# Four suspects have been shot and killed during a gun battle with police in Randfontein, west of Johannesburg. Acting Gauteng Police Commissioner, Fred Kekana, says the group was allegedly on there way to commit a business robbery when officers received an intelligence tip-off. Kekana confirmed that the suspects wanted to rob a business owner […]
# NotInMyName International has condemned rising bullying incidents in schools, especially in Mamelodi, the Eastern Cape, and the Vaal. The organisation secretary-general, Themba Masango, says violence and intimidation are destroying learners’ confidence and education, calling it a national crisis. Masango demands urgent action from the Department of Basic Education, school governing bodies, and communities, including […]
# Gauteng Health MEC Nomantu Nkomo-Ralehoko has appealed to March and March not to block foreign children from the measles-rubella vaccination drive. The citizen-led movement tackles the impact of illegal immigration. Speaking at the Steve Biko Primary School in Orange Farm, the MEC emphasised to Newzroom Afrika the campaign’s aim to protect all children from […]
# Stellenbosch University has confirmed that second‑year theology student Chris Scheffers died from meningococcal meningitis. Scheffers body was found in his Dagbreek Residence room over the weekend. University officials say contact tracing is underway to identify those who had close contact with Scheffers over the past ten days. Preventative medication will also be issued within […]
# Mineral and Petroleum Resources minister Gwede Mantashe has called for aggressive marketing and increased production of natural diamonds to counter growing competition from lab-grown gems. Addressing stakeholders in Kempton Park, Mantashe warned that the 30-percent US tariff could weaken South Africa’s market share. He also urged open dialogue to boost beneficiation and value addition, […]
# Communities living near Kruger National Park say they prefer wildlife-friendly ways to earn a living, rather than killing animals for profit. According to an article in The Conversation, researchers found over 80-percent of residents surveyed, backed alternatives like craft tourism, online wildlife guiding, and conservation jobs. The findings come amid growing global pressure to […]
# TAX Justice South Africa has welcomed KwaZulu-Natal High Court ruling upholding a preservation order against Amalgamated Tobacco Manufacturing and 19 others in a 96-million-rand tax evasion case. Amalgamated Tobacco is also challenging SARS’s right to install surveillance cameras in factories. The organisation’s Yusuf Abramjee says the court dismissed efforts to block SARS from seizing […]
# Mineral and Petroleum Resources minister, Gwede Mantashe, is hosting a stakeholder consultation with the diamond sector in Kempton Park. The meeting aims to bolster collaboration across the diamond value chain, including miners, cutters, exporters, traders, and regulators. The agenda focuses on beneficiation, policy alignment, and industry transformation. The engagement marks a concerted effort to address […]
# Mid-tier gold producer, Pan African Resources, warns illegal mining is a national crisis after 28 more illegal miners emerged from Sheba Mine in Barberton, Mpumalanga this morning. A total of 546 have been arrested since Friday for trespassing, gold offenses, and immigration violations. Only 26 received two-thousand-rand bail. The company’s Hethen Hira told SABC […]
