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Pretoria – The South African Police Service (SAPS) has initiated disciplinary proceedings against 12 senior officers who appeared in the Pretoria Magistrate’s Court on charges of fraud and corruption linked to the alleged irregular awarding of a R360-million tender for health services. The officers are accused of assisting alleged underworld crime boss Vusimuzi ‘Cat’ Matlala […]

Residents of Ivory Park, north of Johannesburg, have threatened to boycott the upcoming local government elections, citing chronic poor service delivery that has severely disrupted daily life in the area. Community members report enduring ongoing sewage leaks, frequent water cuts, and uncollected rubbish piling up on roadsides. They describe the situation as creating unsafe and

Residents of Kabokweni in Mpumalanga have expressed deep concern that the electricity tariff increase scheduled for Wednesday will push them further into financial hardship. Earlier this year, the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) approved an 8.76% hike for customers who buy electricity directly from Eskom, with the new tariffs taking effect on 1

KuGompo City in South Africa’s Eastern Cape has seen a return to calm following a day of violent protests that erupted during what began as a peaceful march by local communities and traditional leaders. The unrest stemmed from outrage over the recent coronation of a Nigerian Igbo traditional leader as a local “king,” an event

The African National Congress (ANC) in the Free State says it is on course to stabilise the party, beginning with its branches, despite some reported irregularities in recent branch executive committee meetings. Addressing the media at the provincial head office, ANC Free State provincial secretary Polediso Motsoeneng stated that 244 of the province’s 319 branches

Bloemfontein – Farmers’ advocacy group Free State Agriculture has reported widespread panic buying at rural fuel depots as farmers brace for significant fuel price increases set to take effect on Wednesday, 1 April 2026. The organisation says the escalation of the war in the Middle East has already triggered rationing in rural areas, with some

Community Policing Forum spokesperson Siyanda Biyela has stated that KwaZulu-Natal can expect more results in the fight against crime under the continued leadership of Lieutenant General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi. This follows the official renewal of Mkhwanazi’s contract as provincial police commissioner for another five-year term, confirmed over the weekend. Biyela said the contract renewal will strengthen

Police in the Eastern Cape are attending the scene of a violent protest in KuGompo, East London, on 30 March 2026. The protest began as a planned peaceful demonstration by traditional leaders opposing the alleged coronation of an Igbo king. Violence ensued after some participants moved away from the city hall, where a petition was

 A 24-year-old male has been arrested in connection with the fatal stabbing of Gilbert Kula, also 24, in the Hertzogville policing precinct. According to police reports, authorities received a complaint of murder at a local clinic in Christiana on Sunday, March 29, 2026, at approximately 11:40. The alleged murder took place on a farm within

A 44-year-old suspect was arrested on Friday, 27 March 2026, by members of the Pretoria Hawks’ Serious Commercial Crime Investigation team in connection with a fraud case involving approximately R1 million. According to allegations, the suspect approached the victim in August 2023 and proposed a romantic relationship, claiming to work for a mining company. Approximately