News24 | Free State traffic officer sentenced to five years in jail for corruption
A Free State traffic officer has been sentenced to five years in prison on two counts of corruption.
News24 | Modack denies knowing the ‘hitman’ testifying in murder trial
The trial of Nafiz Modack and 14 others for allegedly being part of a sprawling and murderous racketeering enterprise resumed in the Western Cape High Court on Tuesday.
News24 | Gqeberha shop owner who put up anti-LGBTQI+ sign is ‘using Islam’ as excuse to discriminate – SAHRC
Dawood Lagardien faces possible jail time and a R500 000 fine if he is found guilty of the charges of hate speech, harassment and discrimination.
News24 | Taxi strike in Durban causes heavy congestion on N2 in Tongaat
Department of Transport officials condemned the protest action by minibus taxi drivers in the Tongaat area on Tuesday afternoon.
News24 | Double tragedy: Two boys drown in Centurion after one pupil tried to save the other
One of the boys who drowned in a discipline camp in Centurion was trying to rescue a schoolmate who jumped into the river, said the Gauteng Department of Education.
News24 | Minister, residents raise concerns about Eastern Cape municipality’s ‘illegitimate executive’
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Minister Thembi Nkadimeng has asked the Sakhisizwe Local Municipality in Cala, the Eastern Cape, to rectify the decision it took in 2021 to increase the
News24 | Wednesday’s weather: Early fog expected in some parts of SA, with thunderstorms later
Expect morning fog over the west and south coast of the country, with thunderstorms and rain forecast over the central and eastern interior, according to the South African Weather Service.
News24 | Face off: MK Party dumps Jabulani Khumalo for Zuma’s face on ballot paper
The Electoral Commission of South Africa has confirmed uMkhonto weSizwe Party leader Jacob Zuma’s face will be on the ballot paper on 29 May.
News24 | Three killed, three others arrested after shootout with police in Booysens
Three people were killed during a multidisciplinary law enforcement operation in Johannesburg on Tuesday.
News24 | Radio presenter pulled off air after Eid celebration with Cape Town Mayor sparks controversy
Muslim community-based radio station Voice of the Cape (VoC) has removed one of its presenters from its programme after an image of him and Cape Town mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis celebrating
News24 | Former Tshwane mayor fails to have fraud case struck from court roll
The former mayor of Tshwane, Murunwa Makwarela, appeared in the Pretoria Commercial Crimes Court on Tuesday in a matter related to his insolvency status.
News24 | Woman allegedly killed by flying gas cylinder in Cape Town, residents demand action against scrapyards
A woman was allegedly hit by a flying gas cylinder which exploded at a scrapyard in Delft, Cape Town, on Sunday afternoon.
News24 | There is no basis for commissioner Janet Love’s resignation, says IEC
The Electoral Commission of South Africa says uMkhonto weSizwe Party’s calls for commissioner Janet Love’s resignation over alleged bias are “unfounded”.
News24 | Electricity cut to building housing SARS in Tshwane, City claims it’s owed R800 000
Tshwane has cut the electricity supply of the city’s South African Revenue Services department.
News24 | Slain pastor’s family ‘deeply sympathetic’ after death of murder-accused Werner de Jager
The family of the slain Liezel de Jager are saddened by the news of Werner de Jager’s death.
News24 | Ekurhuleni leadership change was about power, not service delivery, councillors say after MMCs’ debut
With the finalisation of the Ekurhuleni mayoral committee comes the takeover by the ANC of the Gauteng municipality from the EFF. This is the unofficial word from four senior councillors
News24 | Elections 2024: PA forms alliance with 5 smaller parties in bid to oust DA in the Western Cape
The Patriotic Alliance has joined forces with five political parties ahead of the general elections next month in a bid to oust the Democratic Alliance in the Western Cape.
News24 | 24 years of broken vows, 3 sod-turning ceremonies… and still no homes for East London land claimants
West Bank land claimants say they have endured empty promises for 24 years. After winning their land claim, Buffalo City Metro was supposed to build them homes but nothing has
News24 | uMkhonto weSizwe trademark ceded to ANC, according to CIPC document
The contentious uMkhonto weSizwe trademark at the centre of the copyright infringement court tussle between the ANC and the uMkhonto weSizwe Party has been registered as belonging to the ANC.
