IFP MP Khethamabala Petros Sithole has died after he was attacked on Saturday while in Katlehong.

A former DA councillor has been sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of his girlfriend and their three children after he set fire to their home while they were inside.

The ANC will always stand with oppressed people across the world, President Cyril Ramaphosa told mourners at ANC Women’s League stalwart Gertrude Shope’s funeral on Saturday.

On his last day in office, Hawks boss Lieutenant-General Godfrey Lebeya said that his tenure has been marked by thousands of arrests, along with mulitple high-level investigations. However, he added that there remained work to be done in capacitating the Hawks.

South Africa ranks in the top five countries experiencing high deaths due to asthma – a disease affecting roughly 15% of the population. However, these deaths could be easily avoided simply by increasing access to the correct medication, health experts have said.

A Free State police officer allegedly shot his colleague, as well as two other people, before killing himself.

The developers of a luxury hotel near Cape Town’s oldest mosque in the Bo-Kaap have been given the go-ahead to proceed with construction – three storeys lower than originally planned.

Call for reform of political-administrative interface 

Deputy President Paul Mashatile has recognised significant systemic weaknesses that undermine the effectiveness of the South African state, calling for the construction of a capable government and the reform of the political-administrative interface.The Deputy President cited the synthesis evaluation, conducted by the Human...

Minister announces preferred bidders under BESIPPPP Bid Window 3

In an ongoing effort to ensure energy security and reduce the cost of electricity, Electricity and Energy Minister, Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, has announced the appointment of five preferred bidders under the Battery Energy Storage Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme (BESIPPPP) Bid Window 3.These preferred...

Minister advocates for transparency and ethics at roundtable

Public Service and Administration Minister Mzamo Buthelezi has emphasised the critical need for a more transparent, ethical, and efficient relationship between the political leadership and public administration.He believes that the interface between politics and administration should be guided by mutual respect, clearly...

Postbank warns grant beneficiaries of card fraud scams

South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) grant beneficiaries using the black Postbank cards as well as the gold SASSA cards have been urged to be wary of rising fraud scams targeting their cards and PIN information. 

In a statement on Friday, Postbank said a recent scam involves fraudsters impersonating Postbank officials...

A Bloubergstrand woman’s life was tragically cut short in the United States, in what police describe as a case of domestic violence.

The ANC Veteran’s League has questioned how the ANC could allow the formation of the MK Party, which led to the loss of a majority nationally and in some provinces exactly a year ago.

The wife of controversial tenderprenuer Vusimusi Cat Matlala, Tsakani Matlala, was arrested on Thursday in a swoop linked to a botched hit on actress and socialite Tebogo Thobejane in 2023. Her husband is applying for bail in the Alexandra Magistrate’s court on Friday.

A Cape Town police officer has been shot and killed outside his home in Vrygrond.

Suspect in Mongale case dies in fire exchange with police 

The main suspect in the murder of Olorato Mongale has been shot and killed by police in KwaZulu-Natal.Philangenkosi Makhanya was found by the police in Amanzimtoti, south of Durban and when approached, he shot at the police who then returned fire killing him.At the time of the shooting, Makhanya was hiding out at a flat in...