Category: Breaking News

The Gauteng Department of Health says the malfunction has affected theatre operations. However, contingency plans have been introduced, including the use of external theatres and contractors on site, to ensure that patient care continues. Health Department spokesperson Kealeboga Mohajane explained that this has been a recurring issue because the equipment has been in use since…

The gallery of the Pretoria High Court had been quietly filling since dawn, a slow procession of mourners, activists, journalists, and the simply curious, all drawn by the gravity of what was about to unfold. By the time Judge Thokozile Masipa entered the chamber at exactly 10 AM, there was standing room only, the air…

The case against Limpopo musician Lehlogonolo Katlego Chauke, popularly known as Shebeshxt, has been postponed to 27 March 2026 by the Polokwane Magistrate’s Court. Chauke is facing serious criminal charges, including multiple counts of attempted murder following a shooting incident that allegedly took place in October 2025 in Polokwane, where a man was reportedly shot…

The air hangs thick and heavy in the dusty yards outside the Ekapa Mine, a smell of sun-baked earth and diesel clinging to everything. But it’s the silence, broken only by the low, persistent hum of massive ventilation fans, that truly presses down on the huddled groups of families. They stand in small, tight circles,…

The vaccines, sourced from Biogenesis Bago, are expected to provide urgent support to the provinces and regions most affected by the outbreak. Steenhuisen made the announcement during a joint sitting of the National Assembly and the National Council of Provinces, where Members of Parliament debated President Cyril Ramaphosa’s recent State of the Nation Address. The…

South Africa’s official unemployment rate declined to 31.4% in the fourth quarter of 2025, according to the latest Quarterly Labour Force Survey (QLFS) results released by Statistics South Africa. The rate decreased by 0.5 of a percentage point from 31.9% in the third quarter of 2025. This comes after the number of employed people increased…

For years, it was the policy that everyone ignored. Buried in the fine print of municipal regulations and national police standards was a clear, unambiguous requirement: every metro police officer must be vetted annually. Their financial records were checked. Their criminal histories were scanned. Their links to criminal syndicates are being investigated. It was the…

The gallery of the Polokwane High Court was packed to capacity on Tuesday morning, but for the family of Frans Mogashoa, the world had shrunk to the dimensions of the wooden dock where four accused persons stood waiting. For three long years, they had lived with a gaping wound—the murder of a man who had…

The corridors of the Johannesburg High Court were unusually crowded on Tuesday morning. Reporters jostled for position near the heavy wooden doors of Courtroom D, their notepads ready. Members of the public, many wearing buttons bearing the image of a smiling little girl, filed silently into the gallery. Outside, a small group of activists held…

The sleek, modern headquarters of the City of Ekurhuleni in Germiston have long projected an image of efficiency and order. But behind the glass façade, a storm has been brewing—one that has now claimed its highest-profile casualties. In a move that sends a clear signal through the corridors of municipal power, the metro has suspended…