Negligence, crumbling infrastructure blamed for escape of 284 prisoners

Theolin Tembo|Published

Prisoners escaped most often from police station cells, courts at docks, rooms or passages, and through wrongful release at courts and police stations.

Mchunu confirms meeting under-fire businessman Calvin Mathibeli

Manyane Manyane|Published

Suspended Police Minister Senzo Mchunu acknowledges meeting businessman Calvin Mathibeli, who has filed a lawsuit against KZN police for alleged harassment following ...

Top cop casts doubt on PKTT 'successes'

Rapula Moatshe|Published

Suspended Deputy National Commissioner Shadrack Sibiya attempted to downplay the impact of the Political Killings Task Team (PKTT), saying most dockets removed from ...

Police presence fails to thwart Ekurhuleni's 'gold' rush

Published

Amid rising poverty, Gugulethu informal settlement residents turn to artisanal gold mining, defying authorities in their quest for survival.

SA metros record R8.66 billion in water losses

Loyiso Sidimba|Published

The best performer was the City of Cape Town, with only 5.9% of water losses, which reflects strong water management practices, leak detection, and billing controls. ...

Workers win battle over unilateral 13th cheque withdrawal

Zelda Venter|Published

The company was ordered to pay the remaining 45 applicants a 13th cheque for each year it has failed to pay, from 2021 to the date of final payment.

Cape Town man receives maximum penalty for starving Boerboel dogs

Staff Reporter|Published

A Cape Town court has imposed the maximum sentence permitted by law in a distressing animal cruelty case where two Boerboels were found emaciated and suffering.

Mother and infant among three killed in Athlone shooting at 'known problem house'

Marsha Dean|Published

A community is devastated after a nine-month-old baby, her mother, and a neighbour were gunned down in a mass shooting at a known 'problem house' in Athlone. Two ...

Infant dies after medical emergency while mother queued at SASSA Bellville office

Tracy-Lynn Ruiters|Published

According to SASSA, while standing in the queue, the mother alerted officials that her infant child was critically ill. Staff immediately contacted emergency medical ...

Watch VideoProfile sharing cost murdered Bolt driver Isaac Satlat compensation rights, company says

Jonisayi Maromo|Published

Following an internal investigation, Bolt confirmed that Isaac Satlat was not the registered owner of the driver profile that was active at the time of the incident. ...

Three including 9-month-old infant killed, two wounded ahead of army deployment

​Staff Writer|Published

While the motive of the attack remains under investigation, police said preliminary information indicates that three unknown suspects fled the scene.

Ramaphosa’s bloated executive “a self-created crisis”

Manyane Manyane|Published

Following the 2024 general election and the formation of the Government of National Unity (GNU), the cabinet again grew significantly, consisting of 32 ministers ...

Equality Court blow for businessman in R10 million claim

Chevon Booysen|Published

The director of a financial services provider (FSP) company Lotterie Holdings Pty Ltd, had hauled the FSCA before the courts for an order to have it paying R10 million, ...

Water shortage looms: Stellenbosch Council considers emergency measures

Sibulele Kasa|Published

Local Government, Environmental Affairs and Development Planning MEC Anton Bredell met with senior officials from several municipalities to assess their water security ...

Unemployment headache for SA's rural provinces

Siphelele Dludla|Published

The Eastern Cape has the highest unemployment rate in South Africa, revealing significant regional disparities in the labour market, according to the latest Quarterly ...

Tense chapter awaits SA-US bilateral relations with arrival of US Ambassador-designate

Manyane Manyane|Published

An international relations expert says US Ambassador-designate, Leo Brent Bozell III's arrival marks the beginning of what could be a more assertive and potentially ...

Why AbaThembu king cannot remove Mandla Mandela as chief

Bongani Hans|Published

The king made the announcement to remove Mandla Mandela from the traditional position during an event, which seems to have been attended by religious leaders. He ...

NSPCA's four-year legal fight ends in KZN dog breeder's conviction

Hope Ntanzi|Published

Inspectors found a number of dogs housed in conditions that did not meet acceptable welfare standards, including enclosures contaminated with faecal matter.

Public appeal: Hawks seek person of interest in elaborate investment swindle

Staff Reporter|Published

The Hawks have launched a public appeal to locate Princess Celerkosin Mseleku, a 51-year-old person of interest in a sophisticated investment fraud scheme that operated ...