Category: News

The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) has condemned the recent violent crimes committed against the elderly across the country and urged police to act swiftly in bringing the guilty to book. In a statement on Wednesday, the commission decried the recent alleged killing of an elderly resident and allegations of rape at Ipeleng Bagodi… Read more

A body overseeing minibus taxi associations has distanced itself from affiliates demanding money from e-hailing drivers. A taxi association in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) was recently reported to be demanding a R600 fee from Uber and Bolt drivers as a protection payment to operate along their routes. The National Taxi Alliance (NTA) said it does not approve… Read more

An Eastern Cape mother is appearing at the Peddie Magistrate Court on Wednesday after she was arrested on Monday for allegedly assaulting her two-year-old son and setting him alight. In a horrific incident on Monday evening at around 10 pm, the Peddie police were notified by members of the Crossroad Village community about a 41-year-old… Read more

A tragic end to a search operation has resulted in the recovery of a missing hiker’s body on the Otter Trail in the Tsitsikamma Section of the Garden Route National Park. According to South African National Parks (SANParks) the hiker, who was part of a group, had gone ahead and was last seen at approximately… Read more

The Gauteng High Court in Pretoria has ruled that some of the deaths at Life Esidimeni were due to negligence on the part of the province’s former Health MEC, Qedani Mahlangu. Judge Mmonoa Teffo delivered her findings into the Life Esidimeni inquest on Wednesday. She ruled that Mahlangu, former director of Gauteng’s mental health services,… Read more

In the latest development in this week’s Ireland visa shock for South African travellers, Minister of International Relations and Cooperation (Dirco) Ronald Lamola and Home Affairs Minister Leon Schreiber are reportedly engaging in talks with the Irish government. In the meantime, the new visa rule applies as from today. Irish Justice Minister Helen McEntee announced… Read more

In a bid to quell the escalating gang violence in Cape Town, the City has collaborated with the Western Cape South African Police Services (Saps) to curb crime and gangsterism in communities. Colonel Andre Traut confirmed a recent meeting held between Western Cape Minister of Police Oversight and Community Safety Anroux Marais, Provincial Police Commissioner… Read more

African National Congress (ANC) councilor, Cyril Xaba has been elected as the new mayor of the eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality. The municipality convened a special council sitting on Wednesday to elect a new executive mayor. This comes a month after the ANC redeployed former eThekwini mayor, Mxolisi Kaunda, to the National Council of Provinces (NCOP). The… Read more

The Gauteng High Court in Pretoria has sentenced former Venda Building Society (VBS) Mutual Bank chairperson Tshifhiwa Matodzi to 495 years for his crimes. Matodzi appeared in court on Wednesday after entering into a plea agreement with the state. As part of the agreement, he pleaded guilty to all 33 charges. “Upon realisation that the… Read more

Correctional Services Minister Pieter Groenewald has warned Parliament of a challenging road ahead due to budget cuts to his new portfolio. Groenewald and officials from his department appeared before Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Correctional Services on Wednesday to present departmental budgets and annual performance plans. Prison overcrowding During the meeting, Groenewald painted a grim picture… Read more