# Acting Police minister Firoz Cachalia says a person of interest has been taken in for questioning in relation to the murder of four people in Reiger Park, Ekurhuleni. Two Anti-Gang Unit officers and two civilians were fatally shot in Reiger Park over the weekend. A Gauteng multidisciplinary team led by the Hawks has recovered […]
# The GOOD Party says National Treasury’s decision to appeal a court ruling ordering government to increase and expand access to the Social Relief of Distress Grant is disgraceful. Treasury estimates that implementing the ruling by the High Court in Pretoria to widen access to the SRD grant could cost government an extra 93.5-billion-rand a […]
# The Forum for South Africa has expressed concern at allegations that confidential Crime Intelligence information may have been shared with Members of Parliament. State Advocate Drushantha Ramsamy of the Investigating Directorate Against Corruption claimed at the Madlanga Commission that ActionSA’s Dereleen James received top-secret Crime Intelligence documents passed under the door of her parliamentary […]
# The South African Communist Party says the escalating levels of violent and organised crime expose a deeper crisis within the country’s security architecture, particularly the South African Police Service. Over the weekend, eleven people were shot dead in three separate incidents in the Western Cape, while four people including two officers of the SAPS […]
# Amnesty International South Africa has questioned the reliability of the statistics presented by government on crimes against women and children. This is after the South African Police Service suspended publication of disaggregated crime data in August last year, including statistics on the murder and assault of women and children. Amnesty International SA executive director, […]
# Eskom says it has significantly reduced reliance on diesel-powered generation, despite diesel being deployed selectively during peak demand periods and to maintain required reserves. For the financial year-to-date from 1 April to 6 August this year, diesel expenditure stands at 948.46-million-rand, compared with 5.73-billion-rand over the same period last year. Eskom spokesperson Daphne Mokwena […]
# Parliament’s Joint Standing Committee on Defence has stressed the importance of having a well-functioning defence industry supported by an effective regulatory and oversight framework. The National Conventional Arms Control Committee has released its first quarter report on the approval of import and export permits for conventional arms. The NCACC approved 64 contracting permits valued […]
# Gauteng, Western Cape and KwaZulu-Natal has the most dissatisfied South African consumers, accounting for 78-percent of all complaints lodged with the Consumer Goods and Services Ombud. The Ombud received 15-thousand-355 complaints between 1 March 2025 and 28 February 2026, a 25.8-percent increase from the 12-thousand-207 complaints recorded in the previous financial year. According to […]
# Tennis: World number one Jannik Sinner has withdrawn from the Cincinnati Open due to a right knee injury, raising concerns over his fitness ahead of the US Open, which starts on the 30th. The Italian has not competed since capturing his second straight Wimbledon title last month. Sinner says he is focused on getting […]
