Walter Sisulu University has appointed one of its most distinguished alumnus, advocate Tembeka Ngcukaitobi SC, as an honorary professor of law.

Operation Vala Umgodi nets seven in Sabie 

Seven suspects arrested during Operation Vala Umgodi are expected to appear in the Sabie Magistrate’s court today on charges of the contravention of the Immigration Act of South Africa.According to the South African Police Service (SAPS) in Mpumalanga, the seven were arrested in Sabie on Friday, 28 March 2025.“The arrested suspects,...

ANC deputy secretary-general Nomvula Mokonyane said her party condemns “local right-wing elements” for spreading disinformation abroad, while International Relations and Cooperation Minister Ronald Lamola challenged the DA to “go through the processes” if it wants to influence South Africa’s foreign policy.

“Rogue” security companies in the taxi industry are fuelling extortion incidents in the Eastern Cape, according to the Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Police.

Kuruman high-density operation leads to R38 000 fines issued

A high-density operation in the greater Kuruman, Northern Cape, has resulted in fines amounting to R38 500 issued for various road traffic violations.

The South African Police Service (SAPS), under the leadership of Northern Cape Deputy Provincial Commissioner for Policing, Major General Johny Besnaar, together with the...

Minister refutes claims of interference in NPA’s work

Justice and Constitutional Development Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi has opened a criminal case to investigate a fabricated WhatsApp conversation falsely linking her to prosecutorial decisions at the National Prosecuting Authority.

This after a Sunday news report alleged that two Cabinet Ministers had instructed the National...

A post on X recently claimed that all South African electricity users will soon face a flat-rate administrative fee of R483. This is not true – and, after 112 000 views, the user deleted his post without any follow-up or explanation.

Teachers applying to become markers of matric papers in the Western Cape will have to attend a marking course from 2027.

From WhatsApp groups, emails and virtual Signalling, Jonathan Ancer brings you some real wicked leaks to share around the braai.

From academic to “shack builder”, Quinton Adams has charted an unconventional path. Anneliese Burgess speaks to him about the relationship between dignity, trauma and crime, the psychology of poverty, and his dream to heal broken communities, one shack at a time.

The family of the key State witness in the Joshlin Smith kidnapping trial was left gobsmacked when their relative, Lourentia “Renz” Lombaard, took the stand more than a week ago in the Western Cape High Court to reveal shocking details about the little girl’s disappearance.

A rocky row is developing on the Bloubergstrand beachfront. This follows the City of Cape Town’s contentious approval of the erection of a three-storey boutique hotel, Rockhaven, which has homeowners of the picture-perfect town frothing.

A day after the ANC’s caucus leader in the City of Cape Town, Banele Majingo, defected to the DA at a dramatic council meeting on Thursday, ANC secretary Fikile Mbalula downplayed the matter.

A leaked memo for grant management staff of the US government’s National Institutes of Health, dated 25 March, instructs officers to hold “all [research] awards to entities located in South Africa”.

A KwaZulu-Natal primary school principal is in hot water after he allegedly forced teachers to wear MK Party (MKP) regalia and engage in political activities during school hours.

MK Party president Jacob Zuma’s office has announced that he, after “consultation” with senior party leaders, has appointed Mpiyakhe Fanyana Limba as the new treasurer-general.

Postbank and EFT, a multi-national company disbursing social grants, have quietly reached an agreement that will see the state-owned entity fork out R3.5 million VAT free each month until July.

While agreeing that land restitution has taken too long, Deputy President Paul Mashatile held up the controversial Expropriation Act as a way to speed up land reform.

The number of diphtheria cases identified in South Africa has increased to 40 after nine new cases were recorded between 9 and 23 March, according to the latest report from the National Institute for Communicable Diseases.

After spending millions on a public swimming pool, the Buffalo City metro in the Eastern Cape has nothing to show for it but broken toilets and a pool filled with rubbish and algae.

As the ANC’s national executive committee convenes (NEC) on Friday to further deliberate on the Budget impasse, ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula has said the party will not sell out as it navigates the government of national unity (GNU).