustments will apply from Wednesday:
Petrol 93 (ULP and LRP): 65c decrease.Petrol 95 (ULP and...
GPAA CEO disciplinary hearing commences
A disciplinary hearing into the conduct of Government Pensions Administration Agency (GPAA) Chief Executive Officer Kedibone Madiehe has commenced today.
Madiehe was placed on precautionary suspension in August following allegations of what the finance department described at the time as “serious misconduct concerning high-value procurement...
Chikunga warns youth against substance abuse
The Minister in the Presidency responsible for Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities, Sindisiwe Chikunga, has warned young people against substance abuse, cautioning that it threatens their health, safety, education and long-term contribution to South Africa’s socio-economic development.
Chikunga said substance abuse remains one of...
‘Risk assessment’ informed Bester, Matlala transfers – Thobakgale
The transfers of suspected criminal mastermind, Vusimuzi ‘Cat’ Matlala and convicted rapist and murderer, Thabo Bester, to the super maximum eBongweni Correctional Centre in Kokstad, were done in line with security assessments.
This according to Correctional Services National Commissioner Makgothi Thobakgale.
The...

The Mozambican national has made his first appearance at the Johannesburg Magistrate’s Court.
President Ramaphosa mourns passing of struggle veteran Leon Levy
President Cyril Ramaphosa has expressed his deep sadness at the passing of Leon Levy, who was the last surviving signatory of the Freedom Charter and Accused No 4 in the 1956 Treason Trial.
Levy passed away in Cape Town at the age of 96.
The President conveyed his condolences to the family and friends of Levy, who...
President Ramaphosa to address Innovative Building Technologies Summit
President Cyril Ramaphosa will on Tuesday deliver a keynote address at the Innovative Building Technologies (IBTs) Summit, taking place at the Nasrec Expo Centre in Johannesburg.
The two-day summit brings together government, the building and construction industry, academia, investors and civil society to advance...

The NSRI rescue craft conducted surface water search efforts in and beyond the surf zone
DCS disciplines officials over 2025 Pollsmoor, Oudtshoorn prison incidents
The Department of Correctional Services (DCS) is expected to institute disciplinary proceedings against senior managers and officials implicated in several – but unrelated – incidents at correctional facilities.
This was announced by DCS National Commissioner Makgothi Thobakgale during a media briefing in...