# The National Prosecuting Authority says the denial of bail to former deputy national police commissioner Shadrack Sibiya aligns with what the prosecution had sought. Spokesperson Kaizer Kganyago says the state presented a strong case against Sibiya, who faces charges of rape, sexual grooming and human trafficking in the Randburg Magistrate’s Court in Gauteng. The […]
# The Electoral Commission received over 700 complaints over election-related content ahead of next month’s local government elections, mostly linked to posts on X. Chief electoral official Sy Mamabolo says some involve unauthorised use of images via artificial intelligence, but have not yet significantly disrupted the electoral environment. The IEC has signed an agreement with […]
# Former deputy national police commissioner Shadrack Sibiya has been denied bail in the Randburg Magistrate’s Court in Gauteng. Magistrate Hleziphi Mkhasibe ruled he failed to present sufficient grounds for release. Sibiya faces counts of sexual grooming involving a 16-year-old, raping an 18-year-old woman at a Johannesburg hotel in May, and human trafficking. He will […]
# The GOOD Party is calling on Finance minister Enoch Godongwana to announce fuel price relief in tomorrow’s medium-term budget policy statement. It says this will mitigate the impact of the global fuel crisis, keep inflation in check, and reduce pressure on interest rates. GOOD’s secretary general, Brett Herron, says the geopolitical turbulence that has driven […]
# A former police general has been arrested for unlawful possession of over 100 rounds of police-issued ammunition, including R-five and nine-millimeter rounds. Police’s National Cold Case Unit conducted a search and seizure at his Centurion, Pretoria, home, also seizing documents and electronic devices linked to the murder investigation of Lieutenant General Sindile Mfazi. Spokesperson […]
# North West businessman Suliman Carrim’s bail application has been postponed to next Wednesday in the Pretoria Magistrate’s Court this morning. He was arrested at OR Tambo International Airport in Gauteng on Thursday shortly before boarding a flight to Dubai. Carrim faces charges including failing to appear before the Madlanga Commission and fraud linked to […]
# The Western Cape Department of Mobility has no backlog in public transport operating licence applications. The Provincial Regulatory Entity takes just more than a month to process applications, within the legal limit of 60 days. Operators can apply online and receive SMS updates on progress. Vehicles are checked for safety before licences are issued. […]
# JustMoney says South Africans face increasing financial pressure. Its Money & Me 2026 survey of over five-thousand-400 people conducted in July and August found 65-percent find every month financially difficult, up from 61-percent in 2025. Spokesperson for JustMoney, Judy Bryant, says only ten-percent feel confident about their income and 43-percent borrow before month-end. She […]
# The DA in Gauteng says teaching and learning are being disrupted at Franklin D Roosevelt Primary in Randburg, Gauteng, due to unresolved allegations of financial mismanagement, intimidation and administrative failures involving the principal and the school’s governing body. The DA’s Sergio Isa Dos Santos calls on Education MEC Lebogang Maile to commission an independent […]
