South Africa is mourning the loss of legendary actor and theatre icon Septula Sebogodi, whose family has confirmed that he passed away on the evening of 15 July 2026 following complications related to diabetes. In a statement released on Wednesday, the Sebogodi family announced the veteran performer’s passing and appealed for privacy as they grieve….
A series of photographs depicting an unidentified man openly carrying a rifle outside a spaza shop in KwaZulu-Natal has ignited widespread alarm and fierce debate on social media, with community members, civil society groups, and political figures demanding urgent intervention from law enforcement authorities. The images, which were first shared on Wednesday by the popular…
A tragic long-distance road accident has claimed the life of a bus driver and left 11 passengers injured after the vehicle overturned on the N1 highway in Limpopo on Tuesday morning, casting a somber shadow over what was intended to be a routine repatriation journey. The bus, which was transporting individuals from KwaZulu-Natal to a…
The Madlanga Commission of Inquiry reconvened at the Gauteng High Court in Pretoria on Thursday morning, turning its investigative spotlight squarely onto one of the most embarrassing chapters in South African law enforcement history: the mysterious disappearance of massive quantities of cocaine from police storage facilities following high-profile drug busts in 2021. As commissioners took…
After more than seven years at the helm of one of Africa’s largest retail and fintech empires, Wendy Luhabe has announced she will step down as chairperson of Pepkor on 30 June 2026. Her departure marks the end of a significant chapter for the group behind Pep Stores, Ackermans, and JD Group—but it also arrives…
For residents of parts of Soweto, Alexandra, and the inner city, the sound of an empty tap in the morning has become as familiar as the sunrise. Weeks without running water. Overflowing sewers in schoolyards. Bills that arrive regardless of service quality. In response to mounting public frustration, the City of Johannesburg has issued a…
Gauteng has recorded an increase in kidnapping cases during the fourth quarter of the 2025/2026 financial year, according to crime statistics released by the South African Police Service (SAPS) on Tuesday, 9 June 2026. The provincial crime figures, covering the period from January to March 2026, were presented during a briefing at the Radisson Hotel…
The small, tight-knit farming town of Hennenman in the Free State woke up on Monday shrouded in a grief it could not process. What began as a quiet family gathering late Sunday evening has now become the scene of one of the province’s most devastating shootings, with the death toll climbing to five after a…
The quiet, rolling hills of Mbumbulu, south of Durban, were shattered on a lazy Sunday afternoon when three unidentified men pulled up outside the rural homestead of outspoken anti-immigration activist Ngizwe Mchunu. What followed was a brazen act of retaliation that has since ignited a firestorm of political tension, online debate, and a high-stakes police…
The sirens began wailing just before 11 p.m. By the time police arrived at the corner of Nqabara Street and Mhlontlo Road in Walmer, the silence was already deafening. Neighbors who had been jolted awake by the rapid crack of gunfire now stood in their doorways, wrapped in blankets, staring at a scene they could…
