# Johannesburg Metropolitan Police say officers are monitoring protest action at Diepkloof Hostel in Soweto after early morning service delivery disruptions. Protesters blocked the N12 East, N1 North and Chris Hani Road with burning tyres and debris, with reports of two trucks looted. JMPD spokesperson Xolani Fihla says the situation remains volatile and motorists are […]
# Milk River Security and anti-poaching director, Schoeman van Jaarsveld has died after being attacked by a black rhino while on duty in the Eastern Cape. The incident happened at the Samara Karoo Reserve, near Graaff-Reinet, during a routine wildlife protection operation aimed at preventing rhino poaching. According to reports, emergency teams responded quickly but the […]
# Gauteng Emergency Medical Services has urged residents to remain cautious as severe thunderstorms and heavy rain are expected through the weekend. The South African Weather Service has issued a Yellow Level 2 warning for possible flooding, hail and strong winds. EMS spokesperson Robert Mulaudzi warns motorists to avoid flooded roads and low-lying bridges, while […]
# KwaZulu-Natal premier Thami Ntuli has described Tuesday’s mass murder of seven members of the Monswamy family as inhumane, unfortunate and senseless. The family was kidnapped, robbed and killed and their bodies later found near Melmoth. Three suspects will appear in the KwaDukuza Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday, while police search for a fourth. He hailed […]
# Police in KwaZulu-Natal are searching for a fourth suspect linked to the murder of seven Monswamy family members in Newark, KwaZulu-Natal. Victims include businessman Allen Monswamy, his wife, two children, and three elderly relatives. Authorities say the family was kidnapped, robbed and later found dead near Melmoth. Three suspects aged 21, 26 and 28, […]
# ActionSA Gauteng has condemned ongoing attempts by the DA to mislead voters about political reality in Johannesburg ahead of 2026 Local Government Elections. It says Helen Zille’s comments positioning ActionSA as a coalition partner are a deliberate strategy. The party insists Johannesburg voters will decide leadership, not coalition assumptions, and rejects being reduced to […]
# Veteran actress and former beauty queen Cynthia Shange is being laid to rest in Empangeni, KwaZulu-Natal. The 76-year-old passed away on Monday at a hospital in KwaZulu-Natal following an illness. Shange made history as the first Black South African to compete at the Miss World in 1972. Shange starred in the 1975 film, Udeliwe, South […]
# The Special Investigating Unit has welcomed a Special Tribunal ruling setting aside an 85-million-rand tender awarded to ISF Shula Joint Venture for a KwaZulu-Natal border wall. The tribunal found only part of the project completed despite most funds being paid and ordered repayment of profits and legal costs. SIU national spokesperson, Selby Makgotho, told […]
# The MK Party says it has held talks with a delegation representing King Misuzulu kaZwelithini over concerns about the Ingonyama Trust Act of 1994. The party argues that current arrangements limit the monarch’s authority over 2.8-million-hectares of Zulu land and place undue control in the hands of the Trust Board and the Ministry of […]
