Category: Breaking News

 The Madlanga Commission of Inquiry has entered its most anticipated and perilous phase, as controversial businessman Brown Mogotsi took the witness stand today, forcing a direct confrontation with the web of allegations linking high-level politics, organised crime, and the criminal justice system. Mogotsi’s testimony marks a pivotal turning point for the inquiry, shifting from hearing about the…

The City of Tshwane is urging residents to remain patient as heavy rains and strong winds continue to disrupt essential municipal services across the metro. In its statement issued on 17 November 2025, the city said the severe weather is putting “significant strain on essential municipal services, including electricity supply, water provision, and waste collection.”…

A routine journey to Cape Town turned into a scene of tragedy and desperate rescue on Tuesday when a long-distance bus veered off the road, overturned, and landed on its roof along the perilous Masvingo–Beitbridge Road. The catastrophic accident claimed the lives of four people and left 14 others with injuries ranging from critical to…

 In a move signaling a significant victory for institutional integrity and a stark rebuke of internal factionalism, the City of Ekurhuleni has reinstated Lieutenant Colonel Kelebogile Thepa as the head of the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Police Department (EMPD) Media and Public Relations Unit. This decisive action, ordered by City Manager Kagiso Lerutla, follows a swift internal…

 In a significant development that underscores the intense legal and political battle surrounding the University of Fort Hare, the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) has moved swiftly to dispel any notion that its wide-ranging probe into academic qualifications has been derailed. This follows a recent Eastern Cape High Court ruling that had been misinterpreted in some…

The South African Weather Service (SAWS) has issued an Orange Level 9 warning for disruptive rainfall across Gauteng and the western Highveld of Mpumalanga, set to impact the provinces on Sunday, 16 November 2025. The alert, one of the highest issued by the weather service, signals a high-impact weather system capable of delivering up to…

The familiar, terrifying crackle of automatic gunfire once again shattered the early morning calm in Wentworth on Friday, leaving a trail of bloodshed and grief that has become grimly routine for the residents of this embattled Durban suburb. In a brazen attack that officials are linking to an escalating drug turf war, gunmen in a…

The City of Tshwane has announced a planned power supply interruption that will affect large parts of Soshanguve and the Rosslyn Automotive Supplier Park later this month. In a media alert issued on Thursday, the City said the shutdown is necessary to carry out essential maintenance work at the K3 Substation. The outage is scheduled…