In the cramped, corrugated iron home of the Mamphse family in the Alaska informal settlement, a clock on the wall seems to have stopped. For Gladys Mamphse, every tick since the morning of November 6, 2025, has been measured not in seconds, but in waves of escalating dread. Her son, Temosho Laurance Mamphse, 24, vanished…
In a tragic incident at a Cape Town railway station this morning, a man was fatally struck by a train in what authorities are investigating as a suspected suicide. The event occurred at approximately 10:30 a.m. on Monday, according to witnesses and preliminary reports from the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA) and emergency…
South Africa marked World AIDS Day 2025 on 1 December with a national event held at Masemola Stadium in Ga-Masemola, Sekhukhune District, Limpopo. The commemoration was led by Deputy President Paul Mashatile, who also chairs the South African National AIDS Council (SANAC). This year’s theme was “Renewed Efforts and Sustainable Commitments to End AIDS.” Mashatile…
In a powerful confluence of faith and social advocacy, Bishop Barnabas Lekganyane, leader of the Zion Christian Church (ZCC), delivered a stark and stirring address to a multidenominational congregation of thousands at the fifth annual Motsepe Foundation National Day of Prayer on Sunday. Held at the FNB Stadium in Johannesburg, the event transformed from a…
The independent Madlanga Commission of Inquiry, tasked with investigating corruption and criminality within the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Police Department (EMPD), heard explosive and deeply troubling allegations on Monday, shifting the focus from financial malfeasance to claims of a toxic culture of sexual predation allegedly protected by the department’s highest ranks. The commission, chaired by retired Constitutional…
Residents across northern and eastern Gauteng were left assessing the damage on Monday morning after a severe and sudden hailstorm tore through the province on Sunday evening, transforming streets into obstacle courses of debris, shattered glass, and battered vehicles. The violent weather system, which struck around 8 p.m., unleashed golf ball to tennis ball-sized hail,…
A brief but intense video clip, first shared publicly on November 29, has sparked a complex and heated conversation across social media and forums, forcing a public reckoning with entrenched perceptions about relationship violence. The footage, which remains unverified in terms of the individuals’ identities and exact location, shows a heated argument inside a parked…
In a significant diplomatic setback and a pointed political controversy, South Africa’s hosting of its first-ever G20 Leaders’ Summit concluded in Johannesburg last week without the presence of its most powerful invited guest: the United States. The American boycott, personally ordered by President Donald Trump, has ignited a fierce war of words and laid bare…
A sensitive and closely watched legal case has emerged following the death of well-known South African public relations executive Mmaphefo “Foxton” Ndaba (82), whose estate—valued at approximately R10 million—has become the subject of a High Court dispute between his long-term partner, Advocate Thuli Madonsela, and his adult children. Ndaba, a respected figure in corporate communications,…
In a powerful demonstration of integrated law enforcement, a high-impact Operation Shanela deployment descended upon the Wonderboompoort and Pretoria North areas this past Saturday, culminating in the arrest of 310 suspects and a significant seizure of illicit goods in a meticulously planned, 48-hour blitz. The operation, a continuation of the national crime-combatting initiative, was spearheaded…
