# More than 1.5-million housebreaking incidents were recorded in 2025/2026, affecting over one-million households. According to findings from the governance, public safety and justice survey, theft of personal property was the most common crime, affecting about 1.2-million people, followed by street robbery. Statistics South Africa’s Risenga Maluleke says the report also shows that only 38-percent […]
# The Institute of Race Relations says women voters could be key in determining the outcome of the local government elections on 4 November. Its latest poll shows the ANC still has stronger support among women, with 37-percent backing the party compared to 26-percent for the DA. The poll also indicates that 82-percent of women […]
# The DA in the Western Cape demands an urgent investigation following a video allegedly showing a South African National Defence Force member verbally and physically assaulting a woman in Tafelsig, in Mitchells Plain. The party’s Benedicta van Minnen says the member must face disciplinary or criminal action if the allegations are confirmed. Van Minnen […]
# Madlanga commission spokesperson Jeremy Michaels says suspended deputy Crime Intelligence head Feroz Khan has been subpoenaed to appear before the commission today, and the subpoena remains in force. This comes amid reports that Khan has been readmitted to hospital after being shot and wounded in Johannesburg in June. Michaels told the media the commission […]
# Former Parliament speaker Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula’s corruption case has been postponed to 7 September for judgment on her application to be discharged. The High Court in Pretoria heard arguments from her legal team and the state, which opposed the application. The Investigating Directorate Against Corruption spokesperson, Henry Mamothame, says Mapisa-Nqakula faces 12 corruption and one […]
# The #NotFitForPurpose campaign has launched a constitutional challenge against the National Council on Gender-Based Violence and Femicide Act. The campaign believes the law does not give the council enough independence, authority, resources and accountability to effectively fight GBVF. The campaign’s Kayan Leung told the media the court action is aimed at ensuring the council […]
# Build One South Africa calls for a public report on the implementation of recommendations from the Khampepe commission, three years after the Usindiso building fire in Johannesburg that killed 76 people. The party wants the City of Johannesburg and Gauteng government to reveal what action has been taken and how similar tragedies will be […]
# The Madlanga commission, investigating criminality, corruption, and political interference in the criminal justice system, will go into recess from Thursday until 11 September. Public hearings will end this week on Wednesday and resume on 14 September. The seven-working-day break is needed to allow two commissioners to honour prior commitments. The commission’s Jeremy Michaels says […]
# The Motor Industry Staff Association says the government is losing the war against gender-based violence and femicide. Eleven-thousand-532 sexual offences, including more than nine-thousand rapes, were recorded in just three months. MISA’s Phakamile Hlubi-Majola calls for properly staffed and resourced specialised police units to investigate crimes against women and children. Hlubi-Majola says perpetrators must […]
