# Acting Gauteng police commissioner Fred Kekana has urged the public to allow police to conduct their investigation following the discovery of a ninth woman’s body in Ekurhuleni. The woman, believed to be about 30, had stab wounds and was partially clothed. She remains unidentified. Forensic investigations are underway to establish the cause of death. […]
# Statistics South Africa says retail trade sales increased by 3.4-percent in July, compared with the same period last year. The growth was mainly driven by general dealers, other retailers, and stores selling clothing, footwear and food products. Sales also rose by 2.5-percent compared with June. Stats SA’s Raquel Floris says over the three months […]
# Rugby: Die Springbokke Cheslin Kolbe, Siya Kolisi en Wilco Louw is by die Stormers se groep vir die 2026/27-seisoen ingesluit ná hul terugkeer van ander spanne. Hoofafrigter John Dobson het ‘n groep van 56 aangekondig as deel van “Projek 2029”, wanneer hulle beoog om die Kampioenebeker te wen. Die senter Ruhan Nel is kaptein […]
# Die Oekraïnse president, Volodimir Zelenski, verwelkom die Amerikaanse Huis van Verteenwoordigers se goedkeuring van ‘n omvattende wetsontwerp oor sanksies teen Rusland. Die wetgewing is met 262 stemme teen 159 aanvaar en is gemik op Rusland se energie- en verdedigingsbedrywe, asook sy skaduvloot wat gebruik word om sanksies te omseil. Die wetsontwerp sal die Amerikaanse […]
# AfriForum says it’s happy about the latest US action against South Africa, because it won’t hurt ordinary citizens, only politicians and others accused of serious human rights abuses against minorities and Afrikaners. This includes calls for violence against Afrikaners and farmers, and land expropriation without compensation. The organisation’s Kallie Kriel says the government ignored […]
# The Information Regulator is investigating a data breach at vehicle tracking company Cartrack following a ransomware attack in August. Cartrack says its customer database, containing contact details, bank information and vehicle data, was accessed. A ransomware group has claimed responsibility and alleged that 500 gigabytes of data was stolen. Information Regulator official Hangi Mbedzi […]
# Oekraïnse amptenare sê minstens 26 mense, insluitend vier kinders, is oornag beseer tydens Russiese aanvalle op Kiëf, Odessa en ander streke. In Kiëf is 16 mense, onder wie twee kinders, gewond terwyl sewe mense, insluitend twee kinders, in Odessa beseer is nadat ‘n missiel ‘n woonstelgebou getref het. ‘n Man van 64 is in […]
# Die nasionale kommissaris van Korrektiewe Dienste, Makgothi Thobakgala, sê bendes werf jongmense om ernstige misdade, insluitend moord, te pleeg. Hy het voor die Madlanga-kommissie getuig bendes gebruik doelbewus jongmense omdat die strafregstelsel jong oortreders anders hanteer as volwassenes, wat hulle kwesbaar maak vir uitbuiting deur georganiseerde misdaadgroepe. Thobakgala sê bendes het gewoonlik ‘n duidelike […]
# Correctional Services National Commissioner Makgothi Thobakgale says gangs are recruiting juveniles to commit serious crimes, including murder. Testifying at the Madlanga Commission, Thobakgale said gangs deliberately use juveniles because the criminal justice system treats young offenders differently from adults, making them vulnerable to exploitation by organised criminal groups. He revealed that gangs often have […]
