The stone marker in the Phelindaba Cemetery is simple, almost humble. It bears the names of the 69 people who were cut down by apartheid police bullets on March 21, 1960. Sixty-nine souls. Sixty-nine stories. Sixty-nine families for whom the passage of 66 years has done little to dull the ache of loss. As South…
The mood in the Provincial Joint Operation Centre in Polokwane was tense as dawn broke on Monday. On the screens, satellite imagery showed the same stubborn weather system that had just spent the weekend mercilessly drenching the province, still hovering ominously. For the emergency services, disaster management teams, and government officials huddled around radio sets…
Every school day, as the first rays of sunlight creep over the Johannesburg skyline, a quiet, coordinated effort begins across Gauteng. It’s not led by a government department or a large corporation, but by thousands of private individuals who perform a critical, daily miracle: getting hundreds of thousands of children to school safely and on…
Cape Town – The dusty streets of Kalksteenfontein, a dense and impoverished neighbourhood on the Cape Flats near Bishop Lavis, have been transformed into a militarised zone this week as a massive contingent of law enforcement officers moved in to quell a surge in violent incidents that has left the community reeling and living in…
Pretoria – In one of his most significant policy statements since assuming the country’s top prosecutorial role, newly appointed National Director of Public Prosecutions (NDPP), Advocate Andy Mothibi, has issued a powerful call for urgent legislative reforms to strengthen the protection of whistleblowers in South Africa. Speaking at a justice sector indaba in Pretoria, Mothibi…
Pretoria – Police in the capital have launched an urgent manhunt for two women suspected of drugging a 23-year-old man before cleaning out his apartment of high-value electronics and cash in the upscale Silverlakes neighborhood. The incident, which has sent ripples of concern through the normally quiet residential area east of Pretoria, occurred recently, with…
Pietermaritzburg – In a powerful show of unity aimed at revitalising South Africa’s flagging development agenda, Minister in the Presidency for Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation, Maropene Ramokgopa, has called on the country’s religious and traditional leaders to step forward as frontline partners in the push to achieve the National Development Plan (NDP) Vision 2030. Addressing…
In a striking display of diplomatic unity and shared environmental stewardship, South Africa and the Kingdom of Eswatini have formally bolstered their bilateral relations with the signing of the Revised Treaty on the Development and Utilisation of the Water Resources of the Komati Basin. The landmark ceremony took place on Friday, 13 March 2026, against…
In a tense and technical cross-examination at the High Court in Pretoria, one of the men accused of murdering football star Senzo Meyiwa has launched a fierce challenge against the state’s key cellphone evidence, arguing that the data presented does not prove he was at the crime scene. Bongani Ntanzi, the second accused in the…
In a firm address to Parliament, President Cyril Ramaphosa has laid to rest any speculation about a permanent militarisation of the fight against crime in South Africa, confirming that the recent deployment of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) is a strictly temporary, high-impact intervention. Responding to questions in the National Assembly on Thursday,…
