# Free State police have seized illicit cigarettes valued at 3.6-million-rand during a joint intelligence-driven operation in Boshof. Police spokesperson Palesa Thabana says officers searched a supermarket and a warehouse, where they recovered more than 300 boxes and 15-thousand loose packets of counterfeit cigarettes. Three men, aged 22, 44 and 56, were arrested on charges […]
# Eskom’s Generation Recovery Plan continues to improve electricity supply, with South Africa recording 420 consecutive days without load-shedding. The utility says the Energy Availability Factor has increased to nearly 65-percent, while unplanned outages and diesel costs have dropped significantly. Five provinces have also been removed from load reduction, benefiting more than one million customers. […]
# Build One South Africa has announced Nongelo Chiume as its mayoral candidate for Ekurhuleni. Chiume says he wants to transform the metro into South Africa’s leading manufacturing and industrial hub by attracting investment, creating jobs and improving infrastructure. He also pledged to tackle corruption, strengthen law enforcement and improve service delivery, to drive economic […]
# Soccer: Sport, Arts and Culture minister Gayton McKenzie has described Bafana Bafana and Mamelodi Sundowns midfielder Jayden Adams as a bright talent. The 25-year-old’s body was found at a premises in Schotsche Kloof, Cape Town yesterday morning. The midfielder recently represented South Africa at the 2026 FIFA World Cup, helping the team reach the […]
# The Electoral Commission of South Africa is facing criticism after warning political parties about the use of artificial intelligence in election content, while later posting an AI-altered image of its own. The IEC has urged stakeholders to ensure responsible use of AI and prevent misleading information ahead of the local government elections. The commission […]
# An investigative documentary released by News24 titled, Anele Tembe: Final Moments, is set to be released today, retracing the final hours of the late rapper Kiernan “AKA” Forbes’ fiancée in Cape Town. Tembe died after falling from the tenth floor of the Pepperclub Hotel in 2021. Her death was ruled a suicide, a finding […]
# Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Tourism chairperson Ronalda Nalumango has urged the government to ensure township and village tourism entrepreneurs are not excluded from the sector’s growth. Nalumango says tourism should be measured by the jobs, businesses and opportunities it creates in underserved communities, not only by visitor numbers to major cities. While welcoming the […]
# United Kingdom senior detective Lee Martins has praised South African authorities following the arrest of murder suspect Mark Tshuma in Johannesburg. Tshuma is wanted in the UK for the murders of his wife, Ntobeko Zandile Tshuma, and their two daughters. Martins says Tshuma fled the UK through Dubai before travelling between South Africa and […]
# Build One South Africa leader Mmusi Maimane says career politicians are disconnected from the realities facing ordinary South Africans. Speaking in Ekurhuleni, Maimane emphasised that BOSA prioritises party candidates with no previous political affiliation, arguing that they better understand the challenges of unemployment, poverty and crime. He also warned that criminal networks are influencing […]
