South African police are investigating serious allegations that a prominent religious leader raped a 13-year-old girl, a case that has sent shockwaves through the congregation and the wider community, sparking widespread concern about the abuse of trust and the vulnerability of children within places of worship. The allegations, which the religious leader has strongly denied…
In a bold and unconventional intervention aimed at tackling one of KwaZulu-Natal’s most persistent and deadly governance crises, MEC for Transport and Human Settlements Siboniso Duma has proposed a truth-and-reconciliation-style process to expose and clean up widespread corruption in the province’s driver’s licence testing system. The proposal, which Duma described as a “necessary last resort,”…
In an intelligence-driven operation that shattered the tranquil Sunday morning silence of one of Johannesburg’s most affluent suburbs, Gauteng police have uncovered a sophisticated suspected drug laboratory hidden inside an upmarket Sandton home, seizing a substantial cache of chemicals, specialized equipment, and finished drug products with an estimated street value of R1.5 million. The raid,…
In a bold and politically charged intervention that has sent shockwaves through the African National Congress (ANC) ahead of the upcoming provincial leadership succession battles, the president of the African National Congress Youth League (ANCYL), Collen Malatji, has publicly called on the national leadership to appoint Gauteng MEC for Human Settlements and Infrastructure, Lebohang Maile,…
Suspended police sergeant Fannie Nkosi is expected to make a formal application for bail in the Pretoria North Magistrate’s Court today, in what has become one of the most closely watched legal proceedings since the establishment of the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry. The high-profile case, which has already exposed alleged deep-rooted corruption and misconduct within…
In a dramatic and emotionally charged address delivered from the central balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica, Pope Leo XIV has issued an impassioned, urgent global plea for world leaders to stop what he called the “madness of war” that has engulfed the Middle East for the past six weeks. Speaking before a crowd of over…
In the city that was built on diamonds—and then abandoned when the big stones ran out—history is repeating itself with brutal efficiency. More than 1,200 mine workers from Ekapa Minerals in Kimberley are facing severe hardship after the diamond mining operation was placed under provisional liquidation, leaving entire families without salaries for months and casting…
As millions of South Africans and foreign nationals prepare to crisscross the country’s land borders during the busy Easter holiday period, the Commissioner of the Border Management Authority (BMA), Dr Michael Masiapato, is set to brief the media on Sunday, 12 April 2026, to share comprehensive statistics on cross-border movement and to highlight the operational…
What began as a routine vehicle checkpoint along the N1 highway south of Bloemfontein in the early hours of Tuesday morning quickly unraveled into a scene of bureaucratic horror, humanitarian concern, and breathtaking negligence. Free State traffic officers, conducting a standard roadworthiness and documentation sweep, intercepted a long-distance passenger bus traveling from Zimbabwe to Cape…
A heavy silence still hangs over the dusty streets of Phahameng township, but this week, that silence carries the faint hum of cautious relief. The Free State Department of Community Safety, Roads, and Transport has officially welcomed the arrest of nine police officers in connection with a shooting spree that left four people dead—including three…
