# Justice and Constitutional Development minister Mmamoloko Kubayi has thanked a whistleblower who alerted her to an alleged plot to kill a senior department official who refused to sign questionable contracts. Kubayi says she immediately contacted law enforcement agencies, which assessed the threat and put protection measures in place for the official and her family. […]
# Two people have been arrested in connection with the murder of former world boxing champion Zolani “Last Born” Tete in Mdantsane. Eastern Cape police spokesperson Brigadier Nobuntu Gantana says the suspects, aged 30 and 22, were apprehended in KuGompo City yesterday. They are being questioned over Tete’s murder and the attempted murder of his […]
# ANC second deputy secretary-general Nomvula Mokonyane says the party will not announce individual mayoral candidates, but will only unveil full teams of candidates contesting municipal positions. Successful candidates will be announced in September. Mokonyane says the process reflects the ANC’s renewal agenda, with increased representation of women, young people, persons with disabilities and the […]
# Activists and demonstrators are taking part in the annual remembrance walk for Uyinene Mrwetyana, saying the initiative honours her life while keeping her memory alive. Mrwetyana was raped and murdered in August 2019 at the Clareinch Post Office in Claremont. The walk, along Main Road between Claremont and the University of Cape Town, also […]
# The Gauteng Health Department says Steve Biko Academic Hospital is undergoing planned electrical infrastructure repairs today until 1pm, affecting obstetrics, neonatal and paediatric services, as well as six theatres and critical care units. The hospital has relocated high-risk patients and rescheduled 33 elective surgeries. Emergency procedures will continue in unaffected theatres. Spokesperson Steve Mabona […]
# KwaZulu-Natal Hawks officer Deena Govender told the Madlanga Commission that gang-related shootings in Wentworth dropped to virtually zero following the deaths of taxi boss and tow-truck businessman Bevan Loftus and members of his gang. Govender said Loftus was a person of significant interest during investigations into shootings and killings in the area. He attributed […]
# Border police and joint tactical teams have intensified operations against cigarette smuggling, intercepting several multimillion-rand contraband shipments. At Beitbridge, a 44-year-old foreign national was arrested after 460 boxes of illicit cigarettes, valued at about 2.1-million-rand, were allegedly found hidden in a freight truck. Similar seizures worth around two-million-rand have been reported at Groblersbridge and […]
# The Cape Peninsula University of Technology SRC is calling for an investigation into the institution’s financial management, following weeks of protests and the suspension of academic programmes. SRC president Liyabulela Gela says students, particularly those from disadvantaged backgrounds, are bearing the brunt of alleged financial mismanagement. Gela told the SABC that they want transparent […]
# Eskom has received final payment from the City of Johannesburg and City Power, settling accumulated overdue electricity debt of more than 5.25-billion-rand in full. The utility says the city’s July 2026 electricity account, worth 1.86-billion-rand, will be paid by its 31 August due date. Eskom has consequently withdrawn its process to interrupt electricity supply. […]
