Category: Local News

Rand Water has commenced the third and final phase of its planned maintenance programme, bringing a 54-hour water shutdown to several parts of Johannesburg. The interruption, which began this week, is expected to affect areas including Roodepoort, Fleurhof, Doornkop, Meadowlands and Braamfischerville. Johannesburg Water has cautioned residents that while the shutdown is scheduled to last…

An arms dealer and a serving police officer have been arrested in KwaZulu-Natal after police allegedly discovered a cache of weapons and ammunition in their vehicle during a roadblock operation west of Durban. The arrest took place at the Marianhill Toll Plaza during a coordinated law enforcement operation led by KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Transport, Siboniso…

The community of Soshanguve Extension 3 has been left in shock following a tragic incident in which a man and his young son were found dead near a railway line close to the Marry Me informal settlement. The bodies were discovered on Tuesday afternoon under a tree by a passerby, who immediately alerted community members…

A day of vibrant celebration and cultural gathering was shattered in an instant by a single, catastrophic bolt from the heavens. Two people were killed and dozens more injured when lightning struck the annual Mphebatho Troop Festival at the Mphebatho Sports Ground in Dertig village on Saturday, turning a scene of music and dance into…

The New Year in this quiet farming and mining town began with a tragedy that has sent shockwaves through the local community and ignited urgent national conversations about animal control and tenant safety. A 39-year-old Pakistani national, whose identity is being withheld pending family notification, has died after a vicious attack by two pitbull dogs…

The deep fissures within South Africa’s ruling Tripartite Alliance have been thrust into the open, with African National Congress (ANC) National Chairperson Gwede Mantashe issuing a blunt and public warning to the South African Communist Party (SACP) that contesting elections alone would be a historic miscalculation leading to political marginalisation. The stark caution comes amid increasingly assertive…

 As the first parliamentary sessions of 2026 gavel to order, a profound and urgent mission is crystallising in the corridors of power: to finally fortify the nation’s defenders of truth. With a renewed mandate for transparency echoing from the electorate, the ruling Government of National Unity (GNU), in a rare show of cross-party consensus, has…

The morning mist still clung to the fynbos, and the air carried its usual salt-kissed calm when the silence in a modest Jeffreys Bay suburb was shattered by sirens. A community known for its surf breaks and tight-knit neighbourliness is now grappling with a profound betrayal, as a 59-year-old woman, a grandmother, stands accused of…

In a sweeping display of inter-agency coordination, the South African Police Service (SAPS) in Mpumalanga has launched a relentless series of high-density operations targeting criminal hotspots across the province. Between 26 and 29 December 2025, police working alongside traffic authorities, home affairs immigration officials, metro police, and private security partners arrested dozens of suspects, disrupting…

The Hammanskraal Water Intervention Project continues to make steady progress in restoring reliable access to clean, potable water to affected communities, according to a joint statement by the Department of Water and Sanitation, the City of Tshwane and Magalies Water. Areas including Mandela Village, Marokolong, Ramotse and Kekana Gardens (Steve Biko Village), as well as…