Category: News

The man accused of being behind the Goolam social media account, known for criticising politicians, has demanded an apology from Independent Media and African National Congress (ANC) veteran Lindiwe Sisulu. Independent Media Group, which has been investigating the controversial account, held a media briefing with Sisulu in Cape Town on Monday where it claimed that… Read more

African National Congress (ANC) veteran Lindiwe Sisulu has questioned why the person behind the  @Goolammv X account is so preoccupied with her and not with President Cyril Ramaphosa and the Phala Phala farm saga. Sisulu has been in the spotlight since Monday after speaking out about how she had been harassed on social media by… Read more

After a short but intense manhunt that resulted in the arrests of Rudolph “Rudie” Lubbe and Shantellè Oosthuizen, the couple have now been returned to Pretoria where they are expected to appear in court in connection with the murder of Jacques Freitag. The 42-year-old Freitag’s decomposing body was found on 1 July with three gunshot… Read more

A 32-year-old man has been arrested for killing his sister’s boyfriend, at Silahliwe village, Monsterlus, in Limpopo. According to the South African Police Service (Saps) the pair had a scuffle over a cellphone. The man, who is facing a murder charge, was arrested on Monday this week. Fight over cell phone leads to murder The… Read more

A couple has been arrested in the Western Cape on charges of fraud, theft and money laundering. The Hawks’ Serious Commercial Crimes unit in Bellville worked with the Swellendam detectives to secure the arrest on 16 July. The 46-year-old woman was released on R1000 bail, while the 47-year-old man was released on a warning as… Read more

The job was executed well, and the car moved between provinces without issues, until the new owner of the Mercedes-Benz encountered a problem just before crossing the Beitbridge border. On Tuesday at about 2am, members of Beitbridge Port of entry (POE) were busy conducting a stop and search operation along the N1 north when a… Read more

Police have arrested a tenth South African Revenue Service (SARS) official in connection with fraud worth over R600 million Mogorosi Benedict Motelesi, 40, appeared alongside his fraud co-accused before the Ladybrand Magistrate’s Court in the Free State this week. The other accused include Boitshoko Perseverance Mashodi, 38, Elvin Wilson, 40, Phakama Ndothayisa, 36, Xatyiswa Zona,… Read more

Former president and uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) party leader Jacob Zuma has issued an ultimatum to the African National Congress (ANC) to schedule a physical disciplinary hearing instead of a virtual one. Zuma, who remains an ANC member, will finally face a disciplinary hearing on Wednesday at 10am. While Zuma’s disciplinary hearing is planned to be… Read more

Will a new, “affordable”, modular nuclear reactor – costing R9 billion each – be the answer to South Africa’s energy crisis. Some experts believe the new nuclear build proposals – put together by a team of SA scientists led by Dr Kelvin Kemm – offers the country a much cheaper option than some expensive conventional… Read more

The government of national unity (GNU) has received the stamp of approval from former opposition leaders participating for the first time in a multiparty coalition administration, who all are ready to pull their weight to take the country forward. Minister of Correctional Services and Freedom Front Plus leader Dr Pieter Groenewald described the first Cabinet… Read more