# The Inkatha Freedom Party National Executive Committee suspended Mncedisi Maphisa and Lindi Ndlovu following allegations linked to a leaked call recording involving internal party discussions. The party’s Mkhuleko Hlengwa says the decision was taken after receiving confirmation regarding the authenticity of the recording. Both members will face formal disciplinary processes while an internal investigation […]
# The South African Police Service is mourning two Tactical Response Team sergeants who died in a single-vehicle accident in Witbank, Mpumalanga, last night. The members were travelling to Pretoria to testify in court cases when they reportedly lost control. SAPS spokesperson Athlenda Mathe says both officers were deployed in Kwa-Zulu Natal’s eManguzi Task Team. […]
# GOOD says the Western Cape government under Premier Alan Winde, delaying decisive action on police resource allocation, arguing that seven years of reliance on a “good faith” approach with the national government failed to deliver results. The party’s Brett Herron criticises ongoing discussions as ineffective amid rising violent crime. He says the province should […]
# The Department of Basic Education says a multi-stage quality assurance process guides its textbook catalogue. Minister Siviwe Gwarube last week asked Treasury to investigate alleged irregularities in the procurement of textbooks after the awarding of a 285-million-rand tender. Spokesperson Terence Khala says publisher and author details are removed to ensure impartial evaluation based on […]
# Three suspects have been shot dead by SAPS National Intervention Unit officers following an ATM bombing in Zeerust, North West, this morning. Police spokesperson Athlene Mathe says the police traced the suspects to a safe house in Magogoe, Mahikeng, where a shootout ensued. The suspects were cornered during the operation. She says the investigation […]
# Public Works and Infrastructure minister Dean Macpherson has called on the National Prosecuting Authority to act after police completed their investigation into the George building collapse. The disaster killed 34 people and injured 28 others. Marking the second anniversary, Macpherson says the tragedy remains a painful reminder of the need for accountability in the […]
# Flooding has left three people dead as heavy rains continue across South Africa. The National Disaster Management Centre says two bodies were recovered in the Northern Cape following the death of a 12-year-old in Taung, North West. An orange level eight warning remains in effect with joint operations centres active nationwide. Infrastructure damage has […]
# Minister of Agriculture, John Steenhuisen, lifted foot-and-mouth disease restrictions within the KwaZulu-Natal disease management area, ending movement controls introduced in 2021. He says the decision follows changing outbreak patterns, with infections now spread across the province. Steenhuisen says while restrictions are removed, authorities stress that broader biosecurity measures will remain in place as South […]
# The minister of agriculture, John Steenhuisen, says South Africa has significantly expanded its foot-and-mouth disease vaccination programme, securing millions of doses from Argentina and Turkey while boosting local production. Speaking at Parliament today, he says more than 2.5-million animals have already been vaccinated nationwide. He says the department aims to reach 80-percent of the […]