News24 | ‘It’s going to get ugly’: Modack’s lawyer claims Kinnear planned to come clean, expose corrupt cops
Nafiz Modack claimed during his murder trial on Tuesday that Anti-Gang Unit detective Charl Kinnear was murdered because he was about to come clean about his and other senior police
News24 | AKA’s parents say book on Anele Tembe relationship is ‘distasteful and opportunistic’
The parents of Kiernan “AKA” Forbes have distanced themselves from a book that contains explosive allegations that the rapper was responsible for the death of his fiancé, Anele Tembe, which
News24 | KZN taxi violence: Three people shot dead, minibus taxi stolen in Inanda
Three people were shot dead during a taxi-related incident in Inanda, north of Durban, in the early hours of Tuesday.
News24 | 24 people killed on Western Cape roads in one week, 64 arrested for drunk driving
Twenty-four people have been killed on Western Cape roads in the space of seven days, according to the provincial mobility department, and as many as 64 motorists have been arrested
News24 | ‘It’s clear that he planned this’: Family believes murder of Durban metro cop was premeditated
The family of slain eThekwini Metro Police Department officer Bianca Khuzwayo believes that her murder was planned.
News24 | ‘We need government intervention’: Heavy downpours leave trail of destruction in Margate, KZN
Chetty said the district could not wait for the government’s rehabilitation process, considering the severe damage to crucial infrastructure, including roads, bridges, water infrastructure and transformers.
News24 | Elections 2024: Rise Mzansi slams DA over Western Cape’s 600 000 housing backlog
Rise Mzansi stepped up its battle against the DA by zooming in on the Western Cape’s growing housing crisis.
News24 | Can the police gamble and lend money? Heated debate in Modack trial over police rules
Nafiz Modack’s corruption trial was on again – just for a day – with heated debate over whether the police are allowed to lend money to the public, accept rewards,
News24 | Court throws out Mr Gay World’s defamation case against 2021 winner
Attempts by the pageant organisers of Mr Gay World to sue and interdict the 2021 winner of the competition, Louw Breytenbach, from speaking out about his short stint as Mr
News24 | Court dismisses ex-spy boss’ R500 000 ‘constitutional damages’ claim over fake qualifications probe
Former top spy Mahlodi Muofhe’s R500 000 “constitutional damages” claim against former Inspector-General of Intelligence Sethlomamaru Dintwe was dismissed with costs.
News24 | ON THE ROAD | Knysna ‘still has a lot to offer’ as residents set about reviving the town
Reports of Knysna’s decay appear to be greatly exaggerated.
News24 | Msunduzi owes creditors almost R2bn as Mchunu vows ‘stern focus’ on water revenue collection
The beleaguered ANC-administered Msunduzi Local Municipality’s debt to Eskom and uMngeni-uThukela Water, among other creditors, has skyrocketed to a staggering R1.9 billion.
News24 | From Botswana to Thembisa: Double murder suspect captured after 20 months on the run
Police have tracked down a fugitive who had been on the run for 20 months after he allegedly killed his girlfriend and her six-year-old son.
News24 | Five EFF members reappointed in new Ekurhuleni mayoral committee
Five EFF members were elected into Ekurhuleni’s 10-member mayoral executive committee on Monday.
News24 | Two boys drown in dam during school outing in Centurion
The boys, from Daveyton Skills School in Benoni, were in a man-made dam at a private camping site, near the Hennops River.
News24 | Nine years after shouting ‘pay back the money’ at Zuma-era SONAs, EFF seeks damages from forced ejections
The EFF is back in the Western Cape High Court, this time to sue Parliament for damages emanating from the forced removals of its MPs in 2015 and 2017.
News24 | ‘We pray to God’: Wave of fear sweeps over Nelson Mandela Bay during string of kidnappings
A wave of fear has swept over Nelson Mandela Bay in the last few months amid a spate of kidnappings in the metro, with a victim – in most cases
News24 | Why two MK Party rallies in the Eastern Cape were cancelled
The rallies were planned for Saturday at NU2 Stadium in Gqeberha, and at GNF Auditorium in East London.
News24 | Cops forced me to confess to shooting Gauteng teacher, alleged hitman tells court
Slain teacher Palesa Mofokeng’s aunt left the Vereeniging Regional Court fuming after hearing evidence from her niece’s alleged killer that he wants to be released on bail to spend time
News24 | Tuesday’s weather: Heavy downpours, flooding expected to hit several provinces
The South African Weather Service has warned of possible heavy downpours leading to localised flooding and short-term disruption to essential services over the North West, Free State, extreme eastern parts
News24 | How a Northern Cape village turned an alien tree into superfood coffee
A caffeine-free “coffee” from Calvinia in the Northern Cape is turning a problem plant into a healthy drink – and income for a remote community.
