# Former president Thabo Mbeki and ex-Justice minister Brigitte Mabandla have approached the High Court in Pretoria to intervene in a landmark 167-million-rand constitutional damages case. The lawsuit, brought by 25 survivors and families of apartheid-era victims, challenges the state’s failure to prosecute cases referred by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. Representing them, senior advocate […]
# Gauteng Traffic Police arrested more than 570 suspects during high-density operations and Operation Shanela across Gauteng between Friday and yesterday. The department’s spokesperson Sello Maremane says law enforcement teams including Gauteng Traffic Police, SAPS, Metro Police, and wardens targeted hotspots in Johannesburg, Tshwane, Ekurhuleni, Sedibeng, and the West Rand. He confirmed that over four-thousand-500 […]
# The Gauteng Health Department has opened an additional registration site for ex-mine workers in Ekurhuleni to access Social Security Benefits for occupational diseases. From today to 22 August, former miners can register at Far East Rand Hospital’s Crisis Centre, Thelle Mogoerane, Bertha Gxowa, Tambo Memorial, and Pholosong hospitals. The department’s Motalatale Modiba says applicants […]
# The DA in Tshwane has voiced opposition to any sale, lease, or donation of the Pretoria City Hall to Iran for a cultural centre. Caucus leader Cilliers Brink says Iran is not interested in restoring the landmark but seeks municipal property. Brink warns this move could damage diplomatic ties with the US, South Africa’s […]
# South African National Parks has concluded a series of focus group workshops shaping Table Mountain National Park under the new ten-year Park Management Plan and Marine Protected Area Management Plan from 2027 to 2036. Led by Chand Environmental Consultants, the sessions tackled marine protection, cultural heritage, socio-economic transformation, and biodiversity. In a statement SANParks […]
# Acting deputy chief justice, Mbuyiseli Madlanga, will outline details of the commission of inquiry into KZN police commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi’s claims of political interference in crime fighting this afternoon. Appointed by president Cyril Ramaphosa, Madlanga will chair the probe into alleged criminal syndicate infiltration in law enforcement. Police minister Senzo Mchunu and deputy police […]
# The Congress of South African Trade Unions has commended the South African Transport and Allied Workers Union for securing a 5.5-percent wage increase, including a no-retrenchment clause with the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa. Cosatu spokesperson Zanele Sabela has critisised Prasa’s planned fare hikes of up to 58-percent. She also flagged concern over […]
# Several people have been injured after a bus veered off course and collided with six vehicles near Booysens Road in Johannesburg. Metro Police Department’s spokesperson, Xolani Fihla, says a passenger grabbed the steering wheel during an altercation with the driver, causing the bus to lose control and cross into oncoming traffic. He has urged […]
# Stellenbosch University researchers, led by Shahida Moosa, are using Artificial Intelligence and machine learning to diagnose ultra-rare genetic disorders. Combining facial analysis with exome sequencing, their approach achieved a 51-percent diagnostic yield in their first 100-patients. The initiative aims to expand across Africa, addressing underrepresentation in global datasets. The team is building local capacity […]
