# A 59-year-old senior police officer with the rank of lieutenant general was arrested in Sandton yesterday on charges related to sexual offences. National police spokesperson Athlenda Mathe says the senior officer allegedly sexually groomed a 16-year-old girl between July and August 2026, and allegedly raped an 18-year-old woman at a hotel in Sandton in May […]
# Die Amerikaanse ambassadeur in Suid-Afrika, Leo Brent Bozell, sê die Amerikaanse Departement van Buitelandse Sake sal nie die name bekend maak van Suid-Afrikaners wat deur die onlangs aangekondigde visumbeperkings geraak word nie. Die beperkings, wat verlede week aangekondig is, is gemik op individue wat deur die VSA beskuldig word van betrokkenheid by rassediskriminasie. Dit […]
# Die nasionale adjunkpolisiekommissaris, Tebello Mosikili, het bevestig dat die man wat saam met twee vroue in verband met die moord op Jabulile Ntimba in hegtenis geneem is, vrygelaat en nie aangekla is nie. Haar liggaam is verlede week in Villa Liza naby Dawn Park gevind. Sy is die negende vrou wat sedert Julie vanjaar […]
# South African Ambassador to the United States Roelf Meyer says the bilateral relationship between the two countries needs to be restored through dialogue. Diplomatic tensions have intensified following the new visa restrictions targeting certain South Africans who are complicit in enacting or enforcing policies that allow for uncompensated land seizures, race-based discrimination, and the […]
# United States Ambassador to South Africa Leo Brent Bozell says the State Department will not disclose the names of South Africans who will be affected by the recently announced visa restrictions. The restrictions announced last week target individuals the US accuses of involvement in race‑based discrimination. They stem from policies such as Black Economic […]
# Deputy National Police Commissioner Tebello Mosikili has confirmed that the man arrested alongside two women in connection with the murder of Jabulile Ntimba has been released and not charged. Her body was found in Villa Liza near Dawn Park last week, becoming the ninth woman found dead in Ekurhuleni since July this year. Two […]
# The Southern African Agri Initiative calls for a thorough investigation into Onderstepoort Biological Products over alleged manipulation of foot-and-mouth vaccine pricing and its production capacity. The organisation also wants answers on the 500-million-rand that reportedly disappeared at the company. This follows the precautionary suspension of the state vaccine maker’s acting chief executive, Jacob Modumo. […]
# SA Canegrowers says retailers and food manufacturers are failing to honour a commitment to buy South African-produced sugar. According to the organisation, local sugar sales have fallen by 20-percent over the past three seasons, despite enough locally produced sugar to meet demand. SA Canegrowers’ spokesperson Higgins Mdluli says some retailers are selling sugar from […]
# The SOS Support Public Broadcasting Coalition is calling for stronger advocacy to support public service media across Southern Africa. The call follows its third annual public service media symposium in Johannesburg, which brought together media stakeholders from South Africa, Botswana, Malawi, Namibia and Zimbabwe. The meeting adopted a five-point plan to improve public service […]
