# Hawks Lieutenant-Colonel Nkoana Sebola has told the Madlanga Commission that messages between businessman Tumelo Ngu and alleged police informant, Alpha, discussed obtaining photographs, seal numbers and driver details linked to containers carrying 715-kilograms of cocaine worth an estimated 300-million-rand. Sebola testified that the communications suggested efforts to monitor the shipment’s movement and identify key […]
# The DA in the Western Cape has called for a review of police deployment strategies following the fatal shooting of three men in Philippi East. The party argues that police roadblocks and door-to-door operations are ineffective without reliable crime intelligence and proper coordination. The DA’s Benedicta van Minnen says police operations are often not […]
# The 2026 Standard Bank young artist award winners will premiere their new works at the National Arts Festival in Makhanda in the Eastern Cape. The artists will showcase theatre, dance, music, jazz and visual art, exploring themes like identity, culture, healing and heritage. Highlights include Jason Jacobs’ theatre work Kraal, dancer Lee-Che Janecke’s personal […]
# Luitenant-kolonel Nkoana Sebola van die Valke het aan die Madlanga-kommissie gesê boodskappe tussen die sakeman Tumelo Ngu en die vermeende polisie-informant, Alpha, wat die verkryging van foto’s, seëlnommers en bestuurdersbesonderhede bespreek het, hou verband met houers wat 715 kilogram kokaïen ter waarde van ‘n geraamde 300-miljoen-rand vervoer het. Sebola het getuig volgens die kommunikasie […]
# The Freedom Front Plus says it’s experiencing a major surge in support in KwaZulu-Natal, with a rapid increase in new members and expansion of its party structures. Following the launch of its provincial structure in Durban, the party says poor governance, corruption and service delivery failures under the ANC have weakened municipalities and the […]
# Municipal union Samwu in the Western Cape says the City of Cape Town must account for public funds spent defending a tariff structure that has now been declared unlawful by the courts. The union argues the city is spending excessive money on prolonged litigation, which delays justice for workers and communities. Samwu Provincial Secretary […]
# Die wenners van die Standard Bank-jongkunstenaartoekenning vir 2026 sal hul nuwe werk by die Nasionale Kunstefees in Makhanda in die Oos-Kaap bekendstel. Die kunstenaars sal teater, dans, musiek, jazz en visuele kuns ten toon stel, en temas soos identiteit, kultuur, genesing en erfenis verken. Hoogtepunte sluit in Jason Jacobs se teaterstuk Kraal, danser Lee-Che […]
# Die leier van ActionSA, Herman Mashaba doen ‘n beroep op die regering om dringend in te gryp by die SASSA-kantoor in Maponya Mall in Gauteng. Dit volg na berigte van swak dienslewering en lang toue wat toelaagbegunstigdes raak. Mashaba sê kwesbare burgers word gefrustreerd en sonder behoorlike bystand gelaat, wat kommer wek oor die […]
# Die Oos-Kaapse Regterpresident Selby Mbenenge het ‘n hersieningsaansoek en ‘n dringende interdik by die Hooggeregshof in Pretoria ingedien, om die Regterlike Dienskommissie se bevinding te betwis dat hy skuldig is aan growwe wangedrag. Die kommissie het ‘n vroeëre beslissing van ‘n Regterlike Gedragstribunaal tersyde gestel, wat hom skuldig bevind het aan wangedrag nadat hy […]
