WATCH LIVE | Firoz Cachalia sworn in as acting police minister
Prof Firoz Cachalia is set to be sworn in at the Union Buildings on Friday before taking up his new role of acting police minister, the Presidency announced.
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News24 | Murder of Eastern Cape prosecutors ‘an attack on the rule of law’- NPA
The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) has described the murder of one of its Eastern Cape prosecutors – the second in three months – as an “assassination-style” killing.
News24 | ‘They managed to break Rom’: Plea for return of Gaza hostages after Islamic Jihad shows video
The armed wing of the Palestinian militant group Islamic Jihad published a video of an Israeli-German hostage who was abducted and taken to Gaza in October 2023 during the attack that sparked the war in the territory.
State lines up support for sectors facing USA tariffs
The department of trade, industry and competition says it is preparing a support package for SA industries likely to be affected by the tariffs imposed by US president Donald Trump.
Makate, Vodacom put on hold as Please Call Me case returns to SCA
The Constitutional Court has blasted the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA), accusing it of ignorance and granting “Please Call Me” inventor Nkosana Makate an appeal he never sought.
Ramaphosa appoints Dunstan Mlambo as deputy chief justice
President Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed justice Dunstan Mlambo as deputy chief justice.Ramaphosa’s spokesperson, Vincent Magwenya, said the appointment was effective from Friday.
Mashatile fined R10k and reprimanded for not disclosing diamond gift to wife
Deputy president Paul Mashatile will be fined R10,000 and reprimanded for failing to declare a diamond gifted to his wife by diamond dealer and corruption accused Louis Liebenberg.
Mashatile fined R10k and reprimanded for not declaring diamond gift
Deputy president Paul Mashatile will be fined R10,000 and reprimanded for failing to declare a diamond gifted to his wife by diamond dealer and corruption accused Louis Liebenberg.
Two church robbers, doctor’s hijacker arrested by Mpumalanga police
Two of five armed robbers who stormed into a church service in Klipfontein, eMalahleni (formerly Witbank), on Wednesday evening have been arrested on charges of robbery and kidnapping.
Cape Town breaks record with R9.5 billion spent on infrastructure
The City of Cape Town has achieved a new milestone in infrastructure investment, successfully allocating R9.5 billion in the 2024/25 financial year.
Study reveals the most tourist-packed destinations on the planet
A recent study has identified the world’s most overcrowded tourist spots and detailed the annual number of visitors each receives.
Toddler video a cry for help from drug-ravaged Newclare community, says councillor
A councillor from Newclare, Johannesburg, where a four-year-old was removed from his family after a video of him made to smoke drugs went viral, says the clip was a cry for help rooted in the community’s deep socio-economic challenges.