# A board of inquiry into suspended Mpumalanga police commissioner Daphney Manamela is underway this week, probing allegations of misconduct including nepotism, abuse of power and misuse of state resources. The inquiry follows her controversial media briefing accusing senior police leadership including suspended National Police Commissioner Fannie Masemola and former Police minister Bheki Cele of […]
# Residents in Cape Town are urged to brace for water disruptions from today until 11 May as large-scale maintenance continues. The Faure Water Treatment Plant pipeline will only be recharged from Tuesday, while Blackheath Plant shutdowns run until Sunday midnight. This will reduce overall water production. The large list of areas affected include Constantia, […]
# A 44-year-old Zimbabwean national is expected to appear before the Bellville Magistrate’s Court today after police allegedly found 27 bottles of controlled cough mixture and cash during a patrol on Friday. Officers from Public Order Policing spotted a suspicious exchange before intervening. The suspect faces charges linked to the selling and handling of controlled […]
# Activists and Citizens Forum spokesperson Dennis Bloem says the Pretoria suburb of Sunnyside has been overtaken by alleged foreign nationals, with claims of widespread lawlessness and drug activity. Residents allege buildings have been hijacked and criminal activities are taking place without police action, including exploitation and drug-related offences. Bloem is calling for urgent order […]
# The Department of Social Development has launched Child Protection Month 2026 in eDumbe, KwaZulu-Natal, under the theme “Working together in ending violence against children”. Launched at Prince Mangosuthu Sports Field the initiative affirms, we reaffirm shared responsibility to protect children’s rights, prioritise their wellbeing, and support their development. Focus includes sexual abuse and neglect […]
# Ekhuruleni mayor Nkosindiphile Xhakaza has emphasised the importance of stricter enforcement of business by-laws regulating the spaza shops sectors in Ekurhuleni. This follows the return of Vosloorus spaza shop owner Mazwi Kubheka, who was kidnapped a month ago. The 27-year-old reported to a local police station after an extensive search. Xhakaza praised community leaders […]
# Western Cape Mobility MEC Isaac Sileku has welcomed new service improvements on the Malmesbury rail line, effective today. Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa Western Cape has introduced an express service via Eikenfontein Station to reduce overcrowding and improve reliability. Sileku says the upgrades support plans to restore rail as the backbone of public […]
# Police in Mpumalanga are conducting DNA tests to determine whether human remains found inside a crocodile in Komatipoort belong to a missing businessman. The reptile was tracked and euthanised following a days-long search for a missing 59-year-old businessman swept away over a week ago in the Komati River. Police say the crocodile was identified […]
# Die geskorste hoof van Georganiseerde Misdaad, Richard Shibiri, se huis in Johannesburg is gisteroggend deursoek deur ‘n taakspan wat met die Madlanga-kommissie verbind word. Bronne sê beamptes het gelisensieerde vuurwapens en elektroniese toestelle gekonfiskeer te midde van ondersoeke na beweerde korrupsie, politieke inmenging en misdaadsindikate binne die SAPD. Shibiri word van korrupsie beskuldig, dat […]
