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National Police Commissioner, General Fannie Masemola, says he will allow the courts to deal with his deputy, Shadrack Sibiya's suspension. Sibiya was placed on special leave in July after being implicated in alleged corruption by KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner, Lieutenant-General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi. Mkhwanazi placed Police Minister, Senzo Mchunu and Sibiya, at the centre of what has been described as a crisis at the South African Police Service (SAPS). The embattled Deputy National […]

The South African Depression and Anxiety Group (SADAG) has urged the public to respect the dignity of the late third-year student Sphiwokuhle Madela and his family by refraining from sharing distressing videos linked to his death. Footage showing of a man, believed to be a Durban University of Technology (DUT) student, seen lunging before falling to his death, has been widely circulated on social media. SADAG's Operations Director, Cassie Chambers, […]

  Political commentator, Goodenough Mashego, says the African National Congress (ANC) is not prepared for any form of revolution, as dissenting voices within the party continue to be silenced. His remarks follow the ANC’s decision to take disciplinary action against National Executive Committee (NEC) members, Malusi Gigaba and Senzo Mchunu, over recent public comments. Mchunu warned that the party risks losing power in upcoming local government elections, citing declining national […]

The Eldorado Park mother previously charged with failing to report the sexual assault of her daughter has now also been charged with murder. She appeared in the Protea Magistrate's Court today alongside the child’s father. The pair have since abandoned their bail application. The four-year-old girl was found unconscious earlier this month in a shack, with head injuries, bruises and a swollen eye, after her father allegedly assaulted her. She […]

  Soweto residents have expressed disappointment over what they describe as a lack of action from Maponya Mall management following the brutal killing of e-hailing driver, Siyanda Mvelase. Yesterday, aggrieved residents shut down the mall, calling on management to address the issues about public transport operating at the facility. The 27-year-old was shot and his body burned inside his car outside the mall on Wednesday night. Two others were shot […]

Angry residents of Soweto have vowed to shut down Maponya Mall in Pimville for the next seven days, following Wednesday night’s brutal and disturbing attack. An e-hailing driver was shot dead and his body set alight inside his vehicle outside the mall. Another car nearby was also attacked and shot at before being set alight. The driver managed to escape, but both he and a passerby sustained gunshot wounds and […]

  Residents of Pharoe Park in Germiston say they were not notified about the evictions carried out earlier today. Approximately 450 families have been left stranded after being evicted from low-cost government flats they had occupied for years. Authorities allege the tenants were occupying the buildings illegally and had consistently refused to pay rent. According to the Ekurhuleni municipality, several eviction notices and warnings had been issued over time, but […]

The family of six-year-old Amantle Samane, who was brutally murdered last year, is calling for the harshest possible sentence for the man accused of killing her. This comes as the accused, 24-year-old Mozambican national Phethe Simiao, prepares to plead guilty. Simiao made a brief appearance in the Johannesburg High Court on Monday. He faces charges of rape, murder, and contravening the Immigration Act. Amantle was reported missing from her home […]

  The High Court in Pretoria has ruled that the late former Zambian President, Edgar Lungu, must be repatriated and buried in Zambia. The ruling follows a lengthy legal dispute between the Zambian government and the Lungu family, who had sought to bury him in South Africa, where he spent significant time receiving medical treatment and visiting family. Lungu passed away in a South African hospital in June, shortly before […]