# KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi has received the National Press Club’s 2025 Newsmaker of the Year award at a gala event in Pretoria held in partnership with UNISA. The award recognises Mkhwanazi’s major impact on the national news agenda through his outspoken stance on crime and corruption. He gained national attention in July 2025 […]
# The Johannesburg Metro Police Department has announced extensive traffic measures for the Nasrec precinct this weekend as several major events take place simultaneously. These include Dr Tumi’s Gathering of Worshippers at FNB Stadium, the Portuguese Festival and HYROX at the Expo Centre. Road closures and traffic control points will be active on Nasrec Road, […]
# The Parliament of South Africa will host the 69th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference in Cape Town in September 2026. Organised by the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association, the event will bring together Members of Parliament, officials of Parliament and delegates from across the Commonwealth. Parliament says the conference presents an important opportunity for South Africa to showcase […]
# A second Woolworths store has been hit by an explosion – this time in Bloemfontein in the early hours of this morning, following a similar incident at Menlyn Park Shopping Centre in Pretoria earlier this week. Reports say an explosive device detonated inside the store, prompting emergency services and police to respond. No injuries […]
# National Council of Provinces chairperson Refilwe Mtshweni-Tsipane says Budget Vote 2 is regarded as the people’s budget because it funds Parliament’s core constitutional responsibilities. Addressing Parliament, Mtshweni-Tsipane said the allocation supports law-making, executive oversight, public participation, intergovernmental relations and international cooperation. She added that the budget also strengthens administrative systems enabling Members of Parliament […]
# The High Court in Johannesburg has struck Major-General Feroz Khan’s urgent application off the roll after electronic devices seized during a police raid were handed to the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry. Khan had sought the return of cellphones and laptops, arguing they contained sensitive intelligence information linked to undercover operations and national security. The […]
# MK Party Member of Parliament Vusi Shongwe has been invited to testify before the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry probing allegations made by KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi. Shongwe told Parliament’s Ad Hoc Committee that his testimony relates to a Durban meeting attended at the invitation of Crime Intelligence head Major-General Feroz Khan. Khan was […]
# The City of Tshwane Council has approved a public participation process on a proposal to rename Wonderboom Airport in honor of the original Ndebele landowners of the area. The proposal first submitted in 2018 was reconsidered under the city’s Geographical Names Policy adopted in 2023. Mayoral committee member for Economic Development and Spatial Planning […]
# Eskom has appointed Junaid Munshi as Group Executive for its Distribution division starting on Monday. Eskom spokesperson Daphne Mokwena says Munshi brings more than 30 years of engineering, commercial and telecommunications leadership experience across Africa. He previously served as Chief Commercial Officer at Cable and Wireless Seychelles and held senior roles at Cell C […]
