# Johannesburg council speaker, Margaret Arnolds, has expressed concern about the continued circulation of graphic footage of violent incidents on social media. Pictures of this weekend’s murder of three people in Eldorado Park were shared on platforms. Arnolds’ spokesperson, Vusi Gumbi, says incidents of violent crime continue to inflict social and emotional harm and undermine […]
# Cricket: Fifteen-year-old local batting sensation, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, won five Indian Premier League awards after yesterday’s final in Ahmedabad. The Rajasthan Royals player won for the most valuable player, the orange cap for most runs with 776, best emerging player, super striker and the super sixes award, finishing with 72. Gujarat Titans’ South African fast bowler, […]
# Sokker: FIFA se raad het verskeie reëlveranderings goedgekeur vir die Wêreldbekertoernooi in Kanada, Amerika en Mexiko. Die reëls sluit in vyf-sekonde-aftellings vir ingooie en doelskoppe, rooikaarte vir spelers wat hul monde toehou tydens onderonsies, strawwe vir spanne wat van die veld stap uit verset, en verpligte een-minuut-behandelingsperiodes buite die veld. Daar sal ook ‘n […]
# Six suspects have been arrested and a kidnapping victim rescued during a police operation in Bloemfontein in the Free State yesterday. Police acted on intelligence that led them to the location where the victim was being held. The victim was found unharmed and safely recovered. The suspects are expected to appear in court soon. […]
# The DA says the success of Cape Town’s expanding drone programme strengthens the case for devolving policing powers to capable local governments. The party’s Lisa Schickerling says the City of Cape Town will complete one-thousand drone flights by June, compared with 238 conducted by the Western Cape SAPS Air Wing during the 2024/25 financial […]
# President Cyril Ramaphosa sê hy sal nie die voorbereidende werk van die ampsklagkomitee verhoed nie, tensy die komitee voortgaan met die proses teen hom terwyl die Wes-Kaapse Hooggeregshof nog die Phala Phala-paneel se verslag hersien. Die komitee sal vandag die eerste keer vergader om ‘n voorsitter te kies en ‘n pad vorentoe te bepaal. […]
# Minister of Home Affairs, Leon Schreiber, says the department is accelerating the rollout of smart ID cards through banks and digital systems. According to the South African identity verification platform VerifyNow, impersonation fraud using green ID books has increased by 400-percent year on year in South Africa, as fraudsters use artificial intelligence to exploit […]
# Rugby: Die Springbok-losskakel Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu gaan lank op die kantlyn wees nadat hy beseer is in die Stormers se Verenigde Rugbykampioenskaps-kwarteindstryd teen Cardiff. Skanderings toon die 24-jarige het sy enkel verstuit. Feinberg-Mngomezulu kan tot drie maande uit wees, wat hom uitsluit van die Springbokke se Nasieskampioenskaps-toetse teen Engeland, Skotland en Wallis volgende maand. Hy […]
# Multidisciplinary crime prevention operations in Atteridgeville and Laudium, Tshwane, over the weekend resulted in the arrest of 340 suspects. They were apprehended for crimes ranging from murder, attempted murder, armed robbery and assault. Police spokesperson, Johan van Dyk, says 49 undocumented individuals were also detained and handed over to immigration authorities:
