# Seventeen suspects linked to a hijacking syndicate have been arrested in Orange Farm in the south of Johannesburg. Police spokesperson Tintswalo Sibeko says officials acted on information about a truck targeted for hijacking on the N1. Members of the syndicate were intercepted at a plot in Rietfontein. They opened fire, sparking a shootout with […]
# Standard Bank announced the Top 10 finalists for its 2026 Kasi SME National Pitch Challenge. The finalists from all nine provinces will compete for the one-million-rand grand prize at the Kasi SME Summit in Gqeberha tomorrow. There are nine provincial winners and one Viewers’ Choice entry. The entrepreneurs work in sectors including agriculture, healthcare, […]
# Police and their law-enforcement partners have intercepted two separate consignments of suspected cocaine worth an estimated 200-million-rand at the OR Tambo International Airport in Gauteng. In the first incident, two large travel suitcases were intercepted at the terminal, containing blocks weighing approximately 84 kilograms. National police spokesperson Athlenda Mathe says in a separate interception […]
# Justice minister Mmamoloko Kubayi says her department paid out almost 500-million-rand in Truth and Reconciliation Commission-related reparations to date. She was responding to questions in the National Council of Provinces. Kubayi says regulations for a once-off 30-thousand-rand grant to victims were published in 2003, initially identifying just over one-thousand-600 victims. She says as of […]
# The Free-Market Foundation says the BELA Act shifts rather than resolves school governance disputes. In a policy proposal published this morning, the FMF argues the Act expands provincial control over admissions and language policies without fixing the underlying tension between school governing bodies and provincial education departments. The FMF’s Ayanda Sakhile Zulu says South […]
# Rugby: The City of Johannesburg and Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa say they are ready to welcome fans to Ellis Park Stadium for tonight’s match between the Lions and New Zealand. The stadium hosted the Springboks and New Zealand over the weekend. Member of the Mayoral Committee for Community Development Thapelo Amad says […]
# The precious stones theft case against the suspended deputy chief of Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Police Department, Julius Mkhwanazi, has been postponed to 18 September. Mkhwanazi and his co-accused Kgomotso Makhubo, Adrian Norman Mackenzie and Keisha Leigh Stols appeared in the Johannesburg Magistrate’s Court this morning. They face charges of theft of precious stones worth 14-million-rand. […]
# Roadrunning: The Comrades Marathon Association says all drug tests from this year’s race have returned negative. The South African Institute for Drug-Free Sport confirmed a clean bill of health for tested athletes, clearing the way for over eight-million-rand in prize money. Gold medals will now be issued to the top ten men and women. […]
# Former Freedom Front Plus caucus leader in Tshwane, Grandi Theunissen, has joined the DA. He made the announcement at a media briefing this morning, in what the DA described as a significant Gauteng political move. The FF Plus removed Theunissen as caucus leader earlier this month after serving in the position since 2021. The […]