News24 | Magashule’s former PA arrested in US, NPA says it will soon start extradition process
The National Prosecuting Authority has said it will soon commence with the extradition process of Moroadi Cholota, the former personal assistant of Ace Magashule.
News24 | Free State high school teacher in court, accused of raping matric pupil
The Free State Department of Education has suspended a teacher from Hoërskool Henti Cilliers in Virginia, amid allegations that he raped a matric pupil.
News24 | Werner de Jager, man accused of killing pastor wife Liezel, has died, allegedly from overdose
Werner de Jager, the Durban man accused of killing his NG Kerk Suidkus pastor wife Liezel, has died.
News24 | Five dead, four wounded in suspected gang-related shootings in Muizenberg
Western Cape police are on the hunt for gunmen who killed five people and injured four others in suspected gang-related shootings in Muizenberg over the weekend.
News24 | Werner de Jager, the man accused of killing pastor wife Liezel has died, allegedly from an overdose
Werner de Jager, the Durban man accused of killing his NG Kerk Suidkus pastor wife Liezel, has died.
News24 | Police search for 3 men who abducted and raped Limpopo teen
Residents of Seleteng village in Limpopo are demanding justice after a 13-year-old girl was abducted and sexually assaulted on Saturday morning.
News24 | ABC to divorce ANC as coalition partner in eThekwini – and ANC is returning the favour in Umvoti
The Abantu Botho Congress and the ANC, who are coalition partners in some KwaZulu-Natal municipalities, are expected to unseat one another in the eThekwini Metro and the Greytown-based Umvoti Local
News24 | ‘Blood spills and will keep spilling every day’: Hanover Park residents demand action from Cele
Language barriers, unanswered phones, a lack of available police vehicles and police brutality were among the concerns Hanover Park residents outlined on Sunday when they gathered outside an imbizo police
News24 | Murder-accused eThekwini metro cop denied legal aid
The murder case of a 27-year-old eThekwini metro police officer who allegedly filmed himself while stabbing his pregnant girlfriend to death has been postponed to the end of April for
News24 | Elderly Eastern Cape woman killed and buried in shallow grave, grandsons arrested
Eastern Cape police have arrested the grandsons of a 72-year-old woman whose body was discovered buried in a shallow grave in her garden in Cacadu, Eastern Cape, over the weekend.
News24 | ‘Seek shelter in safe places’: KZN Cogta warns residents as heavy rainfall batters province
Heavy rainfall is expected to cause more flooding in parts of KwaZulu-Natal on Monday.
News24 | Govt employee accused of accepting bribe from Digital Vibes will learn her fate in May
A former Municipal Infrastructure Support Agent employee on trial for allegedly accepting a R160 000 bribe from controversial communications company Digital Vibes is expected to learn her fate in May.
News24 | Widely used HIV drug in SA flagged for reports of resistance – but experts say don’t panic
One of the most notable shifts in HIV treatment over the past two decades is that the antiretrovirals used today have much fewer side effects than the older ones and
News24 | ON THE ROAD | Activist challenges Bheki Cele to walk unprotected in dangerous Gqeberha streets
Community activists have lamented the rampant crime in Nelson Mandela Bay townships and Northern Areas, with one challenging Police Minister Bheki Cele to spend a day in the metro without
News24 | EFF seeks constitutional damages over forced removals from ‘compromised’ Zuma’s SONAs
The EFF has argued its MPs, who were forcefully ejected from Parliament after protesting at two of then-president Jacob Zuma’s State of the Nation Addresses, should be awarded the same
News24 | Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa escapes North West car accident unharmed
Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa escaped unharmed from a car accident on Sunday afternoon while travelling from North West to Gauteng.
News24 | Living with water not fit for human consumption – a Hammanskraal tragedy
Community members adversely affected by the pollution seeping from the dilapidated Rooiwal wastewater treatment works have detailed the difficulties they have endured while living with dirty water.
News24 | I warned Ramaphosa about water crisis, says FF Plus leader
FF Plus leader Pieter Groenewald has accused President Cyril Ramaphosa of lying when he said 95% of South African households have access to water.
News24 | EFF seeks constitutional damages over forced removal from ‘compromised’ Zuma’s SONAs
The EFF has argued its MPs, who were forcefully ejected from Parliament after protesting at two of then-president Jacob Zuma’s State of the Nation Addresses, should be awarded the same
News24 | Construction mafia: Abandoned R11bn mega city project leaves military veterans in limbo
Houses meant for military veterans were illegally occupied when they were abandoned by a developer who complained that funds ran dry because so called business forums demanded a 30% stake