Drop 'Natal' in KwaZulu, says NFP

Willem Phungula|Published

Speaking at a media briefing in Durban, NFP Provincial Secretary Zoe Mtshali said her party supported AmaZulu king Misuzulu kaZwelithini’s call to remove Natal.

Uncle sentenced to nine years for nephew's murder

Chevon Booysen|Published

A man has been sentenced to nine years behind bars for the brutal murder of his three-year-old nephew, following a court ruling that considered his lengthy pre-sentencing ...

High Court rejects Nedbank's vehicle debt collection method as legally insufficient

Zelda Venter|Published

The Western Cape High Court said affixing to a door or gate without demonstrating how it would reach the defendant did not meet the legal requirements.

Ekurhuleni metro chief not yet off the hook, says watchdog

Rapula Moatshe|Published

The City of Ekurhuleni's failure to implement disciplinary recommendations against its suspended Deputy Metro Police Chief Julius Mkhwanazi has put the Independent ...

Wesley Neumann fights for immediate reinstatement as Heathfield principal

Chevon Booysen|Published

Wesley Neumann, will approach the Labour Court on Friday on an urgent basis where he will seek an enforcement order to compel the WCED to comply with the judgment ...

O'Sullivan admits to financing McBride's case against IPID

Mayibongwe Maqhina|Published

Forensic fraud examiner Paul O'Sullivan firmly denies allegations of infiltrating the Independent Police Investigative Directorate.

All set for last SONA at City Hall

Theolin Tembo|Published

City Hall has been made available for the gathering since a large section of Parliament was destroyed during a fire four years ago.

R100k 'refund' could haunt Paul O'Sullivan

Mayibongwe Maqhina|Published

ActionSA MP Dereleen James accused Paul O’Sullivan of benefitting from funds of the Crime Intelligence Secret Services Account, also known as the Slush Fund, contrary ...

IPID investigator implicates SAPS members in potential murder cover-up

Rapula Moatshe|Published

Nomsa Masuku, a senior investigator at Ipid, told the Madlanga commission that she first got involved in the case after a colleague's call from SAPS Parktown, relaying ...

High Court awards R530,000 to victim of police shooting and unlawful detention

Nomonde Zondi|Published

The judge accepted the victim's assertion that the revolver, which was later revealed to be a toy gun, had been planted by the police.

City of Cape Town weighs legal options over electricity price increases

Staff Reporter|Published

South Africans will be saddled with electricity price hikes of 8.76% in the 2026/27 financial year, effective from April 1, and 8.83% for the 2027/28 financial year. ...

Power shift: Why Steenhuisen won't retain DA influence like Zille and Leon did

Karabo Ngoepe|Published

Analysts say that unlike former DA leaders Tony Leon and Helen Zille, John Steenhuisen has not left a lasting organisational or electoral legacy that would secure ...

17 South Africans forced to fight in Ukraine: Families pin hopes on Ramaphosa-Putin talks

AFP and Thami Magubane|Updated

Heart-wrenching details of the hardship faced by South African men trapped in the Russia-Ukraine conflict have emerged, including reports that they are being forced ...

Thabo Bester to remain in KZN prison after court strikes urgent transfer bid

Zelda Venter|Published

Thabo Bester's urgent application to be transferred back to Gauteng has been denied by the Gauteng High Court.

Vaccinations underway as province acts to curb FMD spread

Staff Reporter|Published

Agri Western Cape (AWC) and the Red Meat Producers’ Organisation Western Cape (RPOWC) said suspected FMD cases are under investigation in the Mfuleni, Makhaza, Kalkfontein, ...

" I'm loyal to South Africa": Paul O'Sullivan rejects foreign spy allegations before Parliament

Mayibongwe Maqhina|Published

Forensic fraud examiner Paul O'Sullivan O’Sullivan said he would consider it criminal for him to support any foreign government.

Ex-acting judge fights attempted murder charge after road rage stabbing

Zelda Venter|Updated

The advocate has maintained his innocence from the start and said that he acted in self-defence when he stabbed Pretoria resident Conrad Pretorius.

Murder-accused AGU cops return to duty after court ruling

Kim Swartz|Published

The officers face charges including kidnapping, torture, assault with intent to cause grievous bodily harm, attempting to defeat the administration of justice, and ...

Hill-Lewis's DA leadership victory 'sealed' after Zille's endorsement

Karabo Ngoepe|Published

DA federal council chairperson Helen Zille's comments where she described Cape Town mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis as capable, intelligent and ethical, have reinforced ...

Paul O'Sullivan returns to SA for much-anticipated Parliamentary testimony

Anita Nkonki and Theolin Tembo|Published

O’Sullivan had previously requested a virtual hearing owing to safety concerns, while also having some demands. The committee had been hesitant to acquiesce, with ...